UERMMMCI OFFICERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES DR. LUCIO C. TAN MR. WILSON T. YOUNG DR. GEMILIANO DL. ALIGUI MR. JAIME J. BAUTISTA MS. CORAZON S. DE LA PAZ-BERNARDO MR. DAVID O. CHUA DR. JOVEN R. CUANANG DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA DR. ESTER A. GARCIA MR. RAMON B. MAGSAYSAY, JR. MRS. CARMELITA G. MATEO ATTY. CORNELIO T. PERALTA DR. JONAS D. POLICARPIO MS. JUANITA TAN LEE JUSTICE DANTE O. TINGA CORPORATE OFFICERS DR. LUCIO C. TAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD MR. WILSON T. YOUNG VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA PRESIDENT MRS. CARMELITA G. MATEO TREASURER MR. DIVINOFIEL E. JARAS CORPORATE SECRETARY ADMINISTRATION OFFICERS DR. LUCIO C. TAN CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER MR. WILSON T. YOUNG VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA PRESIDENT AND CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER MRS. CARMELITA G. MATEO TREASURER MRS. CARMELITA Y. VALDEZ SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER MS. IRIS B. MILITAR VICE PRESIDENT FOR TREASURY AND BUDGET OFFICER MRS. ANNE MARIE V. VIRTUCIO VICE PRESIDENT FOR HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ATTY. JONATHAN O. SARTE LEGAL COUNSEL MR. BOBBY RJ V. PAKINGAN INTERNAL AUDITOR MR. JOHN PAUL C. PAGULAYAN MANAGER, ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT MS. CHERRIE D. FABILLARAN EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, CORPORATE AND ALUMNI AFFAIRS MRS. TESSIE C. CUA SENIOR ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT ACADEMIC OFFICERS DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER DR. GEMILIANO DL. ALIGUI VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS DR. MILAGROS B. RABE DEAN, GRADUATE SCHOOL DR. NORBERT LINGLING D. UY DEAN, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PROF. BELINDA M. CAPISTRANO DEAN, COLLEGE OF NURSING DR. RAQUEL S. CABAZOR DEAN, COLLEGE OF ALLIED REHABILITATION SCIENCES DR. BENIDA A. FONTANILLA DEAN, COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS DR. SUZETTE M. MENDOZA COLLEGE SECRETARY, GRADUATE SCHOOL DR. VINNA MARIE T. QUIÑONES COLLEGE SECRETARY, COLLEGE OF MEDICINE PROF. NORMA G. NASTOR COLLEGE SECRETARY, COLLEGE OF NURSING PROF. ESTHER MELODY R. NICOLAS COLLEGE SECRETARY, COLLEGE OF ALLIED REHABILITATION SCIENCES PROF. MARLYN L. VICERRA COLLEGE SECRETARY, COLLEGE OF ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONS MS. IMELDA L. DELOS REYES REGISTRAR, REGISTRAR’S OFFICE MRS. MARIA JULIANA N. GASMEN CHIEF LIBRARIAN, MEDICAL LIBRARY DR. JOSE RONILO G. JUANGCO DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY EXTENSION AND SOCIAL ACTION UNIT DR. CARMINA ANN J. CORTEZ DIRECTOR, OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS MRS. CRISTINA M. EJERCITO HEAD, OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS MS. CRISTINE G. BAUTISTA SENIOR GUIDANCE COUNSELOR, GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING OFFICE RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SCIENCES DR. JENNIFER M. NAILES VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH DR. JOSE D. QUEBRAL DIRECTOR FOR RESEARCH PROGRAM UTILIZATION AND DISSEMINATION HOSPITAL OFFICERS DR. MARIBETH T. DE LOS SANTOS VICE PRESIDENT FOR HOSPITAL SERVICES DR. NAPOLEON B. ALCEDO DIRECTOR FOR MEDICAL SERVICES DR. MARIBEL EMMA C. HIDALGO DIRECTOR, ANCILLARY AND SUPPORT SERVICES DR. GEOFFREY R. BATTAD QUALITY ASSURANCE COORDINATOR,TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT UNIT DR. MELVIN JUAN R. CLEOFAS HEAD, UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES DR. MILAGROS S. BAUTISTA DIRECTOR FOR EDUCATION, TRAINING AND RESEARCH (CHIEF OF CLINICS) MRS. NORIELEE S. MAGSINGIT CHIEF NURSE MR. AARON A. ANGELES DIRECTOR, HOSPITAL BUSINESS UNIT PUBLICATIONS AND CIRCULATION: Cherrie D. Fabillaran Theresa D. San Diego Evandolf C. Mora FOR SUGGESTIONS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS: Business Development, Corporate and Alumni Affairs, UERM Memorial Medical Center, Inc. #64 Aurora Boulevard, Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City Phone: (+63 2) 715-0861 to 77 loc 365 Email: [email protected] www.uerm.edu.ph www.facebook.com/UERMofficial www.uermhospital.com.ph THE PRESIDENT’S DESK PRESIDENT’S THE THE PRESIDENT'S DESK 2 PAGE 2 The President's Desk BY: DR. ROMEO A. DIVINAGRACIA, MHSA PAGE 3 THE PRESIDENT’S DESK Dr. Romeo A. Divinagracia, MHSA Study Strategies for Before, During, and After class BY: BIANCA ELAINE A. OSORIO Warmest greetings friends and colleagues! PAGE 4 Like the speed of light, time travels real fast. The “BER” months have begun. The A Culture of Connectedness: Are We Ready For It? previous quarter contained many climactic periods as we concluded a number of major events. BY: JANELLE P. CASTRO, MSN, RN We can still feel the spirit of festivities from our 60th Year Celebration last June 15, PAGE 5-6 2017 surrounding us. There is a positive motivation attached to our UERMMMCI life as we move forward day by day. I find this a remarkable sign to a brighter future as we recollected on the best Academic Affairs practices of our 60-year milestones. PAGE 7 Last July 2017, I had the privilege of joining the UERMMMCI Medical Alumni in USA at its 29th National Convention and Reunion in Orlando, Florida. As usual, it is always good to reunite with fellow Alumni and reaffirm Feature Article mutual commitments for the enduring success of the Medical Center. BY: GEMILIANO D. ALIGUI, MD, MPH, PhD After my USA trip, I met up with around 300 freshmen students from our College of Medicine and delivered my PAGE 8 remarks during their Welcome Ceremony and Orientation last July 26, 2017. At the same time, the Parents’ Orientation of our College of Medicine Freshmen provided an opportunity for us to exchange thoughts and Research ideas with our valued parents whom we consider our significant stakeholders in shaping the sturdy growth of the BY: JENNIFER M. NAILES, MD UERMMMCI Academe. These are also the periods where we collaborate closely with feeder schools which are holding successive Career Fairs for its upcoming Grade 12 graduates. By invitation, the UERMMMCI is actively participating on various career orientations where we have the leverage of instilling in the minds of the senior high PAGE 9 school students the noble practice of Health Sciences and the recognition accorded to health professionals if they Administration Updates happen to consider such career path. WHAT’S INSIDE? WHAT’S PAGE 10 At UERM, the priority to develop our people is never-ending. The exceptional services we provide to our regarded patrons are the results of continuously breeding extraordinary people whom we consider our best assets. This Recognitions and Events is attested through the number of trainings and lectures imparted to the UERM family. Our Hospital’s Nursing Service Office is always at the forefront of ensuring that our care providers are given the necessary quality skills PAGE 11 development and are incessantly inspired to respond to patient safety and requirements with high standard of Hospital Events excellence. Do find time to read every page of this issue to get more detailed insights about the recent happenings and PAGE 12-14 achievements in the Medical Center. Nursing Advocates At this point, let me end with a life-changing thought from the well-renowned Mahatma Gandhi – “A customer is BY: MS. NORIELEE A. SALAZAR-MAGSINGIT, EdD, MAN, RN the most important visitor in our premises. He is not dependent on us. We are dependent on him. He is not an interruption to our work. He is the purpose of it. He is not an outsider in our business. He is part of it. We are not PAGE 15 doing him a favor by serving him. He is doing us a favor by giving us an opportunity to serve him.” Nutrition Awareness: Balanced Nutrition as A May God continue to bless us all! Foundation to Wellness BY: MS. CINDY G. CHUA, MSC., RND PAGE 16-18 Coporate Affairs: Glimpse BY: MS. CHERRIE D. FABILLARAN, MBA THE PRESIDENT’S DESK DESK PRESIDENT’S THE 3 STUDENT'S CORNER FACULTY SECTION 4 Study Strategies for Before, During, and After Class A Culture of Connectedness: Are We Ready For It? Bianca Elaine A. Osorio, 3rd Year Student, College of Allied Rehabilitation Sciences Janelle P. Castro, MSN, RN, College of Nursing James Comer, associate dean in the by shared goals and values about Do away with the hierarchy without School is fun and exciting but we encountered it beforehand, then you Be active during class Yale School of Medicine, said “No learning. letting go of boundaries. all know that school isn’t just about have the edge over your classmates Be interactive during lectures and significant learning occurs without a Here are some points that I think would having fun, expanding your social who have not. Also, if you read participate during oral exams. This significant relationship.” Primus inter pares is a sociological circle, discovering yourself, and beforehand all you have to do during habit builds good memory. make it possible for the development term that means “First among equals.” garnering life lessons. School, as we lecture is to confirm if what you’ve At this age of technological revolution, of a culture of connectedness: The faculty may be of a higher position all know, is all about studying. Some read is correct or not. This will at the moment, but it is because they Review the lecture a question lingers in me: What makes Engage the learners. of us may love studying; some of us also reduce your study time in the It is better to review or study the a professor still relevant today? I often arrived at that level first. We need don’t. Some of us already have their specific topic after lecture. lessons after discussion while the hear my co-faculty members express A learner, in this context, both to shift our image of the teacher as own study habits; some of us are still Take notes information are still fresh and it how students nowadays seem to be encompasses the student and the a “boss” to that of a “coach “or a finding it out. And I bet most of us While the lecture is ongoing, it is retains in your mind as you master it. dependent on their electronic gadgets. teacher. Gone are the days when the “mentor.” This could minimize the reached the point of our student life better for you to write your own Answers to questions come with just view of education is a unidirectional distance between the teacher and the where we tell ourselves “I don’t know notes than stet to your classmate’s.