DAVAO MEDICAL SCHOOL FOUNDATION

Eligibility criteria to get admission in Davao medical school foundation:-

Students in General Category who have 50% aggregate of physics; chemistry and biology are eligible to enrol in the Davao medical school foundation. Students in SC, SEBC category who have 40% aggregate of physics; chemistry and biology are eligible to enrol in the Davao medical school foundation. Apart from the science marks, students are required to have passing mark in the English subject.

Climatic conditions;-

The Philippines has five types of climates: tropical rainforest, tropical savannah, tropical monsoon, humid subtropical, and oceanic (both are in higher-altitude areas) characterized by relatively high temperature, oppressive humidity and plenty of rainfall. There are two seasons in the country, the wet season and the dry season, based upon the amount of rainfall. This is also dependent on location in the country as some areas experience rain all throughout the year (see Climate types). Based on temperature, the warmest months of the year are March through October; the winter monsoon brings cooler air from November to February. May is the warmest month, and January, the coolest.

Course duration;-

The total duration of the Medical, MD or MBBS course is 5 and half year for students who have been educated till class 12 with Science. The first 16months is dedicated for pre medical course. .If focuses on building foundation for a strong medical education. The next 4 years is the core medicine and clinical rotation

Brief Background to the DMSF:-

The Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc. (DMSFI) was established in July 1976 in response to the recognition of the lack of doctors serving rural communities and lack of specialist in urban centres of Mindanao. Its College of Medicine was thus the first such college to be set up in Mindanao and is dedicated to providing medical education and training of the highest order, leading to the provision of effective medical care in both rural and urban communities.

A consortium, the members of which are the Ateneo de Davao University, Broken shire Memorial Hospital, the Development of Peoples’ Foundation, San Pedro Hospital and San Pedro College, operates the Foundation. It is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit organization and is approved by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED). In addition to the College of Medicine, DMSF operates a College of Dentistry, an Institute of Primary Health Care (IPHC) and a Centre for Education, Research and Development in Health (CERDH).

The school is located on a 2.5 hectare site close to the centre of Davao City, which boasts of a stable climate, both in terms of its weather and its politics. There are five universities within the boundaries of the City as well as several schools and colleges. Students are affiliated to the Davao Medical Centre, the Davao Doctors Hospitals, San Pedro Hospital and Broken shire Memorial Hospital for their clinical rotations in the third and fourth years of their courses.

There are some 125 Faculty members drawn from a wide range of medical specialties and the total student population of all four years of students is usually around 1,058.

Its unique geographic location, the peace and order, and political stability of Davao City and Region XI has made DMSF an attractive option of foreign medical students. To date there are some 800 foreign medical students at various years of schooling.

VISION:-

The Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc. envisions healthy communities enjoying quality life.

MISSION:-

Davao Medical School Foundation, Inc., inspired by the community orientation of the Founders, commits to:

Provide humane and integral health sciences education and services with emphasis on primary health care in the complementation of instruction, research, patient, community health care and community engagement.

Develop and nurture God-centered, competent, compassionate, ethical and socially responsive graduates, faculty, staff and health care providers.

Forge strong partnership and networks with consortium members and other stakeholders in the areas of health and community development.

Keep at pace with global developments in health sciences education and health care services.

Benefits of the Davao medical school foundation;-

1. No donation is required for admission
2. No entrance exam is required for admission
3. Low college fees
4. Facility of fully furnished hostel
5. Canteens that provide Gujarati and all type of Indian food
6. 24 hours facility of library for reading
7. cutting edge in campus hospital for best of the practice
8. 24 hours Wi-Fi facility
9. Safe environment and well disposed individuals
10. Magnificent boarding and lodging provided by the University