Philippine College of Physicians
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The Philippine College of Physicians (PCP) is an umbrella organization, formed in 1952, of internists in the Philippines
. It was founded by Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria
Its three main aims are:
The College has a total of 6,318 members composed of Fellows, Diplomates and Affiliate Members. The title of Diplomate in Internal Medicine is awarded by the PCP to an internist who has fulfilled all the requirements set by the Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine which administers the certifying examinations annually. The title of Fellow is awarded to a Diplomate in Internal Medicine who has fulfilled the requirements for membership as Fellow in the PCP. Thus, an internist who has satisfactorily passed and fulfilled the requirements of the PCP and having been certified as such, may carry the title Diplomate in Internal Medicine and Fellow of the PCP (FPCP).
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
. It was founded by Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria
Its three main aims are:
- Continuing medical education of internists and other physicians;
- Certification and Regulation of the Subspecialty of Internal Medicine;
- Accreditation and Certification of the Training Programs for Internal Medicine in the Philippines.
An Affiliate Society of Philippine Medical Association (PMA)
The PCP is an affiliate society of the Philippine Medical Association and a member-society of the International Society of Internal Medicine.The College has a total of 6,318 members composed of Fellows, Diplomates and Affiliate Members. The title of Diplomate in Internal Medicine is awarded by the PCP to an internist who has fulfilled all the requirements set by the Philippine Specialty Board of Internal Medicine which administers the certifying examinations annually. The title of Fellow is awarded to a Diplomate in Internal Medicine who has fulfilled the requirements for membership as Fellow in the PCP. Thus, an internist who has satisfactorily passed and fulfilled the requirements of the PCP and having been certified as such, may carry the title Diplomate in Internal Medicine and Fellow of the PCP (FPCP).
Sub-specialties and affiliate societies
The College has fourteen sub-specialties and affiliate societies under it namely:- Philippine Heart Association
- Philippine Society of Gastroenterology
- Philippine College of Chest Physicians
- Philippine Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Philippine Society of Nephrology
- Philippine Society of Hematology and Blood Transfusion
- Philippine Neurological Association
- Philippine Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism
- Philippine Society of Asthma, Allergology and Immunology
- Philippine Society of Nuclear Medicine
- Philippine Rheumatology Association
- Philippine Society of Medical Oncology
- Philippine Diabetes Association
- Philippine Dermatological Society
Regional chapters
The College has eleven regional chapters nationwide:- PCP Northern Luzon Chapter
- PCP Southern Luzon Chapter
- PCP Central Luzon Chapter
- PCP Northeastern Luzon Chapter
- PCP Bicol Chapter
- PCP Central Visayas Chapter
- PCP Eastern Visayas Chapter
- PCP Western Visayas Negros Occidental Chapter
- PCP Western Visayas Panay Chapter
- PCP Northern Mindanao Chapter
- PCP Southern Mindanao Chapter
- PCP Western Mindanao Chapter