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Department of Surgery, Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

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OMMC DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY

           WINS THE ASIAN HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT AWARD

by Dr. Nolan O. Aludino

          On October 7, 2004, the Department of Surgery of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center (OMMC) bagged its first ever international award. OMMC received the Asian Hospital Management Award, which is given annually to recognize outstanding practices/projects in hospital management. It is an outstanding achievement for OMMC because we bested 55 other hospitals from different countries who were also vying for the accolade in Human Resource Development category. This is not the first time that a Philippine based hospital has won such an award. However, the previous Filipino recipients were private institutions who cater primarily to well-off patients. 

The Knowledge Management System (KMS) of the Department of Surgery at OMMC has been recognized by AHMA, sponsored by the Asian Hospital Federation, International Hospital Federation and others. The KMS is a strategy to create a system of codifying, storing, sharing and transferring knowledge to achieve the department’s vision-mission and sustainable growth. 

The Department Chairman, Dr. Reynaldo Joson, together with the chief resident of the department, Dr. Hazel Turingan, personally  received the award in Bangkok Thailand. The department chairman has been at the forefront of the development of KMS.

OMMC Surgery Participates in the 4th Asia-Pacific Conference on Problem Based Learning in the Health Sciences

by Dr. Nolan O. Aludino

The Department  of Surgery of Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center under the able leadership of its Chairman, Dr. Reynaldo Joson, participated in the recently held conference on Problem Based Learning. The 4^th Asia-Pacific conference on Problem Based Learning with its theme of “PBL in a Changing Global Environment,” was held at the Manila Pavillion on September 22-25, 2004 and was co-sponsored by the University of the Philippines, Manila.

The OMMC Department of Surgery participated fully on the conference, submitting 17 papers out of the 53 presented. Of these 17, 5 were presented in the poster exhibit and the rest were presented orally.

The conference provided the residents of OMMC Surgery a forum to present their papers in front of an international audience. The consultants of the department showed their support by attending the conference and by helping the residents in refining their papers.

Department of Surgery

Wins 3rd Place!

by Dr. Nolan O. Aludino

          The recently held "Batakan ang Utak" at the Rembrandt Hotel proved once more that the Department of Surgery of Ospital ng Maynila has been gaining ground in its quest for excellence. Although an informal affair, Department still boasts that it won over other residency programs who joined the contest.

           The following residents represented the Department in the aforementioned event: Dr. Derrick Chua, Dr. Rommel De Leon, Dr. Redomir Roque. They supported by The following consultants: Dr Dennis Hernandez and Dr. Adrian Yu.

            The event was sponsored by the Philippine College of Surgeons in cooperation with Bayer Philippines. They revealed that plans are under way to make this a national event.