College of PT Celebrates Christmas Party 2008

The College of Physical Therapy ends the year with a bang as they celebrate Christmas Party with friends and family. This year, all go retro in celebration of this year's 20th anniversary of the College.

Join us next year!

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Announcement: FREE Career Talk and Orientation about Medical Transcription Program

Calling all Physical Therapy alumni!

You are invited to a free Career Talk and Orientation about the PGMA Training For Work Scholarship Program for Medical Transcriptionists that will be held tomorrow, 1:00 PM at Room 403 of the UERMMMC College of Physical Therapy.

The talk will create awareness of the career path of the medical transcriptionist and how it will be beneficial to graduates of allied medical courses.

Benefits will include:

1. Added skills that will help upgrade the credentials of the PT interns and alumni.
2. Opportunity to earn while you work at home.
3. Competitive advantage to work abroad.

The program's requirements are as follows:

• 18-55 years old
• at least high school graduate (graduates and undergraduates of allied medical courses preferred)
  
• should pass the screening tests:
• one (1) 2x2 and (2) 1x1 ID pictures (upon enrollment)

This project is brought to us in part by Ms. Hana Iglesias-Silva (PT '98) and the College of PT.

Donor Roll: Dr. Jose Tandoc

The College of Physical Therapy gives its sincere thanks and appreciation to the gift of knowledge as shared by our latest donor, Dr. Jose Tandoc. The four (4) books are to be stored in the UERM Library for the use of all the students in the Medical Center.

He gave us the following volumes:

1. American Medical Association Guides to the Evaluation of Permanent Impairment (4th ed.)
2. Practical Electromyography by Ernest Johnson (2nd ed.)
3. Clinical Electromyography Nerve Conduction Studies by Shin J. Oh, MD (2nd ed.)
4. Sports Medicine by Richard Strauss, MD (1st ed.)

Dr. Tandoc is a long-time partner of the UERMMMC College of Physical Therapy. He is a sponsor of the College's Annual Book Award, which gives opportunities for deserving students to buy needed references.

Thank you, Dr. Tandoc!

PT Alumnus Brings Back First Aid and CPR Training

Trainees give return demo of CPR.
After the much needed break, participants pair up and prepare mats for the return demo. Participants intently listening to:

a. a very important point of Community First Aid/CPR

b. one of Sir Edward's famous jokes

Sir Edward expounding on an important principle.

One of the trainers demonstrate on a dummy while Sir Edward looks on.

The College of Physical Therapy hosted a workshop on Community First Aid Training and (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) CPR on November 29, 2008 as taught by fellow alumnus, Edward Cyril Cuenca, PTRP (1998). Among the participants were College of PT Alumni, new PT graduates, and Barangay workers from nearby barangays.

Participants received two certification cards by the American Safety and Health Institute:

1. Basic First Aid: Pediatric First Aid, Adult First Aid, and Universal First Aid

2. CPR Pro: Adult CPR AED, Child CPR AED, Infant CPR