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The M.D. is a four-year and six months professional degree program which qualifies the degree holder to take the licensure exam for medical doctors in the Philippines. Health professionals are one of the biggest exports of the Philippines and a significant source of tax revenue for the government which subsidises medical education.
The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) is an umbrella organization, formed in 1952, of internists in the Philippines. It was founded by Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria. [1] [2] Its three main aims are: Continuing medical education of internists and other physicians; Certification and regulation of the subspecialty of Internal Medicine;
Intended for applicants who do not currently hold, or have not recently held, a license/registration to practice medicine without supervision (Pathway 1), but who successfully completed a secure, standardized clinical skills exam as a requirement for medical licensure or registration in a country other than the United States. Pathway 3
An international medical graduate (IMG), earlier known as a foreign medical graduate (FMG), is a physician who has graduated from a medical school outside of the country where he or she intends to practice. The term non-local medical graduate may be similarly used in countries with distinct licensing regions within them.
After completing the social service, a doctor obtains a "medical registration" at the governor's office (Gobernación) of the Department (province/state) where they served the obligatory term. This registration is the same as a license in other countries, and authorizes the physician to practice medicine anywhere in the national territory.
The National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) is a nationwide examination required for the entrance to any medical school in the Philippines. [1] It is sometimes considered as equivalent to the MCAT, which is held in the United States. The test consists of Part I and Part II.
In 1975, PRC began issuing computer-printed registration cards with one-year validity. PRC starts accrediting professional organizations. On December 5, 2000, President Joseph Estrada signed the Republic Act No. 8981, known as the PRC Modernization Act of 2000. [ 5 ]
Natural-born Filipinos and their dependents who have naturalized in a foreign country and wish to permanently reside in the Philippines. This visa was provided for under Republic Act No. 4376, passed in 1965. [c] Special 47(a)(2) [35] Special Non-Immigrant Visa. This is a non-immigrant visa granted to several categories of foreign nationals: