University of the Philippines College of Medicine
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The University of the Philippines Manila College of Medicine (CM) is the medical school of the University of the Philippines Manila, the oldest constituent university of the University of the Philippines System. Its establishment in 1905 antedates the foundation of the UP System and makes it one of the oldest medical schools in the country. The Philippine General Hospital, the national university hospital, serves as its teaching hospital.
Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Kolehiyo ng Medisina | |
Motto | Agham, Kalinangan, Damdamin (Science, Culture, Empathy) |
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Type | Medical school of the national university |
Established | 1905 (as the Philippine Medical School) 1908 (integrated into the U.P. System as the College of Medicine and Surgery) |
Chancellor | Carmencita D. Padilla, MD, MAHPS[1] |
President | Danilo L. Concepcion |
Dean | Charlotte M. Chiong, M.D., PhD |
Location | Fernando Calderon Hall, Pedro Gil Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines |
Website | cm |
During World War II it is said[by whom?] that the College of Medicine was the only unit of the University of the Philippines System that continued its operations. Thus the Dean of the college then concurrently served as the President of the system.