Curriculum Vitae
Work Experience
10/2009 – present: Consultant for the Health Sector Reform Monograph Series
11/2008 – 09/2009: Health Policy Fellow for Local Health Systems
UPecon – Health Policy Development Program
(A USAID project for the RP Department of Health)
PCED Building, UP Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines
09/2008 – 11/2008:
Resident-on-Duty (Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine)
Ospital ng Muntinlupa, Filinvest Corporate City
Muntinlupa City, Philippines
Educational Background
2009 – present:
Doctor of Jurisprudence
College of Law, University of the Philippines Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
2007 – 2008:
Rotating Internship
Philippine General Hospital, University of the Philippines Manila
Manila, Philippines
2003 – 2008:
Doctor of Medicine
College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila
Manila, Philippines
1999 – 2003:
Bachelor of Science in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman
Quezon City, Philippines
Other Training
Participant, Renato B. Dantes Memorial Health Policy Course 2009. Department of Clinical Epidemiology – UPCM and the Foundation for the Advancement of Clinical Epidemiology, 11 to 13 March 2009.
Participant, Basic D.O.T.S. Workshop for Medical Interns. UP Manila College of Medicine – PGH in cooperation with the Department of Health and PHIC, 25 March 2008.
Rotated for an Off-Campus Elective in Family Medicine at the Kelsey-Seybold Clinic Copperfield in Houston, Texas, May-June 2006.
Professional Licenses
Philippine Medical License, 28 August 2008
S-2 Dangerous Drugs License (Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency), 26 September 2008
Memberships in Professional Organizations & Offices Held
Member, Philippine Medical Association – Paranaque Chapter, 2008-present.
Chairperson, University Student Council, University of the Philippines Manila, 2005-2006
Founding Chairperson, ASEAN Youth Network, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 2005
Fellow, Upsilon Sigma Phi (University Students Fraternity), University of the Philippines Manila, 2004-present
Officer-in-Charge of the University of the Philippines Charter Change, University of the Philippines Medicine Student Council, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, 2004-2008
Co-Chairperson, Students’ Rights and Welfare plus Basic Services Committee, University of the Philippines Medicine Student Council, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, 2003-2005
Class Officer, Class of 2008, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, 2003-2008
College of Medicine Representative, University Electoral Board, University of the Philippines Manila, 2004-2005
Voting Center Manager, National Citizen’s Movement for Free Elections, Paranaque City, Philippines, 2004
Medical Officer, Parish Pastoral Council for Responsible Voting, Paranaque City, Philippines, 2007
Research
“Acute Subcutaneous Toxicity Study of Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson) Leech Homogenate in Mice.” Third Place Pharmacodynamics research paper presented at the College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, 2005.
“A low molecular weight and possibly peptide-based component of Hirudinaria manillensis (Lesson) leech homogenate vasoconstricts arterioles in the Phodopus campbelli hamster cheek pouch.” First Place Biochemistry and Physiology research paper presented at the College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, 2004.
“A possible peptide-based nutritional supplement has an enhancing effect on industrial brewer’s yeast growth.” Published [Science Diliman 17(1):15-22] undergraduate thesis in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, National Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, College of Science, University of the Philippines Diliman. Also presented at the Philippine Society of Microbiology Annual Conference, Baguio City, Philippines, 2003.
Awards, Honors, and Accomplishments
Speaker on “Recognizing and Addressing Challenges in DOH-LGU Engagement”. Health Policy Discussion Series – DOH Health Policy Development and Planning Bureau, 8 January 2010.
Eusebio S. Garcia – Class ’36 Leadership Award, UP College of Medicine, 2008.
Resource Speaker, Committee Hearing on the New UP Charter. Committee on Education, Culture, and the Arts – Philippine Senate, 26 November 2007.
Guest Debater, Square Off:RA 9439 – The Hospital Detention Law. ABS-CBN News Channel, 30 May 2007.
Inspirational Speaker for the Youth, Bagumbayan Volunteers for a New Philippines. Office of Sen. Richard Gordon, 23 February 2006.
Philippine Delegate, ASEAN Campus Journalists/Leaders Exchange Programme (Phase I – Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia). ASEAN Committee on Culture and Information (COCI), 3-20 October 2005.
Guest Panelist on Political Loyalty, Y Speak Live!. Studio 23 (ABS-CBN), 17 July 2005.
Phone Interviewee on the Political Crisis, Top Story with David Celdran. ANC (ABS-CBN), 4 July 2005.
Reactor, Immunization Week Lecture. UP Manila Office of Student Affairs and PGH, 20 June 2005.
Reactor, 2nd Centennial Colloquium – Service to Country: What UPCM Graduates Have Done and Can Do. UP College of Medicine and PGH Department of Surgery, 27 May 2005.
Audience Reactor on CHED’s Tuition Cap, Dong Puno Live. ABS-CBN, 19 May 2005.
Guest, Atomic Bam Segment – Breakfast. Studio 23 (ABS-CBN), 17 May 2005.
Reactor, Congressional Commission on Debt: An Urgent Action to the Crisis. Philippine Senate, 25 April 2005.
Resource Speaker, Committee Hearing on the New UP Charter. Committee on Higher and Technical Education – Philippine House of Representatives, 27 October 2004.
Resource Speaker, Committee Hearing on the New UP Charter. Committee on Education, Culture, and the Arts – Philippine Senate, 16 September 2004.
Religious Affiliation
Roman Catholic
Choirmaster of the Youth Choir; Lector and Commentator
Resurrection of Our Lord Parish, Paranaque City, Philippines
Leisure Activities
Writing, Pets, Photography, Website Design
Languages
Fluent in Filipino and English, in the spoken and written forms of both languages
References available upon request
On Twitter
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