University of the Philippines, Manila
University of the Philippines, Manila, founded in
1905, is the oldest of the seven autonomous universities of the
University of the Philippines (UP). It is located in
Manila, the capital city of the
Philippines.
It is the center of health sciences education in the country, with the establishment of the National Health Sciences Center. It is also a consulting center for health problems and issues in the Asia-Pacific rim. It exercises administrative supervision over the
Philippine General Hospital, the largest medical center and the national referral center for health in the Philippines,
National Institutes of Health,
Ugnayan ng Pahinungod, and
Continuing Education. UP Manila is a reputable school of tertiary learning in the health sciences, and more high school students interested in this field apply to it than any other college or university in the country.
UP Manila is also noted for its highly political and activist student body promoting stands on national issues, as well as adopting a stance of academic freedom and excellence.
Contrary to a popular notion that UP Diliman is the flagship campus of the UP system thus it is the best, UP Manila standards are in fact higher than UPD. In fact, it is more difficult to be admitted to UP-Manila because of its higher cut-off grade than UP Diliman. This is because UPM can handle less students than UPD, ergo, needs a further screening for the best students. Nevertheless, the top scorers of the UPCAT (UP College Admission Test), more so in the Math and Science tests, are in UPM.
UP Manila currently has 9 degree granting units:
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* College of Allied Medical Professions (Dean: Cynthia V. Isaac, Med, OTR, OTRP)
* College of Arts and Sciences (Dean: Marilou G. Nicolas, PhD)
* College of Dentistry (Dean: Elizabeth de Castro, DDM)
* College of Medicine (Dean: Alberto B. Roxas, MD)
* College of Nursing (Dean: Josefina A. Tuazon, BSN, MN, DrPH)
* College of Pharmacy (Dean: Yolanda R. Robles, PhD)
* College of Public Health (Dean: Caridad A. Ancheta, BS, MD, MPH, MSc, PhD)
* National Teacher Training Center for Health Professions (Dean: Jose Alvin T. Mojica, MD, MHPEd)
* School of Health Sciences in Palo, Leyte (Dean: Romeo O. Ceniza, MD, MSC)
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