The Caduceus

🗳️ OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 🗳️

The Commission on Elections proudly presents the OFFICIAL RESULTS of the 𝗖𝗜𝗠 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

After a transparent and orderly electoral process, we congratulate the newly elected officers 🥳 who will serve and represent the CIM community:

💙President:
Neil Paolo C. Soriano

💙Vice-President Internal:
Eliakim M. Booc

💙Vice-President External:
Ronan Joseph C. Maningo

💙Internal Deputy:
Arvin S. Cagnan

💙External Deputy:
Alyssa Drew M. Nasiad

💙Secretary:
Keri Isabel S. Semilla

💙Treasurer:
Martina Caroline M. Chan

💙Auditor:
Bernard Angelo M. Cepeda

📢 The results are hereby declared 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋.

We extend our appreciation to all candidates for their willingness to lead, and to the student body for actively participating in this democratic process.

🫡Your voice has shaped the future of #𝘖𝘕𝘌𝘊𝘐𝘔

“From SHIELD to SOUND: The Continuing Legacy of Public Health Forum”
By: Jesette Christien Belarmino Kho

Strongly rooted in its passion to make impactful changes in the community and beyond, the Asian Medical Students Association – Service Oriented Medical Advocates (AMSA-SOMA) annually holds its flagship event, the Public Health Forum (PHF), a forum that educates on public healthcare systems and issues.

As the situation of Philippine health is ever-evolving, the forum tackles the year’s relevant challenges in healthcare. In anticipation of this year’s PHF ALINGAWNGAW (echo), let us re-explore the diversity of ideas and perspectives of 2025’s KALASAG.

Held last April 5, 2025, the event was graced by numerous professionals from various disciplines, from community-based doctors to leaders of local cooperatives and students hailing from different medical schools.

I had the great privilege of experiencing thought-provoking discussions on current issues in the Philippine public healthcare setting, challenging existing practices and gaps in the healthcare system. Sessions led by seasoned experts were tailored to both macro-level public health policies and community-level implementation.


Upholding the theme KALASAG, which literally translates to “shield,” last year’s forum sought to safeguard communities and protect futures.

“Safeguarding health requires a multifaceted, holistic approach, encompassing emotional resilience, social protection, and environmental sustainability,” Dr. Michael Caampued stated in his program opener.


Talks about Universal Health Care (UHC) were among the early topics of discussion. “Where you live in the world dramatically affects your access to healthcare services,” asserted Dr. Leilanie Nicodemus. Despite progressive policies, several issues continue to burden the healthcare system, one of which is inequity in healthcare access.

Rural and geographically isolated areas continue to face a lack of healthcare infrastructure and workforce. This is a widely known problem that has plagued the Philippine Healthcare Delivery System for decades.

“What is our role as professionals? We need to look into social justice. Our profession is for public service,” Dr. William Tiu stated, calling to the hearts of future physicians.

This call to service is exemplified in how local government units (LGUs) are now embracing inclusive care for those in rural areas, one example being Alcantara, a municipality in Cebu, which has had notable developments in rural healthcare.

Ms. Miraflor Enocio, South Portfolio Executive Director of the Ramon Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., applauded these joint efforts, reflecting the intertwined nature of healthcare delivery and responsive governance. Her team worked with many LGUs toward one goal: bridging the gap in healthcare disparities.

However, we must be reminded once again that the health of populations is a multisectoral matter. Ms. Cherrie Atilano’s philosophy is a living example.

As the Foundress and CEO of AGREA, she champions smallholder farmers and fisherfolk, ensuring equitable and sustainable food systems. “Policy change makes powerful waves. That is the key to sustainable nutrition across communities,” she emphasized.

As the peak of learning and insight rolled in at midday, parallel breakout sessions covering special topics were held in classrooms. Experts in their respective fields held meaningful discussions with cohort sizes between 10–20 people, fostering for a more interactive setting.

I attended “Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Vaccine Hesitancy for Strong Communities” with Dr. Labitad, MD. It was a delightful blend of highly informative and engaging discussion, tackling issues in vaccine misinformation, community acceptance, and even funny personal anecdotes from the field.

Dr. Roel Z. Cagape delivered a touching close to the forum. His synthesis speech, “The Path Less Traveled: Caring for the Last, the Least, and the Lost,” moved the hearts of participants in the hall as he centered on commitment to serving the vulnerable amidst all adversity.

Dr. Cagape advocated humanitarian courage, reminding us, “It is our duty to help those in need, especially those who did not ask.”

In just a day, AMSA-SOMA managed to unify diverse professions toward one goal: to empower growing professionals with problem-solving skills, uphold policy-practice linkage, and advocate for the underserved.

This year’s ALINGAWNGAW will not only resonate with the success of previous PHFs but will also continue to amplify profound perspectives that will lead to meaningful change.

Credits:
Photography by: Jesette Christien Belarmino Kho
Watermark by: Greg Hernand Pesca
Edited by: Jose Mathew Murillo Roble

Day 1: Shining Bright at the 9th National APMC-SN National Convention
Written and photos by: 𝒩𝑒𝒾𝓁 𝒞. 𝒮𝑜𝓇𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑜

Yesterday, our Cebu Institute of Medicine representatives arrived at the De La Salle Medical and Health Sciences Institute in Dasmarinas, Cavite for the APMC-SN National Convention, accompanied by Dr. Joanne Camello and Dr. Ciara Lasaca.

For the Basic Research Category, Adrian Miguel Amil, Dehan Marose Casas, and Rochelle Gallofin of PBL-3 proudly presented and defended their research titled, “The Impact of Receptive Music Therapy on Text Anxiety in Medical Students Undergoing Practical Examinations”. Despite technical difficulties with the microphone, the primary presenter, Mr. Amil, skillfully showcased his composure under pressure. Ms. Casas and Gallofin brightly defended their research as they were questioned by the panel of judges.

Research Group 3 of Calvaria presented their research “Telemedicine Usage: A Qualitative Study” for the Translational Research Category, with Mark Mopon, Jeremiah Cabatingan, and Romelle Tala. The trio successfully defended their research against questions such as, ‘In light of the recent oil price hike, what is the role of telemedicine in the health landscape’ and ‘What are the indications for a telemedicine consult instead of seeing the patient at OPD?’.

Acknowledgement to the other members of the research groups and faculty chaperones:

Calvaria Research Group 3:
Rochelle Antig, Ana Janelle Cañete, Deanna Fel Diez, James Larry Malapitan, Louie France Maño, Dredd Christian Samonte, Dorothy Loi Tolentino

Kheiro Research Group 14:
Marian Tancinco, Lance Lim, Brent Dadula, Jillian Villagonzalo, Joma Roble, and Patricia Busa

Faculty Chaperones:
Dr. Joanne Faith R. Camello and Dr. Ciara Kirstine G. Lasaca

𝐑𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰. 🧶

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐢𝐬𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐠𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞.

We are honored to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 as our 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 for the session: "𝐀𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐬, 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬: 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠."

A proud 𝐈𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐲 𝐈𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐨𝐭 and a 𝐓𝐎𝐘𝐌 (𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐧) 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐞 for Social and Cultural Leadership, Dr. Ryan’s journey is a bridge between worlds. As the 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 of 𝐃𝐈𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐆 𝐈𝐧𝐜., he has pioneered culturally competent training and indigenous health advocacy, ensuring that the "roots" of our identity remain central to our "routes" in modern medicine.

With a 𝐏𝐡.𝐃. and multiple Master’s degrees in 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, Dr. Ryan has represented the Philippines in 19 countries, advocating for health equity and volunteerism on a global stage.

Join us as he synthesizes our collective dialogue, helping us "tune in" to the frequency of inclusive healing and ensuring the 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 echoes through every innovation in Philippine healthcare.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://forms.gle/H1Bjzh5EmNuXY4wV7 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟖𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

📍 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮

Sponsored by
Zuellig Family Foundation

In Partnership with:
The Caduceus
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

In Cooperation with:
AMSA - Accentuating Lives through Service and Advocacy

Special Thanks to:
AMSA-UERM
Asian Medical Students' Association- Servus Nova Medicinae

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐨𝐧𝐬.🏢

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲? 𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲.

We are honored to feature 𝐀𝐫. 𝐉𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐬 𝐑. 𝐒𝐮𝐚𝐧, the 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐟 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐫 of 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥, 𝐈𝐧𝐜., for our plenary session: "𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐔𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐄𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐭𝐲."

With nearly three decades of expertise in 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, and 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, Ar. Jon has been a key figure in shaping the physical landscape of our region. His extensive leadership roles—from 𝐀𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐚 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 to his current guidance at Archiglobal—reflect a deep commitment to creating environments that are not only functional but sustainable.

Join us as he shares the "blueprint" strategies needed to ensure our urban spaces vibrate with the 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬, proving that public health begins long before we reach the clinic.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://forms.gle/H1Bjzh5EmNuXY4wV7 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟖𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

📍 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮

Sponsored by
Zuellig Family Foundation

In Partnership with:
The Caduceus
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

In Cooperation with:
AMSA - Accentuating Lives through Service and Advocacy

Special Thanks to:
AMSA-UERM
Asian Medical Students' Association- Servus Nova Medicinae

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡-𝐞𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞. 👨🏻‍💻

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦? 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

We are honored to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐡 𝐘. 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐧-𝐆𝐨, a 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 at the 𝐀𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐨 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, for our plenary session: "𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐫: 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞."

A former 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 and 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 of the 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐃𝐫𝐮𝐠 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐅𝐃𝐀), Dr. Ken has spent decades at the intersection of medicine, policy, and innovation. His leadership in health regulations and his academic role at the 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 have positioned him as a leading authority on health security and the future of the health workforce.

Join us as he explores how we can "tune in" to digital advancements to ensure our healthcare delivery remains resilient, efficient, and data-driven.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://forms.gle/H1Bjzh5EmNuXY4wV7 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟖𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

📍 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮

Sponsored by
Zuellig Family Foundation

In Partnership with:
The Caduceus
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

In Cooperation with:
AMSA - Accentuating Lives through Service and Advocacy

Special Thanks to:
AMSA-UERM
Asian Medical Students' Association- Servus Nova Medicinae

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐧𝐨 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝. 📈

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞? 𝐖𝐞 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

We are honored to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧, the 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 of 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐜., for our plenary session: "𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐎𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔𝐇𝐂 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬."

With an extraordinary academic pedigree spanning 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥, 𝐉𝐨𝐡𝐧𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲, and the 𝐈𝐜𝐚𝐡𝐧 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐢, Dr. Elisse is a true global expert in 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 and 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡. Her leadership at SimplyShare focuses on the critical intersection of food security and health equity, proving that Universal Health Care (UHC) requires a symphony of efforts beyond the clinic walls.

Join us as she shares the "orchestration" strategies needed to bridge the gap between policy and community-driven resilience, ensuring the 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 reaches every Filipino.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://forms.gle/H1Bjzh5EmNuXY4wV7 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟖𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

📍 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮

Sponsored by
Zuellig Family Foundation

In Partnership with:
The Caduceus
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

In Cooperation with:
AMSA - Accentuating Lives through Service and Advocacy

Special Thanks to:
AMSA-UERM
Asian Medical Students' Association- Servus Nova Medicinae

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞.🔊

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚? 𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐜𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐜𝐲.

We are honored to feature 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 and 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚 for our parallel session: "𝐔𝐧𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐑𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬: 𝐃𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐦𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐲 𝐇𝐈𝐕 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞."

As the 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 of 𝐀𝐈𝐃𝐒 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 (𝐀𝐇𝐅) 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬, Dr. Ryan brings decades of leadership in indigenous health and public health governance. A recipient of 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐞𝐧 (𝐓𝐎𝐘𝐌) award for Social and Cultural Leadership, his work has echoed across borders—from the local barrios to global summits—advocating for culturally competent and inclusive care.

Joining him is 𝐌𝐬. 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐚, a 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭 and the 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫 at 𝐀𝐇𝐅 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. With her expertise as a 𝐃𝐎𝐇-𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐈𝐕 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐫, she oversees the operations of 29 testing outlets, scaling up innovative outreach and virtual pilot programs to reach nearly 30,000 individuals living with HIV.

Together, they will share the "resonance" strategies needed to drown out the noise of stigma and ensure that the steady frequency of HIV care remains strong, accessible, and free from stigma.

𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: https://forms.gle/H1Bjzh5EmNuXY4wV7 𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 7, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟖𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
𝐏𝐡𝐩 𝟏𝟑𝟎𝟎.𝟎𝟎 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥

📍 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐨 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐜., 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐂𝐞𝐛𝐮

Sponsored by
Zuellig Family Foundation

In Partnership with:
The Caduceus
Asian Medical Students' Association WVSU

In Cooperation with:
AMSA - Accentuating Lives through Service and Advocacy

Special Thanks to:
AMSA-UERM
Asian Medical Students' Association- Servus Nova Medicinae