DAVAO, Medical School Foundation (DMSF)
DAVAO, Medical School Foundation (DMSF)
DAVAO, Medical School Foundation (DMSF) 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 specialities 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 have made DMSF an attractive option of foreign medical students. To date, there are some 800 foreign medical students at various years of schooling.
Eligibility criteria to get admission in DMSF
Students in General Category who have 50% aggregate of physics; chemistry and biology are eligible to enrol in the DMSF. Students in SC, SEBC category who have 40% aggregate of physics; chemistry and biology are eligible to enrol in the DMSF. Apart from the science marks, students are required to have a passing mark in the English subject.
Advantages of MBBS in DMSF
DMSF has an affordable fees structure with flexible payment options.
This is a well-established university since it has been around for a long time.
Since the medium of teaching is in English, there is no language barrier.
The environment of the DMSF is healthy and friendly.
It is recognized by MCI, India and also other major corporations in the world.