The Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) and the University of the Philippines Mindanao have signed an agreement to establish a new medical school, aiming to address the region's shortage of doctors. The school is expected to open by the end of 2024.
THE Southern Philippines Medical Center has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the University of the Philippines- Mindanao to establish a medical school , with SPMC serving as its base hospital.Dr. Ricardo Audan, SPMC Medical Center Chief, shared the news during the Kapehan sa Dabaw on December 16, 2024, at SM City Davao. He confirmed that the medical school is set to open by August or October 2024.
The new medical school will complement a hospital being built at the UP Mindanao Mintal campus, located on a 3.28-hectare plot.Jimenez noted that the School of Medicine at UP Mindanao aims to address the region’s low doctor-to-population ratio. Although improvements have been made, Davao City’s Health Office reported in 2022 that there is still one doctor for every 50,000 people in some health districts—far lower than Metro Manila's 1:15,300 ratio.
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