Pediatrics

Vision

The Department of Pediatrics of the University of the Philippines Manila –Philippine General Hospital will be known as a:

• Leader in innovative teaching in Pediatrics in undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• Center for excellence in general pediatrics and subspecialty services
• Hub or collaborative, interdisciplinary research addressing the country’s health issues and concerns
• Model of efficiency and transparency in governance . . . accountable to God and the nation.

Mission

We shall develop a core of well-rounded pediatric specialists who are:

• Innovative teachers outstanding in learner-centered programs that are community-oriented, nationally-relevant and globally-recognized;
• Astute clinicians delivering comprehensive healthcare services, employing appropriate technology, tempered with compassion, relevance and sensitivity to socio-cultural dimensions;
• Outstanding researchers with the highest standard of investigative skills and cited in both national and international scientific publications;
• Well-rounded professionals with integrity, reverence for God, and care for humanity.

GOALS OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR KEY RESULT AREAS

Training

Produce competent graduates with a strong foundation in pediatrics through relevant and responsive undergraduate and postgraduate curricula, demonstrating proper medical and professional ethics

Service

Deliver quality patient services with optimal patient safety and acceptable rate of hospital-related infections

Research

Generate original researches published in peer-reviewed national and international journals aligned with aligned with the university research agenda (health technology development, health financing, health service development, socio-environmental health concerns)

Governance

• Exhibit efficiency and transparency in the fund generation, utilization, mobilization, accounting, and donor acknowledgement.
• Attain a sustainable human resource management in recruitment, development, placement, recognition, retention, and succession of highly qualified faculty and support staff.
• Deliver an effective infrastructure management (building maintenance and reliable internet connectivity) and equipment management (procurement and maintenance) for optimization of services in a conducive environment

The Department of Pediatrics takes pride in being the leader in pediatric education, both for the undergraduates and postgraduates. Although starting as one of the original eight departments of instruction in the Philippine Medical School, the forerunner of the the UP College of Medicine, which opened on June 10, 1907, it was only in September 1915 when Pediatrics fully functioned independently of the Department of Internal Medicine, with Dr. Jose Albert as its head until his death in 1946. Ward 11 with a 61-bed capacity was established for the purpose of providing the clinical instruction in the field of pediatrics. Academic programs were strengthened with the clinical clerkship and compulsory internship programs established in 1923.

UP Medical Students, circa 1907

Humble Beginnings of OPD clinics, circa 1950

As the Department continued to trailblaze the path of academic leadership in the field of pediatrics, the adaption of innovative teaching strategies, the provision of relevant continuing education courses, the development of subspecialty disciplines and programs, and the institutionalization of research endeavors became the natural courses of action taken. To date, the Department, which has a roster of 92 faculty members, four of whom hold the position of Professor Emeritus, offers training programs in all 17 recognized pediatric subspecialties, the only center that has achieved this feat in the country. The Department is also the only institution offering fellowship programs in Clinical Genetics, and Emergency Pediatrics, and Endocrinology and Metabolism; and the first to start pediatric subspecialty programs in Adolescent Medicine, Allergy and Immunology; Ambulatory Pediatrics; Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition; Intensive Care; Newborn Medicine; Nephrology; and Rheumatology, setting the trends for optimal care of patients with these special concerns. The Department maintains its Level IV accreditation status by the Philippine Pediatric Society for its pediatric residency training program since 2010 and all its pediatric subspecialty programs are accredited by the respective subspecialty societies.

The Department also has the pioneering Child Protection Unit. It also offers two graduate programs (MSc in Clinical Medicine – Child Health and MS Genetic Counseling)

Four-time hailed by the Philippine General Hospital as the Most Outstanding Department during the term of the late Prof. Luis Mabilangan (1974–1980), and two-time awarded by the UP College of Medicine the coveted Silver Cup for being the Most Outstanding Clinical Science Department under the chairmanship of Prof. Carmelo Alfiler (1999–2000) and Prof. Juliet Sio Aguilar (2016–2017), the Department of Pediatrics will continue to tirelessly seek ways to advance its mission of delivering quality pediatric education and serving the underserved with competence, dedication, and compassion.

Chair: Marissa B. Lukban, MD

Department of Pediatrics
G/F Philippine General Hospital
Taft Avenue, Manila 1000 Philippines
Tel. No.: (+632) 8554-8400 Local: 2100/2101/2107
Direct Line: (+632) 8554-8469
E-mail: pgh.pedia.chiefresident@gmail.com

The PGH Pediatric Residency Training Program

The University of the Philippines College of Medicine – Philippine General Hospital Department of Pediatrics maintains the highest level (IV) accreditation status by the Philippine Pediatric Society for its pediatric residency training program since 2010 and all its pediatric subspecialty programs are accredited by the respective subspecialty societies.

Goals of the Pediatric Residency Training Program

The Pediatric Residency Training Program aims to produce skillful specialists who can serve the community as health care providers, leaders, teachers/academicians, researchers, and social mobilizers. The Department seeks to attain this goal through:

1. Training and developing graduates in the field of Pediatrics towards:

• • delivery of adequate and competent general medical care based on current scientific information;
  • pursuit of specialized training for service and education;
  • pursuit of new knowledge through relevant research activities; and
  • acquisition of proper medical ethics for appropriate behavior as part of the medical team.

2. To disseminate knowledge on pediatrics through proper placement of its graduates to efficiently serve the needs of the country.

The Pediatric Residency Curriculum (based from the PPS HAB Manual):