Intarmed
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INTARMED (Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine) is the seven-year program of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine that shortens the whole medical education by two years. It consists of two years of pre-medical courses (Year Levels I – II) and five years in the Medicine Proper (Year Levels III-VII). Medicine proper is comprised of four years of regular medical studies (Year Levels III - VI) and one year of clinical internship (Year Level VII).
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[edit] Entry
There are 2 entry points to the College of Medicine: Year Level I and Year Level III (First Year Medicine Proper).
High school graduates who have met the requirements for admission to the University of the Philippines System are eligible for admission to Year Level I. Applications are coursed through the University of the Philippines System General Admission Process. The Year Level I INTARMED students are selected from the top 50 male and top 50 female college freshmen qualifiers (ranked according to UPG) who indicated in the U.P. College Admission Test (UPCAT) application form their interest in INTARMED.
Only 40 applicants (20 males and 20 females) will be finally admitted into the program as Direct entrants, following a selection process which includes an interview.
Applicants who have obtained their Baccalaureate degree (Bachelor in Science or Arts) are eligible to enter the first year of Medicine Proper as Lateral Entrants. The applicant must have a valid National Medical Admission Test (NMAT) score not lower than 90 percentile. The applicants would then be trimmed down by a rigorous selection process to the final 120 Lateral Entrants for Year Level III.
As an effect of the two entry points, a mixing of students happens during Year Level III wherein the Direct Entrants are joined by the Lateral Entrants as both groups enter Medicine Proper. This mixing will result to the final 160 students which will comprise a class in Medicine Proper.
[edit] B.S. Basic Medical Sciences
A baccalaureate degree in Basic Medicine is awarded to Direct entrants who have satisfactorily completed Year Levels I to IV of the seven-year program.
[edit] Goal
The aim of the program is to develop, in the shorter span of seven years (as in the case of the Direct Entrants), physicians who have scientific competence to practice medicine and the social conscience to motivate them to continuously seek ways and means of improving medical service to all levels of Philippine society.
Excellence and leadership in community-oriented medical education directed towards the underserved.
