"Family Practice is a specialty which is concerned with the total health of the individual and the family. It is a specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family practice is NOT limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity."
American Board of Family Practice, 1986
"Family Physician provides personal (emphasizes consideration of the individual patient in full context of his/her life, rather than episodic care of a presenting complaint), comprehensive, continuing and coordinated care in the context of family and community. He or she is a patient's advocate, which is through (1) coordinating the use of the entire health care system for the benefit of the patient, and (2) explaining the causes and implications of illness to the patients and their families."
Robert Rakel, Principles in Family Practice
"A community of life-long learners and achievers in the field of Family and Community Medicine … innovative, progressive, highly competent, with moral, ethical, and spiritual vigor, inspired by love, compassion and respect for human life, family and country, committed to the development and delivery of comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, accessible and holistic care to families and communities”
“We commit ourselves to excellence and leadership in relevant family-centered and community-oriented medical education, research and service.”
A training department fully accredited by the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians
Academic Member, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA)
In the face of continuous changes in the medical field wherein health care delivery became highly specialized, imersonal, fragmented and expensive, there was a compelling need for an exceptional physician who is able to cater to the majority of the health problems of Filipinos in a family oriented and comprehensive approach.
The Philippine General Hospital had been initially training only specialists for inpatient care, producing more specialists than are actually needed in the country. The need for residents who would be trained to provide first contact care at the emergency room and primary and secondary care at the outpatient department was identified. This was recognized as necessary to supplement the role of the hospital in providing tertiary care. This paved the way to the birth of the first Family Medicine Residency Training Program in the country- the Family Medicine Training Program of the Philippine General Hospital. The training program was envisioned to produce a new kind of specialist with well-differentiated roles and defined set of skills employing the characteristics of the individual, family and community as determinants of health, and who is able to provide comprehensive and holistic care.
In 1972, a two-year residency training program for general practice was started. The program was later revised into a three-year program allowing more training in Family Health Care, Community Health and Behavioral Science.
In 1974, the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians gave the residency training accreditation and since then it has continued to be a pioneer program in the country.
In December 1975, the Department of Family Medicine that offers the program was recognized as an Academic Department of the University of the Philippines and a Clinical Department of the Philippine General Hospital.
Since the inception of the training program, major advancements in behavioral sciences and counseling, research, hospice and palliative care, evidence-based family practice and quality assurance programs were implemented. Furthermore, it has introduced several innovations in the curriculum of Family Medicine Training program in the country.
The UP-PGH Department of Family and Community Medicine is proud of its residency program. For its 30 years, it has produced 5 presidents of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, 4 presidents of the Philippine Society of Teachers in Family Medicine, 2 deans of College of Medicine, 4 chairs of the specialty programs in Family Medicine, 14 chairs of the diferent Departments of Family Medicine and 1 of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) awardees.
VISION
A community of life-long learners and achievers in the field of Family and Community Medicine.. innovative, progressive, highly competent, with moral, ethical, and spiritual vigor, inspired by love, compassion and respect for human life, family and country... committed to the development and delivery of comprehensive, continuous, coordinated, accessible and holistic care o families and communities.
MISSION
We commit ourselves to excellence and leadership in relevant family-centered and community-oriented medical education, research and service.
July 27, 2010 –- The Department hosted the Bioethics Symposium for the College of Medicine. This was part of the regular conference schedule of the Social Medicine Unit – Committee on Bioethics. The presentation aptly titled “Extubation: A Case Study,” was delivered by SPHC Fellow Dr. Rojim Sorrosa. Consultants Drs. Manuel Medina and Andrew Ang acted as reactors. Dr. Connie Pumanes was the emcee for the affair.
June 18, 2010 –-- As part of the 102nd UP Manila Foundation Week Celebration, DFCM hosted a lecture on the topic “Integrative Approach to Wellness.” Chief Resident Dr. Vivien Fe Fadrilan delivered the talk at the OPD Conference Room with a good number of employees, representing the various units of the OPD, in attendance. Refreshments courtesy of GSK followed afterwards.
May 6 and 13, 2010 –-- The Department responded to the challenge of the College of Medicine by holding its own Management Action Plan for the beginning of the new 3-year term. Shortly after MAP VII was constituted by Dean Alberto Roxas to chart the direction of the College for his second term, DFCM proceeded with the workshop to plan activities and strategies for eight key results area (KRAs) namely, Governance, Faculty /Staff Development, Student Welfare, Research, Resource Development, Facilities, Curriculum and Advocacy. The faculty, including the Chief Resident and ACRs divided into four groups, tackling 2 KRAs each and came up with the document to be part of the official manual of UPCM.
- Alex J. B. Alip, Jr., MD
The UP-PGH Department of Family and Community Medicine will have its 33rd Postgraduate Course this November 22-24, 2012 at the Hyatt Hotel Manila. Theme for this year is Multidisciplinary Approaches and Skills in Family Practice.
You may now register online at http://docarl.wix.com/uppghdfcm
Getting to Know You: Chief Res Shiel Mejia-Samonte
by Michelle Merca, M.D.
After three years of training as FCM resident, Shiel has emerged to be one of the best residents in the department. She now joins the roster of highly competent FCM residents who went on as Chief to lead the Depart…
By Alex J. B. Alip, Jr., M.D.
“Multidisciplinary Approach: Working and Caring Together.” This was the theme of the 32nd Post-graduate course of the Department of Family and Community Medicine. The 2011 course was held 16 – 18 November at the Hyatt Hotel Manila. The theme was chosen to st…
The Department of Family and Community Medicine once again showcased its best and brightest by garnering practically all the major awards during the Golden Anniversary and Annual Convention of the Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, the specialty society which represents family doctors all over…
Jardine Sta. Ana, 2009 Residency Training graduate of the Department ranked number one among 220 examinees in the recently concluded Philippine Academy of Family Physicians Diplomate Board exams. He was consistently on the Dean’s List, both for his pre-medicine (Physical Therapy) and Medicine course…
The World Hospice and Palliative Care Day is a unified day of action to celebrate and support hospice and palliative care around the world. The theme for World Day 2010, which was held last October 9, is "Sharing the care". This day is for people to engage in events and activities to raise awareness…
Resident physician trainees of the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Philippine General Hospital, UP Manila, romped away with all the awards in the Residents’ Research Contest, both Analytical and Descriptive Categories, held during the Annual Convention of the Philippine Academy of Famil…
The Philippine Academy of Family Physicians, the governing body of all accredited departments of Family and Community Medicine nationwide, launched its Golden Anniversary Year celebrations last 30 April 2010. As part of the ceremonies, we presented a short video about the Academy. The AVP was prod…
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
2013
JOSEFINA S. ISIDRO-LAPENA, MD
Chair
ANNIE A. FRANCISCO, MD
Vice-Chair for Faculty
ZORAYDA E. LEOPANDO, MD
Vice-Chair for Community Medicine
ANTHONY GERONIMO H. CORDERO, MD
Vice-Chair for Academics - Students
ROBERTO L. RUIZ, MD
Asst to the Chair for Faculty Matters
NOEL L. ESPALLARDO, MD
Asst. to the Chair for Post-graduate Courses
SHEILA MARIE S. LAVINA, MD
Vice-Chair for Research
EVA IRENE Y. MAGLONZO, MD
Asst. to the Chair for the Masters Program
ALLAN R. DIONISIO, MD
Residency Training Officer
ALVIN B. SILVA, MD
Chief Resident
