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BY: Krisjane Yap Regencia

Forty three nursing students and twenty three caregiver students of DMC College Foundation attended the Testimonial Dinner at the Francesca Ballroom of Top Plaza Hotel, Dipolog City on July 29, 2006, 7:00pm. The dinner was held in honor of the successful Nursing graduates of the Philippine Nursing Licensure Exam on June 11 and 12, and for the certified caregivers who passed the Assessment Exam of TESDA on June 15-16, 2006.

Dr. Ma. Grace F. Gurdiel, MAN, Dean of the College of Nursing, delivered a welcome address followed by an inspirational talk from the president of DMCCFI, Atty. Alberto P. Concha.

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By: Krisjane Yap Regencia

One hundred and fifty eight students of the DMC College Foundation proudly marched along the aisle of the Saint Joseph-the Spouse of Mary Church at Galas, Dipolog City on August 11, 2006, to accept the nurses’ cap and badge bestowed by the College of Nursing of the said school.

The 16th Cap and Badge Investiture and Pinning Ceremonies started at 8:00 AM with a Holy Mass celebrated by Rev. Fr. Beltran Patangan and Rev. Fr. Melvin Ogoc, attended by the candidates, their families and also the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Faculty and Staff of DMC College Foundation and the Administration of the college, headed by the President, Atty. Alberto P. Concha Presiden; the Corporate Treasurer, Mrs. Filomena T. Concha; and the AVP-Administration Dr. Gerald T. Concha. Read more…

(Researched by: Eliza Abalanzar)

Evangeline Joy U.Ramos DMD

August 26, 2006

“The legacy of being a doctor is being like Hippocrates, Jesus and Rizal who had to cater health care despite of non compensation. Though I know everybody needs money, I only hope doctors in the Philippines be given a justified way to live, a dignified existence so that they can live long and be able to cater health service in more number of years for their people, especially the most vulnerable Filipinos such as the kids, elderly and the diseased. Remember, these are the people who need doctors’ care more but they don’t have money to pay a doctor, giving way for them to stick with such medical myths and existence of malpractice and deceiving health care and presence of faith healers since they have no choice at all….A dentist will spend lots of money and time studying his profession, excluding his particular specialization. But in the end, no particular institution will absorb him. Meaning when you graduate with no big capital you will end up as a jobless person unless you decide to focus your career to the passion of science, meaning catering more to charity services. I pity those children who suffer from preventable dental diseases. But I can’t blame my colleagues who are shifting career paths to nursing, because life’s reality of survival is there.” Read more…

It was in the early 1990s when Cristine Albano Dapar learned about the impending shortage of nurses in the United States. She was a teenager living in the Philippines at the time. “I had been hearing in the news about the shortage,” recalls Dapar. “It so happened that my Dad worked in the U.S. military and had the privilege of bringing his family to Hawaii. He asked me, ‘Why don’t you work as a nurse?’” She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila in 1996, and two years later was hired at Leahi Hospital in Diamond Head. She joined St. Francis Healthcare Systems of Hawaii in 2001 as a nurse and is happy with her career choice. Read more…

Last 2004, Elmer Reyes Jacinto topped the Philippine Medical Board Examinations taken by 1,800 aspiring doctors. His story reads like a perfect script for a role model. He grew up in the remote province of Basilan in Mindanao where electricity was unreliable and newspapers came in a week late. He was a consistent scholar and worked hard. He graduated magna cum laude from his medical school in Bulacan. He is bright, young, and single – the proverbial hope of his country. Read more…

Hon. Letty Kuan of Nursing Board Announced during DMC Graduation Rites

“The demand for Nursing professionals overseas is currently growing and will still be substantial until year 2035. Approximately 35,000 nurses are needed every year, and only 2,000 fully qualified nurses leave the country to work abroad each year.” Read more…