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The Research Center for the Health Sciences (RCHS) is the university’s flagship unit for the health sciences. It is the research arm of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (FMS). Based in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, the center was tasked in 2003 to provide laboratory facilities for medical research evidenced by the establishment of the Molecular Biology Laboratory. Currently, It is involved in multiple research projects addressing immediate national and global health problems and making a difference in promoting health and health equity.
Journal of Medicine, University of Santo Tomas (JMUST) is a bi-annual, open-access, peer-reviewed journal. It is the official publication of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
JMUST is dedicated to provide healthcare practitioners with the best and most updated information in health science research and education. Its mission is to assist healthcare practitioners through education, in delivering the best care to their patients.
All articles in the JMUST are subjected to a rigorous process of peer-review and editing before publication. This is to ensure that anything thereon is scientifically accurate and is free from any form of plagiarism.
JMUST accepts for contribution qualitative and quantitative original research papers, review articles, commentaries, letters to editor, researches on medical education, and approved research proposals.
By the year 2018, the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is the premiere medical school in the country and a benchmark of holistic Catholic medical education in Asia and in the world.
The Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas commits herself to the pursuit of excellence in medical education, health science research and community services, guided by Christian ethics and values.
The UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery affirms her task in the development and formation of competent, compassionate, and committed Thomasian physicians in the delivery of health care services of global standards and in accord with the needs of the nation.
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(3rd Century AD), holy persons
Patron of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Feast Day: September 26
Cosmas and Damian were Arabian-born twin brothers who embraced Christianity and practiced medicine and surgery without a fee. They reputedly cured blindness, fever, paralysis and reportedly expelled a breast serpent. According to the Legenda Aurea, their most famous posthumous miracle happened in a dream when they transplanted the black leg of a recently-deceased Ethiopian onto the white body of a devout Church official with a gangrenous leg. When the man woke up, he reached for his leg and realized that he now had two healthy legs although one was not his! When he recovered, he leapt out from his bed and announce the good news.
In his attempt to wipe out Christianity, Emperor Diocletian (243/245-311) ordered the arrest of the brothers through Lysias, governor of Cilicia, because of their faith and fame as healers. The twins and their three brothers were sentenced to death. The family were thrown into the sea but were saved. The authorities then tried burning them at the stake but they remained unharmed. They were then stoned, crucified and shot with arrows but to no effect. They were finally beheaded and their bodies carried to the ancient Syrian city of Cyrrhus. Having been cured of a dangerous illness through their intercession, Emperor Justinian (482-565) rebuilt and adorned their church at Constantinople in gratitude for their aid, and it became a celebrated place of pilgrimage. Pope Felix IV (526-530) built a church in Rome in their honor.
Through the inspiration and prayers of Sts. Cosmas and Damian, patrons of physicians and surgeons, whose charity and Christian witness won many converts to the faith and earned them a place of prominence in the Christian communities of Asia Minor, the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is committed to the pursuit of excellence in medical education, health science research and community services, guided by Christian ethics and values. Furthermore, it is their task to develop and form competent, compassionate, and committed Thomasian physicians in the delivery of healthcare services of global standards and in accord with the needs of the nation.
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Prof. Ma. Lourdes D. Maglinao, MD, MHPEd,
Dean
Rev. Fr. Maximo P. Gatela, O.P., PhL,
Acting Regent
Assoc. Prof. Maria Victoria D. Garcia, MD,
Assistant Dean
Assoc. Prof. Citadel C. de Castro, MD,
Faculty Secretary
Prof. Melvin C. Marcial, MD,
Director, Henry Sy Sr. Hall Faculty of Medicine and Surgery Center for Simulation and Research
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Lourdes D. Maglinao, MD, MHPEd,
Dean
Rev. Fr. Maximo P. Gatela, O.P., PhL,
Regent
Assoc. Prof. Maria Victoria D. Garcia,
Assistant Dean
Prof. Encarnita R. Ampil, MD
Member
Assoc. Prof. Catherine Q. Macaraig, MD
Member
Prof. Melvin R. Marcial, MD,
Member
Assoc. Prof. Joel A. Romualdez, MD
Member
Prof. Ma. Teresa Tricia G. Bautista, MD
Member
Asst. Prof. Citadel C. de Castro, MD,
Secretary (Ex-Officio)
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Lourdes E. Santos, MD
Anatomy
Asst. Prof. Solita DG. De Jesus, MD
Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine
Prof. Bien J. Matawaran, MD
Biochemistry and Nutrition
Prof. Ida Marie T. Lim, MD
Clinical Epidemiology
Assoc. Prof. Maria Angela T. Cumagun, MD
Dermatology
Asst. Prof. Patricia Leticia R. Syson, MD
Legal Medicine
Asst. Prof. Lara Mae A. Angeles, MD
Laboratory Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Anita Q. Sangalang, MD
Medical Education
Assoc. Prof. Roland M. Panaligan, MD
Medical Ethics
Assoc. Prof. Marcellus Francis L. Ramirez, MD
Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Maria Teresa C. Luna, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Assoc. Prof. Catherine Q. Macaraig, MD
Ophthalmology
Assoc. Prof. Joel A. Romualdez, MD
Otorhinolaryngology
Assoc. Prof. Jocelyn Myra R. Caja, MD
Pathology
Assoc. Prof. Maria Antonia Aurora M. Valencia, MD
Pediatrics
Prof. Agnes Cecille G. Llamas, MD
Pharmacology
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Rosario F. Cabansag, MD
Physiology
Prof. Ma. Teresa Tricia G. Bautista, MD
Preventive & Community Medicine
Assoc. Prof. Ma. Cartrini O. Cruz, MD
Radiology
Asst. Prof. Maria Lourdes Corazon F. Tapang, MD
Rehabilitation Medicine
Asst. Prof. Karl T. Morales, MD
Surgery
Asst. Prof. Maria Cristina A. Maranion, MD
Chief Program Officer, Clinical Programs
Asst. Prof. Rommel P. Romano, MD
Chief Program Officer, Medical Informatics Center
Asst. Prof. Flordeluna Z. Mesina, MD
Chief Program Officer, Continuing Medical Education (CME)
Asst. Prof. Marie Stella L. Navarro, MD
ODISSeA-UST
Asst. Prof. Earl Louis A. Sempio, MD
Learning Enhanced Accelerated Program (LEAPMED)(BSBHS)
Asst. Prof. Christopher Ed C. Gloria, MD
Program Lead, Clinical Audiology
Jocelyn C. Que, MD
Center for Pain Medicine
Prof. Julie T. Li-Yu, MD
Master in Public Health International
Mary Josephine D. Tiongson, MD
Life Support Training Center
Ma. Karen A. Capuz, MD
Ultrasound
Erick S. Mendoza, MD
Textbook and Learning Materials
Jose Fernando C. Syquia, MD
Admission
Prof. Raymond L. Rosales, MD
Journal of Medicine UST (JMUST)
Celestine Marie G. Trinidad, MD
Research and Ethics Board
Prof. Christine B. Bernal, MD
Scholarship
Ms. Ma. Regina D. Atinaja, PhD, RGC, RPSY, RPM, LPT
Medicine
Ms. Ma. Carla R. Mabasa, MA, RGC, LPT
LEAPMed
Ms. Josefina M. Agustin
Office Clerk
Mr. Rico Jummel B. Alvez
Office Clerk
Ms. Marcelynja P. Bie
Office Clerk
Ms. Clarita V. Cocorpus
Office Clerk
Ms. Cristina D. Cuatro
Office Clerk
Ms. Cherie Lyn B. Flaviano
Office Clerk
Ms. Jo Kristine J. Gerian
Office Clerk
Ms. Rhea C. Llemos
Office Clerk
Ms. Ruby I. Manese
Office Clerk
Ms. Katrina A. Melad
Office Clerk
Mr. Domingo D. Mendoza, Jr.
Office Clerk
Ms. Ma. Jessica Mercedes M. Narvaez
Office Clerk
Ms. Adrienne Jasmine M. Pinos
Office Clerk
Ms. Nenita B. Tan
Office Clerk
Ms. Nichole Justine M. Trongkoso
Office Clerk
Ms. Sally L. Tugbo
Office Clerk
Ms. Abbyghail Shaine E. Villareal
Office Clerk
Mr. Jose P. Protomartir, Jr.
General Clerk
Mr. Francis Lambert O. Malabanan
Simulation IT Specialist
Mr. Noel C. Antonio
AVR Technician
Mr. Lloyd D. Osal
AVR Technician
Mr. Raymond M. Pagdanganan
AVR Technician
Mr. Chris John Lexter D. Fua
Computer Laboratory Technician
Mr. Marvin P. Gatmaitan
Computer Laboratory Technician
Ms. Maria Lourdes V. Adriano, RMT
Medical Technologist
Ms. Josephine Liezl S. Alvarez, RMT
Medical Technologist
Ms. Mary Grace B. Bernales, RMT
Medical Technologist
Mr. Gerardo Luis B. Cabatu, RMT
Medical Technologist
Ms. Jena C. Guray
Medical Technologist
Ms. Rachel N. Redota, RMT
Medical Technologist
Ms. Mary Rose Kim M. De Leon
Simulation Laboratory Technician
Mr. Richard D. Diaz
Laboratory Assistant
Mr. Jayson A. Gazo
Laboratory Assistant
Mr. Adorable P. Laxa, Jr.
Laboratory Assistant
Mr. Romeo C. San Agustin
Laboratory Assistant
Mr. Randy B. Buelva
Mortician
Mr. Carlo Jay B. Buenaventura
Mortician
Mr. Roy F. Labog
Mortician
