By John Labordo (Class 2026) Cover Photo courtesy of the UP College of Medicine Facebook page Five graduates of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) make the top 10 list of theContinue reading
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A Decade in Retrospect
By Mandy Esquivel (Class 2019) I remember on my first day in UP, in June 2012, a classmate sat beside me, and started speaking to me in Filipino. I always understood the language better thanContinue reading
Mu Sigma Phi Sorority sets up vaccination drive for frontliners
By Chainne Quintans (Class 2025) Photo Courtesy of ImMUnity: An Ounce of Prevention Facebook page Mu Sigma Phi Sorority held Bakunadong Bayani last Sept. 21, from 7 am to 3 pm, in the second-floor hallwayContinue reading
PGH Budget Cut: Regressing Accessibility of Philippine Healthcare
By Jean Agaid (Class 2025) and Keji Agbulos (Class 2027) DISCLAIMER: The views presented in this article do not necessarily reflect the views of UP Medics nor the entire UPCM student body. Philippine General HospitalContinue reading
ICPC 49 and the hope of a “second wind” | March 19, 2022
By Joseph Gilo (Class 2027) Cover Photo courtesy of Interscholastic Clinicopathologic Conference Facebook Page The Medical Students Society of the UP College of Medicine – with the cooperation of the UP-PGH Department of Pathology, concludedContinue reading
UPCM commences FOP 2022: Serye for incoming Class 2027
By Chainne Quintans (Class 2025) Cover Photo courtesy of UPCM Freshie Orientation Program 2022 Facebook Page The University of the Philippines College of Manila (UPCM) held its annual Freshie Orientation Program (FOP) for incoming freshmen,Continue reading
‘Mga doktor ng bayan, paglingkuran ang sambayanan!’ | UPCM Class of 2022 stage a lightning rally during graduation
By Keji Agbulos (Class 2027) Cover Photo courtesy of Sichuan Edward Rayco (Class 2022) Graduates of the UP College of Medicine Class of 2022 conducted a lightning rally during the 113th Commencement Exercise of theContinue reading
Heartstopper: The Queer Teen Series for Today
By JE Mariano (Class 2023) I am a 26-year-old gay man with a 14-year-old gay brother. When our youngest was growing up, I couldn’t be much of a brother to him: one, because I wasContinue reading
COVID-19 Boosters: Alamin Natin!
By Iya de Claro (Class 2024) Cover photo courtesy of the Mu Sigma Phi Sorority Since the COVID-19 pandemic started, the Philippines has been greatly affected by its devastating consequences. Public health concerns, already veryContinue reading
Mental Strength in Sports
By Dan Go (Class 2023) This article series is a collaboration between UP Medics and the UP MSC Sports and Wellness Committee aimed to feature UPCM’s very own athletes. Mental toughness is (probably) the mostContinue reading