Manila Doctors College

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Motto	We Nurse the World
Established	1975
Type	Private,
President	utot
Undergraduates	About 3,000
Location	Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines
Campus	Urban, 2 acres
Website	www.mdc.edu.ph

The Manila Doctors College (MDC) is a privately owned and operated educational institution that offers academic degrees & certificate courses related to allied medical services and liberal arts & sciences. MDC was founded in 1975 as the School of Nursing for the Manila Doctors Hospital. The college is operated by the Metrobank Foundation and in the year 2004, MDC's campus was transferred from the City of Manila to Pasay City.

[edit] History

Founded and formally inaugurated during the 19th anniversary celebration of the Manila Doctors Hospital in 1975 and first known as the MDH School of Nursing, the Manila Doctors College was originally located at the fourth floor of the Manila Doctors Hospital along United Nations Avenue. Some of its founding members include Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria, Dr. Fidel Estrada, Dr. Jose Villanueva and other members of the Board of Directors of the Hospital. Among the pioneers who charted its initial direction was Mrs. Cristeta T. Patajo, the first principal, and her assistant, Mrs. Velma Iñigo.

Initially offering a three-year Graduate Nursing course, the first batch of 154 freshmen qualified from about 500 applicants. Out of this number, 130 qualified for the sophomore year. A year later, the first batch of graduates of this program, now numbering only 118 because of the College's selective retention policy, took the government board examination, in which one of its graduates landed in 8th place. In the same year, a permit to offer the four-year B.S. Nursing course and the four-year Liberal Arts course was granted by the Department of Education.

The College marked a major milestone in its history when the Metrobank Foundation acquired control of the Manila Medical Services, Inc. in February 1979. With the takeover, a new set of hospital directors was elected, headed by Dr. George S. K. Ty as Chairman and Mr. Edgardo Espiritu as President. The College as a result, saw prompt expansion and development. A new, three-storey facility was constructed to house more classrooms, laboratories and administrative offices.

[edit] Vision and Mission Statement

We envision Manila Doctors College to be a model institution of higher learning in health and other disciplines, a center of total human development founded on the culture of excellence and nurturance.

As a reflection of this vision, our mission statement embodies our commitment to:

Provide holistic formation of the individual by harnessing his/her optimum potential, utilizing a broad range of knowledge from various behavioral, social and natural sciences and other professional courses.
Direct student programs, services and activities toward achieving professional excellence that meets the national and global standards for health care and other disciplines.
Establish a financially viable educational institution.
Maintain a system of governance that promotes the corporate values of participative management, multi-disciplinary partnering, dynamic teamwork and open communication conducive to personal well being, professional grown and development.
Enhance social responsibility as a way of life.