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Dr. Rosario Nennett Santos-Chua (Ronette) of the IKOT Chapter is a member of UPCM Class '81. Her medical specialty is Neonatology.  She is the Medical Director of three neonatal intensive care units (NICU) all of which are in Indiana.  Ronette has been in clinical...

The UPMASA Board of Governors (BOG) on January 22, 2022 Winter E-meeting approved 5 proposed amendments to the UPMASA Constitution and Bylaws. 1.     Approval of amendment to abolish Lifetime Membership Category. 2.     Approval of amendment to have the Assistant...

Dear Fellow Alumni, On these the holiest of days, may I wish you all the Happiest Easter Sunday! Let us rejoice in your generosity that has made an impact in the lives of our kababayans in Limasawa, Cebu, Bohol and other communities affected by Typhoon Odette. In...

LOST CHED Tuition subsidy Through RA no 10931 provides free tuition to all undergraduate students of State Universities.   This covers the first 4 years.   After that, medical students at UPCM tuitions will be covered through a tuition fee subsidy provided by CHED and...

InSPIRE is the official magazine of the UP College of Medicine Community that aims to foster a sense of community among the UPCM faculty, students, alumni and the administrative staff.  InSPIRE was Dean Charlotte M. Chiong's strategic vision of the UPCM discussed in...

               PGH-MFI CENTURY CLUB Dear Fellow UPMASANs, In behalf of our PGH INDIGENT PATIENTS, I would like to invite you to join us in the PGH-MFI CENTURY CLUB which was created on July 2, 2015 by the PGH Medical Foundation,Inc. (PGH MFI) after due consultation...

January 1, 2022 Dear Fellow Alumni, Happy New Year! While we would have wanted to say good-bye to both 2021 and Covid 19, we are instead disappointed that most of us are back wearing those cumbersome PPEs as we enter “contact-airborne precautions ”-labeled  doors...

Mailchimp bulletin Read about the UPMAS Homecoming 2021, Award Nominations, UP Grads in Residencies, and Joe Peczon's Book.    

Dr. Beatrice Concepcion was appointed Medical Director of the Vanderbilt Kidney and Pancreas Transplant Program.  The Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee is an independent non-profit organization that has academic affiliations with Vanderbilt...

August 6, 2021 | Written by Jo. Florendo B. Lontoc UP Mediasina, a team of six UP medical students, is in the top three of the 2021 Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Global Health Case Competition for its Project Dinig, alongside teams from Nanyang...