Central Philippine University College of Medicine

rdf:langString Central Philippine University College of Medicine

rdf:langString Central Philippine University

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rdf:langString College of Medicine

rdf:langString Central Philippine University

rdf:langString College of Medicine

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rdf:langString Association of Philippine Medical Colleges

rdf:langString *Main Campus ** Central Philippine University ' *Base Hospital ** CPU–Iloilo Mission Hospital '

rdf:langString The Central Philippine University College of Medicine Seal

rdf:langString Henry Gonzales, M.D.

rdf:langString Diadem Pearl S. Equiña, M.D.

rdf:langString Lopez-Jaena St., Jaro, Iloilo City, Philippines

rdf:langString Teodoro C. Robles, Ph.D., M.S.E.E.

rdf:langString The Central Philippine University College of Medicine, also referred to as CPU COM, CPU College of Medicine, CPU ColMed or CPU Medicine, is the medical school of Central Philippine University, a private university in Iloilo City, Philippines. Established in 2002 and opened in 2003 with its first dean, Dr. Glenn A. M. Catedral, it is one of the youngest colleges and academic units of the university. The college offers undergraduate Bachelor of Science degrees in Respiratory Therapy and Lifestyle and Fitness management (a program of which the college pioneered and the only one that offers in the Philippines) and the (professional) degree of Doctor of Medicine (MD). Although the medical school was founded in 2003, the idea of establishing a medical school at Central Philippine University was conceived in the 1930s. The CPU–Iloilo Mission Hospital serves as the base hospital and partner institution of the college for its students clinical training. The medical school produced its first topnotcher since its founding in 2003 when its graduate Jomari Rieza Biñas ranked number three in the March 2016 Physician Licensure Examination in whole Philippines. The college's Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy program with pioneer graduates in 2019, also produced its first topnotchers in September 2019 - Ahlia Jeshanie Eusoya Demayo (rank number 2) and Precious Ira Canlas Diamante (rank number 10). Currently, the college temporarily sits at the fourth floor of the Loreto D. Tupaz Hall, with a separate Anatomy Building behind the CPU Church or University Church and the Fine Arts Building of Central.

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rdf:langString Associate Dean