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The Anargyroi UST FMS Foundation, Inc. (AFI) in response to the aftermath of the Typhoons Rolly and Ulysses launched a call for donations for the Thomasian Doctors who were affected by the said typhoons. The campaign was to ask for Php 409 pesos, the amount of a PPE set that
Since 1878, repeated attempts were made by Rev. Fr. Joaquin Foneca, O.P. as Rector of the University, to confer the title of Doctor on the graduates of the Faculty of Medicine but unfortunately were met with failure as this right was given only to the Central University of Madrid. In
“Give yourself grace.” I was a medical intern in the ICU. I stood there as I listened closely to my attending say those words to the relative of a patient we were following closely. I wondered what exactly it meant as soon as I heard it. Three months in medical
The spirit of the Enlightenment, the ongoing scientific progress, the educational reforms undertaken in the 19th century and the increase of the population of the Islands were crying for the modernization of the public health system and services and for the creation of medical schools in the Philippines. The reforms
The Pandemic has been hard for everyone, Tinkerskin included. The company was not allowed to operate for a month from the onset of ECQ on March 14 to April 30th, 2020. By May 1, 2020, however, special consideration was given to operate in half capacity since the Company provides semi-essential
There were 329 students of the University of Santo Tomas College of Medicine from 1877 to 1901 who were granted the degree of Licentiate in Medicine. On the political front, this period was characterized by an emerging movement for secularization and nationalism, exemplified by the birth of the Propaganda Movement
Due to his outstanding contributions and service to the community, he was bestowed one of the highest Papal Orders of Chivalry—the Knight Commander with the Star of Gregory the Great and Knight Commander of St. Sylvester I—an award given by the Pope to Roman Catholics who have contributed to the
Dr. Trinidad H. Pardo de Tavera studied in the Jesuit School and later in Santo Tomas University where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1873 at age 16. He proceeded to study at the Faculty of Medicine. In 1897-1898, he became a teacher of Descriptive Anatomy in the
In the medical community, a handful of physicians have invested in their own personal protective equipment (PPEs), including elastomeric respirators, powered air-purifying respirators (PAPR), and hazmat suits or coveralls. Similarly, larger hospitals have adopted and formulated institutional-based guidelines and policies consistent with the health and safety protocols against COVID-19, as
Dr. Gumersindo del Valle’s nomination by the UST Rector and members of University Board as a Physiology Professor in the Faculty of Medicine was confirmed by Her Majesty the Queen of Spain. He also taught Medical Clinic in the first and second years. While Dr. Ramon Fina y Baulenas practiced
