LIST OF MEDICAL SCHOOLS IN THE PHILIPPINES - UPDATED AS OF DECEMBER 2017

Wondering where to apply medical school in the Philippines? Here are the medical schools listed in the NMAT supplementary hand out, with their corresponding address and contact information:

NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

AMA School of Medicine 
5486 South Super Highway cor. Gen. Tinio, Bangkal, Makati City 
Tel. No. 751-7134; 889-8822; Fax: 844-3225 

Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine & Public Health 
Don Eugenio Lopez Sr. Medical Complex Ortigas Avenue, Pasig City 1605 
Tel. No. 706-3087 loc. 3004; DL: 635-9804; Fax: 7063174 
Email: registrar@asmph.ateneo.edu

Centro Escolar University College of Medicine 
Mendiola, Manila 
Tel. No. (02)735-6861 to 68 loc 334; 243-6604 

Emilio Aguinaldo College of Medicine  
San Marcelino St., Ermita, Manila 
Tel. No. (02) 521-2710 loc. 5521; 523-6429 Telefax: 523-3117 
Email: medicine@eac.edu.ph

Far Eastern University – Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation 
Regalado St., West Fairview, Quezon City 
Tel. No. (02) 938-4851; Fax: 427-5624 

University of Perpetual Help Rizal Jonelta Foundation School of Medicine 
Alabang-Zapote Road, Las Piñas City 
Tel. No. (02) 873-4938 
Email: uphr.jfsm@perpetualdalta.edu.ph 

Manila Central University  
EDSA, Caloocan City 
Tel. No. (02) 367-2031 to 45; 367-2249; Fax: 367-8032 

Manila Theological College College of Medicine  
478 Manga Ave., Sampaloc, Manila 1008 
Tel. No. (02) 714-1583 Fax: 713-2727 
Email: mtc.collegeofmed.2016@gmail.com 

Metropolitan Medical Center College of Arts Sciences and Technology College of Medicine 
1357 G. Masangkay St., Sta. Cruz, Manila 
Tel. No. (02) 254-1111 loc 7152 

New Era University College of Medicine 
Professional Schools Building No. 9 Central Avenue, New Era, Quezon City, 1107 
Tel. No. (02) 401-0053 

Our Lady of Fatima University 
120 MacArthur Highway, Valenzuela City 
Tel. No. (02) 293-2703/ 293-2705/06; Trunk line: 291-6538 loc. 221; 291-6504 (fax) 

Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila 
Intramuros, Manila 
Tel. No. (02) 527-9067 
Email: plmcm@plm.edu.ph

San Beda College of Medicine  
Mendiola, Manila 
Tel. No. 735-6011 loc 4520; 735-6015 loc 4113 
Email: admin.sbcm@gmail.com 

St. Luke's College of Medicine William H. Quasha Memorial 
Sta. Ignacia St., Quezon City 
Tel. No. (02) 727-5549; 727-7609 (fax) 
Email: info@stlukesmedcollege.edu.ph

UERM Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine 
Aurora Blvd., Quezon City 
Tel. No. (02) 713-3302 
Email: uermmed@yahoo.com

University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine & Surgery 
España, Manila 
Tel. No. (02) 741-5314 ; 732-3038 TL: 406-1611 loc 8670 Fax: 731-3126 
Email: medicine@mnl.ust.edu.ph

University of the Philippines-Manila
Pedro Gil, Manila 
Tel. No. (02) 526-4170; Fax: 526-0371 


CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION

Saint Louis University 
A. Bonifacio St., Baguio City 2600 
Tel. No. (074) 442-3043; 442-2793 loc. 293 Fax: 442-4888 
Email: medsec@slu.edu.ph


REGION 1

Lyceum-Northwestern University Dr. Francisco Q. Duque Medical Foundation 
Tapuac District, 2400 Dagupan City, Pangasinan 
Tel. No. (075) 515-4416 
Email: medicine@lyceum.edu.ph

Mariano Marcos State University College of Medicine 
City of Batac, Ilocos Norte 2906 
Email: mmsu.medicine@gmail.com 

University of Northern-Philippines 
Vigan, Ilocos Sur 
Tel. No. (077) 632-4052; Fax: 722-2810 

Virgen Milagrosa University Foundation 
San Carlos City, Pangasinan 
Tel. No. (075) 955-5438; TL: 955-5054 loc 280


REGION 2

Cagayan State University 
Carig, Tuguegarao City, Cagayan 
Tel. No. (078) 304-1205 

St. Paul University Philippines School of Medicine 
Tuguegarao City, Cagayan Valley 3500 
Tel. No. (078) 846-4444, 844-0073 Fax: (078) 846-4305


REGION 3

Angeles University Foundation School of Medicine
MacArthur Highway, Angeles City, Pampanga 
Tel. No. (045) 625-2809; Fax: 845-1491

La Consolacion University Philippines College of Medicine 
Malolos, Bulacan 


REGION 4

Adventist University of the Philippines 
Silang, Cavite 
Tel: (049)5411211 to 26 loc. 140 

De La Salle Health Sciences Institute 
Dasmariñas, Cavite 
Telefax: (046) 416-0226; 481-8015 Trunk line: 481-8000 loc. 1319; Fax: loc. 8005 

University of Perpetual Help - Dr. Jose G. Tamayo Medical University 
Sto. Niño, Biñan, Laguna 
Tel. No. (049) 5119577 loc 3040; Fax: 511-8636 
Email: uph_djgtmu_binan@yahoo.com.ph


REGION 5

Bicol Christian College of Medicine 
Rizal St., Legazpi City 
Tel. No. (052) 480-0896 

Bicol University College of Medicine 
Bicol University Health Sciences Bldg.., Rizal St., Daraga, Albay 4500 
Tel. No. Email: bicolumedicine@gmail.com


REGION 6
Central Philippines University 
Jaro, Iloilo City 
Tel. No. (033) 329-1971 loc. 1081/1048 
Email: cpucolmed@yahoo.com

Iloilo Doctors College of Medicine 
West Ave., Molo, Iloilo City 
Tel. No. (033) 337-7755; 336-9550; Fax: 335-1641 

University of Saint. La Salle
La Salle Avenue, Bacolod City 6100 
Tel No (034) 435-2582; 433-3151; Fax: 434-1063 
Email: medicine@usls.edu.ph

West Visayas State University College of Medicine 
La Paz, Iloilo City 5000 
Tel. No. (033) 320-0881; Fax: 320-0879 
Email: com@wvsu.edu.ph


REGION 7

Cebu Doctors University 
Osmeña Blvd., Cebu City 
Tel. No. (032) 253-4919; 238-8333 loc. 8517 Fax: 238-8764 

Cebu Institute of Medicine  
F. Ramos St., Cebu City 
Tel. No. (032) 253-7412/13 


Matias H. Aznar Memorial College of Medicine, Inc. 
Redemptorist Plaza, Camputhaw, Cebu City 
Tel Nos. (032) 412-2942; 412-2475; 412-2940; 412-2509

Southwestern University, Inc. College of Medicine 
Villa Aznar, Urgello St., Cebu City 
Tel. No. (032) 255-6469 

Gullas College of Medicine University of the Visayas 
Gov. M. Cuenco Ave., Talamban Road, Banilad, Mandaue City, Cebu 
Tel No. (032)416-1539; 346-4224 Fax: 345-2159 Registrar: 416-1539 
Email: uvgcm@yahoo.com; leopoldglucero@yahoo.com.ph

University of Cebu College of Medicine Foundation, Inc. 
Ouano Ave., Subangdaku, Mandaue City 6014 
Tel. Nos. (032) 238-8888; 231-8621 
Email: collegeofmedicine@uc.edu.ph


NEGROS ISLAND REGION

Silliman University Medical School 
Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental 6200 
Tel. No. (035) 422-6002 loc 599; Telefax: 422-5895 
Email: sums@su.edu.ph


REGION 8

Remedios Trinidad Romualdez Medical School Foundation 
Calanipawan Road, Calanipawan, Tacloban City 
Tel. No. (053)321-2345; 321-4150; 325-8353 327-5634;327-1776 

University of the Philippines School of Health Sciences 
Palo, Leyte 
Tel. No. (053) 832-2442 


REGION 9

Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine 
La Purisima St., Zamboanga City 7000 
Tel. No. (062) 991-0871 loc 2501; 993-1699 (fax)


REGION 10 

Mindanao State University 
1st Doña Juana Subdivision, Pala-o, Iligan City 
Tel. No. (063) 221-3835; Telefax: 223-9776 

Xavier University-Dr. Jose P. Rizal School of Medicine Ateneo de Cagayan 
Corrales Ave., Cagayan De Oro City 9000 
Tel. No. (088)858-3116 loc 1103; 857-3123 Email: jprcm@xu.edu.ph

Liceo De Cagayan University School of Medicine 
Rodolfo N. Pelaez Blvd., Kauswagan, Cagayan De Oro City 9000 
Tel. No. (088) 858-4093 to 95 loc 121 - 127 Fax: (088) 858-3123


REGION 11 

Davao Medical School Foundation 
Bajada, Davao City 
Tel. No. (082) 226-3157; 226-2627/226-23-44 Telefax: (082) 222-5712 

Brokenshire College of Medicine 
Poblacion District, Davao City Davao Del Sur 
Tel. No: (082) 221-4457; 227-2105 
Email: drwcv@yahoo.com

WHAT IS NMAT?

The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is a nationwide examination required for the entrance to any medical school in the Philippines.

It is sometimes considered as a MCAT equivalent, which is held in the United States. The test consists of Part I & Part II. Part I is a 200-item test with four subdivisions, which are on Verbal, Inductive Reasoning, Quantitative and Perceptual Acuity Skills and is a three-hour exam. Part II is a two-hour-30-minute test in the field of Basic Sciences such as, Biology, Physics, Social Sciences and Chemistry, all of which form 200 items. Qualified test takers are graduates and graduating students of degree programs.

The test does not have any pass or fail mark however the cut off grade for admission to medicine varies per school policy. Some schools even give scholarship grants to those with high scores and/or admirable scores from college.

BACKGROUND ON NMAT

According to Center for Educational Measurement Inc., the National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is a standardized test designed to upgrade the selection of applicants seeking admission to Philippine medical schools. It intends to improve the quality of medical education in the country and envisions to elevate the medical profession to a level of competence through a careful evaluation of student potentials for future medical studies. 

Pursuant to the Medical Act of 1959, the Board of Medical Education (BME), under DECS Order No. 52 series 1985 and in consultation with the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges Foundation, Inc. (APMC), required the NMAT as a prerequisite for admission in all medical schools nationwide beginning school year 1986 – 1987. 

The Center for Educational Measurement, Inc. (CEM) has been authorized to manage the affairs and activities related to the operation of the NMAT since the first administration of the test in December 1985. With CEM’s experience as an educational testing agency, it was commissioned to develop the NMAT, ensure the reliability and validity of the test, and uphold the confidentiality of results and integrity of its administration.

There are two test administrations in a school year — the REGULAR and the BACKUP test administrations. The regular testing is scheduled usually towards the middle of the school year while the back up testing is around the end of the school year. The back up testing is intended for those who missed the regular testing or those who intend to be well-prepared in applying to the medical colleges.

Across The Crescent Moon: War and Public Health

In today’s world marred by chaos, bullying and divisiveness, the Filipino motion picture “Across The Crescent Moon” dares to bring the message of peace and unity. The movie “Across The Crescent Moon” tells the story of Abbas (Matteo Guidicelli), a Muslim Special Action Force (SAF) Exemplary Officer who is married to a Christian. Abbas is tasked to investigate a human trafficking syndicate. In the process of carrying out the mission, he runs into conflict with his family, tests his fidelity to Islam, and even endangers his life. In addition, the movie portrayed a picture of healthcare in places with conflicts like in Mindanao. This socio-political determinant is so important because violence and threats against health workers and facilities, along with interference with access to health care, impedes the ability of people from receiving the health services they need. Targeted attacks on health undermine and sometimes destroy health systems and infrastructure, force health workers to flee areas where they are most needed, and prevent children from getting essential vaccinations. Looking at health through the lens of political determinants means analyzing how different power constellations, institutions, processes, interests, and ideological positions affect health within different political systems and cultures and at different levels of governance.

One of the most troubled areas in our country continues to be in Mindanao. The war in Mindanao has displaced thousands of refugees in the past years and that number only continues to grow, and as all of these victims are relocated into other places, many of them are in desperate need of medical care. Even though there is a huge need for supplies and doctors within these areas, they are targets for further attacks and violence from rebels and terrorists. Whether or not valuable and innocent members of society should be sent to these areas is a major point of contention. Violent attacks on health workers and facilities are common in war zones while laws to protect them are increasingly impotent, according to a new study from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) that suggests this problem is “one of the most crucial yet overlooked humanitarian issues of today.” So the big question is “Should emergency health workers be sent into conflict zones if their lives are in danger?” As mentioned earlier, health workers are an often the targeted group and when health workers are killed, the patients that they are supposed to be helping have their lives in jeopardy as well.  So Robin Coupland says, “The wounded and the hospitals are being integrated into the conflict. However, a larger conundrum comes into play when we consider the thousands of lives that could be saved if emergency doctors worked to help heal the wounded.” Then the December 2014 UN General Assembly resolution created a roadmap for states and UN agencies to strengthen protection of health care in situations of armed conflict or political violence. It laid out specific preventive measures to enhance and promote the safety and protection of medical and health personnel and to promote respect for their respective professional codes of ethics. Consistent with this mandate, states should implement the following reforms and intervene in the following way:

·         Ensure that national law precludes any form of criminal or civil sanction for acts by health workers consistent with their ethical duty of impartiality, regardless of the affiliation, acts, or beliefs of individuals they treat.

·         Train police, militaries, and paramilitary organizations in the requirements of respect and protection of health services, including conduct required in situations such as hospital entry, operations of checkpoints, and ambulance passage.

·         Incorporate rights and responsibilities of health workers in training programs for health workers.

·         Ensure that health workers are protected from attacks or interference by third parties.

·         Collect data on attacks or interference with health care, and cooperate with the WHO’s initiative to expand surveillance and reporting of attacks.

·         Develop robust accountability mechanisms for attacks or interference with health services through criminal law and domestic and regional human rights mechanisms.

Steps should also be taken at the global level to support these actions:

·         The WHO should complete its methodology for data collection and implement a global system in cooperation with member states and NGOs.

·         The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights should include protection and respect for health care in country-level work.

·         The special representative of the secretary general for children in armed conflict should investigate attacks on health services in accordance with the mandate of UN Security Council resolution 1998.

·         The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court should prosecute these attacks as war crimes when committed during armed conflicts or as crimes against humanity when they are committed as part of a widespread or systematic attack directed against any civilian population.

With the mentioned roadmap being created, there is an assurance of safeguarding health workers in conflict places.

The movie, ACROSS THE CRESCENT MOON is inspiring and informative. It is a true classic and must be enjoyed, internalized and shared with every patriotic Filipino worldwide.  The movie revealed the horrible menace of human trafficking, modern day slavery of women, prostitution, drug trade and other social ills - and how abject poverty is the root cause of these problems and the impact of conflicts in delivering healthcare. It also revealed the contrast between the frivolity and comforts of city life vs. the instability and simplicity of living in a conflict-laden place. The movie promoted love because we Filipinos are one family. The movie served as an inspiration and enlightenment to what Filipinos should value most— lasting peace, love, preservation of family unity, and displaying the respectability and acceptability of each other’s faith because in a peaceful country there will be an efficient healthcare delivery. 

Here is the trailer video of the movie.

FULL MOVIE

 

NMAT TRICK TIPS

You don't really have to enroll in a review center.

It all boils down on one thing: if you have the money, go enroll, but if you don't, then you don't have to. If you are like me who still relies on her parents' financial support, do your parents a favor and don't unload 5,000 pesos for a week's worth of review. It doesn't guarantee you anything anyway. A review center cannot feed you everything, studying on your own is still essential.

The handout exams given by CEM

Most of the questions in these handouts are patterned from the actual test.

Sure you may think that "I’m sure nothing will come out of that exam because that review material is given by company conducting the exam. I'll just take a glance at it". This is a common move to make. This is what I did at my first take. The technique is most of the part 1 questions that are for I.Q testing are exactly like that of the handout. So since I.Q cannot be memorized, familiarize yourself with the exam. Repeat answering these exams without memorizing the correct answer. After days of doing these test repeatedly you will find yourself answering faster and will be able to see the patterns more easily.

The technique in test 2 is that if you analyze every question, there would be a particular topic being discussed by each question. For you to easily review these subjects. You can just review the general topic of each of the questions. Almost all of the questions in the actual exam revolves around these topic. This will help you if you are already cramming, especially if you only have a basic background around these subjects. As a nurse the part on chemistry and physics was the hardest for me.

Google VS dictionary, text books, encyclopedia

Most of us are taught not to believe in the internet because of the freedom on how many people can write about any particular topic without a proper body for regulation of their contents making wrong information rampant on the internet. But actually Google is faster, easier and more convenient tool for reviewing. Most of the subjects you need to learn are on the internet. Since I know most of you are cramming (like me back then) you should use this tool a lot. Compare typing than reading the index, searching around the pages for a particular topic in a book you barely read during high school. 

Time management

Manage your time. Start the days of your review not to conscious of the time. Establish a baseline. Answer all the questions and look how precise you are and how much time it took you to answer the questions. And day by day try to reduce the time and increase the number of correct marks in your paper.  Remember that you may know all of the answers but you need to get to the question first before you can answer. Always try to improve your time.

Intelligent Guess

One way to be intelligent in the exam is to guess the answer. Use the cancellation method to narrow your choices to two and pick one. It is better to have a 50-50% chance to get the correct answer than to be 100% sure you got it wrong.

NMAT REVIEW RESOURCES

People reviewing for the NMAT have two options, first is self-studying, and second is enrolling in a review center (or both for those who really want to get the much coveted 90+ percentile). While the second option may be less laborious, with one only having to attend his review classes and pick up from lessons programmed by the review center, it needless to say, costs money. Self-studying on the other hand, which should be free if one has the needed resources on hand, is a lot more taxing, and requires more focus if one is determined to get a good score from the exam.

Here are some of review resources in the internet:

PART 1

·         
Reading Comprehension

Reading Comprehension (also known as Critical Reading) questions test your ability to understand a passage and answer questions on the basis of what is stated and implied in the passage. Here is the link: http://www.majortests.com/sat/reading-comprehension.php

·         
Inductive Reasoning

Here, you will see sets of figures wherein you will need to determine the next figure according to the given series I might say that you won't be having any trouble in this part if you will keep on practicing. There are several websites where you can practice inductive reasoning. And here it is:

 http://www.assessmentday.co.uk/inductive_reasoning.htm

                        http://www.fibonicci.com/abstract-reasoning/test/

 http://www.shldirect.com/inductive_reasoning.html

I bet that you will enjoy answering those practice tests. There is also a figure grouping in the inductive reasoning part. You will just need to determine the outcasts of the given set of figures. There's also number and letter series in the last part of IR instead of figures. Here are some links for you to practice. (You will need an adobe flash reader to view some of these links)

http://www.psychometric-success.com/practice-  papers/Psychometric%20Success%20Numerical%20Ability%20-%20Reasoning%20Practice%20Test%201.pdf

http://www.psychometric-success.com/faq/faq-numerical-reasoning-tests.htm

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest2.htm

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/sequences.htm

http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/tests/mathstest.htm

·         Quantitative

If you need help in college algebra, you have come to the right place.  Note that you do not have to be a student at WTAMU to use any of these online tutorials.  They were created as a service to anyone who needs help in these areas of math.

http://www.wtamu.edu/academic/anns/mps/math/mathlab/col_algebra/index.htm

·         Perceptual Acuity

First subpart is the hidden figure. You will need to find the given figure on the given choices. Next is the mirror image. As the name implies, you will need to search for the mirror image of the given figure. And last but not the least, the Identical Information. There are given sentences and then on the choices, you will need to identify its identical sentence. Take note on the s's, periods, commas, apostrophes, and numbers.

PART 2

The second  part which consists of Biology, Physics, Sociology, and Chemistry. For biology, it may cover ecology, cells, genetics, basic anatomy, physiology, etc. In physics, it may include heat, motion, electromagnetism, etc.

For sociology psychology, here is a website for you Sparknotes: Sociology and Psychology

SparkNotes provides study guides for a number of other subjects, including math, health, physics, biology, chemistry, economics and sociology.

http://www.sparknotes.com/sociology/

http://www.sparknotes.com/psychology/