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University of the East RAMON MAGSAYSAY MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Medical Echoes Official Newsletter of the UERMMMCI Issue 11 July 2018 CONTENTS . UERM Hospital bags Top 1 Awards for Quality in UERM Hospital bags Top Awards for Healthcare . Blood Bank 1 Quality in Healthcare President’s Desk 2 The Nursing Service held at Lorma Med- FEATURED ARTICLES st rd Remembering P.O. Domingo received the 1 and 3 ical Center, on May . UERM Vice Chairman 3 prizes for the Poster 24-25, 2018, in San Wilson T. Young Competition Awards Fernando, La Union. UE Vice Chairman Jaime J. 5 and two (2) Silver Bautista Awards for the Oral Sixteen hospitals, . UE President Ester Albano 6 Garcia Competition during both government and . UE EVP Carmelita G. 7 the Annual Search for private, participat- Mateo the Most Outstand- ed in the competi- . Dr. Maribel Emma C. 8 ing Quality Improve- tion, with 15 entries Hidalgo (UERM Hosp. ment Studies in the for Poster Presenta- Director, Ancillary & Support Services) Hospital during the tion and 16 entries Research Institute for 10 Philippine Society for for Oral Presentation. Health Sciences Quality in Healthcare (PSQuA) Convention (Full story on page 9) ACADEMIC AFFAIRS . Research in the Graduate 11 School . Student Research in the 13 College of Allied Rehabilitation Sciences . Linkages in the College of 14 Nursing . Building our new course, 15 BS Medical Technology . Our Curriculum Develop- 16 ment, College of Medicine . COM Topnotchers 17 . Featured Story 18 . UERM & AFP MOU 19 “Be there for someone else. Give blood. Share Life.” Signing This is the slogan for 2018 World Blood Donor Day that is celebrated every year HOSPITAL SERVICES on June 14. Aging 20 21 . Nurses at Front in Improv- The event serves to raise awareness and encourage regular blood donations ing Client Experience by voluntary, unpaid, blood donors to safeguard the quality, safety and avail- ALUMNI AFFAIRS 22 ability of blood and blood products for patients in need. (Full story on page 9) Hospital Anniversary 24 Medical Echoes THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Beloved Patrons & UERMMMCI Family, Welcome to the June 2018 issue of Medical Echoes! We are half-way through 2018 and I am pleased to lead in walking you through the significant highlights of the UER- MMMCI for the first semester. The UERM Hospital turned 58 last January 10, 2018 with the theme, “Building Bet- ter Healthcare Together”. The week-long celebration cov- ered various activities including lay forum, physical well- ness, free consultation with specialists for out-patients, song & dance contests, awarding of most commended staff, bingo socials and graduation ceremonies of residents and fellows. As part of our unfailing commitment to exceptional care and high quality diagnostic procedures, we also launched some important hospital machines such as the MRI, CT Scan, Microruptor Laser Machine at our Ophthalmology Department and Vitek 2 Com- The UERM Hospital pact at our Central Laboratory. turned 58 The 48th Annual Medical Alumni Homecoming was held last February 12-16, 2018 and “Building Better honored the celebrating classes of 1963, 1968 and 1993. Healthcare Together” As usual, we are continuously receiving series of invitations from various schools to par- ticipate in the campus career orientation for its senior high school students. Through the initiative of our Business Development, Corporate & Alumni Affairs Office, we hosted several visits of senior high school students from various colleges and universities. These students had the opportunity to tour the UERM Academic facilities and we are over- whelmed to receive positive feedbacks from them through our documented surveys. This is definitely an indication of the strong and sturdy image we have established over the years. Our 56th Commencement Exercises was held on June 19, 2018 for the Baccalaureate and Doctor of Medicine programs. This signified our excitement once again to welcome a large volume of freshmen and transferee at our opening of classes in June and August 2018. As usual, it is going to be a very busy year ahead as we develop new projects and activ- ities including infrastructure developments in the Medical Center. Our thoughts have always been to add the best value to our beloved patrons. Cheers! DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA President and Chief Academic Officer 2 Tribute to Dr. P.O. Domingo’s 10th Year Death Anniversary on June 26, 2018 By UERM Vice Chairman Wilson T. Young I first met P.O. in 1975. I was then a senior student of the University of the East, and a fraternity brod requested me to accompany him to PNB-Escol- ta to meet a relative of his, who works at the PNB. I did not know that his uncle worked directly under the Office of the President, under P.O. himself. We were so impressed with the PNB office. Young as we were, we dreamed of working for PNB. It happened that we were introduced to P.O. by his rela- tive. P.O. immediately offered us a job, when he found out that we were from UE. He engaged us for a while and asked very inquisitive questions about our studies and was asking about UE, his Alma Mater. Even back then, he had high regard for UE as an educational institution and for its graduates. I was so impressed with P.O. because he spent much time with us, as stu- dents, that it left an indelible mark in my mind, and I looked forward to his offer to work with PNB under his leadership. Unfortunately, this did not materialize because most of us, UE graduates went to SGV to get further experience and training -- my fraternity brod, Raul Lee and his relative is now settled in USA and Art Quebral who is here present with us today. Years later, I found myself working with P.O. at UE and UERM as well as the Tan Yan Kee Foundation where he was Chair of the former and Executive Director of the latter. I related this first encounter with him and told him that I regret- fully missed the opportunity to work in PNB under his leadership. (continued on page 4) 3 He told me, “Alam mo, you made the right move to get experience in SGV. Sana af- ter SGV, you applied at PNB and we would have worked together much earlier, and it would have been easier for me to appoint you as Manager immediately.” While it was said in jest, I realized that it was his way of encouraging and inspiring people to strive for excel- lence and believe in one’s capacity to live one’s dream. I remember our golf games with P.O. when he would invite me and Jimmy for an early round of golf. He would partner with the late Dr. Conrado Banzon, also a former UERM Director and a re- nowned ophthalmologist and invite us for a match play with me and Jimmy as partners. He would dub it, Seniors vs. Juniors. Everytime we lost a game, and that is almost always, he will start every Board meeting with the story of how they, the “Seniors” beat us, the “Juniors”. But in the few times we won, never was it mentioned in the meet- ings. I reminded him and teased him about this. And he would always reply, “That is the Chairman’s prerog- at i v e .” Finally, in one of our meetings, when we lost again, he asked us whether we want to play with them again. And of course, we said YES. P.O. was truly a gifted leader. His wit, charm and decisive character inspired most of us, here present, who was blessed with his acquaintance, to pursue our dreams and advocacies in life. He was at the same time, a mentor, a coach, a business guru and most of all a friend and a father figure. Today, both UE and UERM are reaping the rewards of P.O.’s management foresight, shared vision and inspir- ing leadership. Truly, P.O. is UE and UERM’s savior. On a personal note, my association with him was a worthwhile and a beneficial adventure and experience. Much of what I have achieved, is because of what I learned from him and the guidance I received from him. Thank you, P.O. You will always be fondly remembered by your Alma Mater and sadly missed by all of us. 4 Tribute to Dr. P.O. Domingo’s 10th Year Death Anniversary on June 26, 2018 Excerpts from a speech by UE Vice Chairman Jaime J. Bautista I am deeply honored to be part of this tribute to over the last decade, let me tell you Mr. Domingo’s a great man. Some call him P.O. Domingo; oth- close association with UE. ers Chairman Domingo or Dr. P.O. Domingo. I prefer to call him my mentor, boss, my friend. He was a graduate of UE. He was an achiever during his college days. He was a delegate of the I first met Panfilo Domingo 34 years ago. I was still UE Supreme Student Council. He earned his with Fortune Tobacco working in Finance and we had Bachelor of Business Administration degree, to borrow money from PNB which was then a gov- magna cum laude, from the UE College of Busi- ernment bank. We were one of PNB’s biggest clients. ness Administration in 1950. This was the year he also took and passed the CPA board exam and Although I had limited direct contact with him, I the year that the Philippine College of Commerce heard from PNB employees back then a lot about and Business Administration changed its name to the man.