Student Life
Self-directed learning and discovery
The competency-based medical curriculum of the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery requires deep motivation and an earnest desire to demonstrate and practice self-directed learning and discovery.
Hinged on educational underpinnings espousing constructive, collaborative and experiential learning, Thomasian medical learners are expected to excel and apply skills in critical inquiry and decision-making.
Character development through Christian oriented action
The three attributes of the Thomasian physician is best seen through programs, projects and activities that reflect the University’s strong Christian leanings. Thomasian medical learners are exposed to the human side of medical practice through topics and subjects in bioethics, clinico-moral conferences and integrated ethical considerations in clinical case discussions.
Yearly recollection activities and special masses also deepen their devotion to God and strengthen their commitment to practice competence and compassion in their every living encounters.
Talent enrichment and enhancement
Organizations of different interests, advocacies and inclinations abound in the UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Established to promote camaraderie and comradeship through responsible and relevant activities, Thomasian medical learners are provided with opportunities to hone their artistic talents and skills as well as their organizational and creative potentials.
The annual “Medicine Week” celebration is a festive showcase of the Thomasian medical learners multi-layered and multi-faceted personalities. Songs, skits, dances, posters, essays, photographs, short films and spectacular production numbers make this event a truly memorable and engaging experience.
Community extension services
Research
The UST Faculty of Medicine is a fertile training ground for research. It has facilities that provide a research-friendly environment for Thomasian discoveries in both basic and clinical sciences. It has within its premises the “Research Center for the Health Sciences” established to spearhead and innovate research outputs from Thomasian medical learners. Likewise, it has reinvented the “Skills and Simulation Center for the Health Sciences” housing areas where research in medicine, surgery, ultrasound technology and life support science can be performed. The Department of Clinical Epidemiology has been created to guide Thomasian medical learners in the creation of methodologically sound research.
As a modern medical learner, the Thomasian medical graduate is expected to produce or be part of locally and globally impactful research in medicine and the health sciences.
