Region 1 Medical Center - Department of Family and Community Medicine

09/09/2026

Your calling. Your community. Your Family Medicine journey. 🩺❤️

Application Season is officially OPEN! ✨

Looking for a residency that sees beyond the diagnosis, cares beyond the consultation, and serves beyond the hospital walls?

Family and Community Medicine might just be where you belong.

Grow with us. Learn with us. Serve with us.
Be the physician your community needs.

📣 Applications are now open!
Your journey to becoming a Family Physician starts here.

14/08/2026

🎉 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗧𝗢 𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗙𝗜𝗘𝗗 𝗙𝗔𝗠𝗜𝗟𝗬 𝗣𝗛𝗬𝗦𝗜𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗡𝗦! 🎉

The 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝟏 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 (𝐑𝟏𝐌𝐂) proudly congratulates our doctors on officially becoming 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 by the 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐲𝐬𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐬 (𝐏𝐀𝐅𝐏)!

✨ 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐉𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚 𝐈. 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐳, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐂𝐅𝐏

✨ 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚 𝐂𝐫𝐮𝐳 - 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐌𝐏𝐇, 𝐂𝐅𝐏

✨ 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐚𝐧 𝐋. 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚, 𝐌𝐃, 𝐂𝐅𝐏

Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and exemplary service to community health during your residency. Your R1MC family is incredibly proud of your milestone! 💙🩺✨

28/05/2026

The Department of Family and Community Medicine of Region 1 Medical Center will be hosting the Hospital Conference featuring 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲 on May 29, 2026, at Francisco Q. Duque Hall, Region 1 Medical Center, Dagupan City, Pangasinan.

This academic forum aims to deepen understanding on the role of evidence-based lifestyle interventions in the prevention, management, and long-term outcomes of chronic diseases, highlighting its growing relevance in comprehensive and patient-centered healthcare.

🎤 Speaker: 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗘. 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝘇𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗗, 𝗠𝗛𝗔, 𝗗𝗣𝗖𝗟𝗠, 𝗙𝗣𝗔𝗙𝗣
🎙️ Moderator: Niña Patricia V. Orbe-Ramos, MD, CFP

Join us for an engaging scholarly discussion as we continue to advance excellence in family and community medicine through preventive, holistic, and multidisciplinary approaches to care.

28/05/2026

The Department of Family and Community Medicine successfully concluded today’s 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝘂𝗯 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 held on May 28, 2026, at the Odeum Hall, Region 1 Medical Center, highlighting a critical appraisal of the journal article entitled “𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝘆𝗽𝗲 2 𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗔 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄.”

Presented by 𝗗𝗿. 𝗠𝗮. 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼, the discussion emphasized the value of evidence-based and community-oriented interventions in improving diabetes care and patient outcomes.

The activity fostered meaningful academic discourse and collaborative learning, reaffirming the department’s commitment to excellence in evidence-based family and community medicine practice.

Advancing evidence today, transforming communities tomorrow.

25/05/2026

The Department of Family and Community Medicine of the Region 1 Medical Center proudly congratulates 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗺 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗔. 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝘀𝗼𝗻, 𝗠𝗗, 𝗗𝗙𝗠, 𝗙𝗣𝗦𝗠𝗦𝗚 for winning 𝟯𝗿𝗱 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 during the 𝟭𝟰𝘁𝗵 𝗜𝗔𝗚𝗚 𝗠𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗔𝘀𝗶𝗮: 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘆𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀, held last March 22–24, 2026, at St. Luke’s Medical Center – Global City.

This remarkable achievement reflects the culture of clinical excellence, innovation, and compassionate care nurtured within the department and the R1MC Geriatric Center. His prospective study, “𝗗𝗶𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗼𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝘂𝘀 𝗤𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 (𝗦𝗣𝗠𝗦𝗤) 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗮 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗱 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗩𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘆𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 - 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗲-𝗕𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆,” contributes meaningful and valuable evidence toward improving geriatric assessment and elderly care in the Philippines.

Your dedication to advancing geriatric medicine through research brings pride and honor to our institution. May this accomplishment continue to inspire excellence in service to our elderly patients and the medical community.

Congratulations, Dr. Chuson!

18/05/2026

𝘾𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2026! 🩺💙

The R1MC Department of Family and Community Medicine, in collaboration with the Gender and Development (GAD) office, proudly joins the global celebration with the theme: “𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙖 𝘿𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙.”

As family physicians, we continue to bridge innovation and empathy, providing patient-centered care that heals not only individuals, but entire families and communities.

🗓️ May 19, 20, and 22, 2026
From meaningful lectures and health consultations to fun and educational community activities, this celebration reminds us that healthcare becomes more powerful when compassion meets innovation.

See the attached program schedules for the full lineup of activities.

Together, let us continue building healthier communities for tomorrow. 🌍✨

13/05/2026

Mabuhay! In celebration of 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙁𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙮 𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝘿𝙖𝙮 2026, the PAFPRO NCR Family Medicine Residents present "𝙊𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙣 𝙋𝙖𝙜𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙤𝙢" 🩺✨

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