Ateneo, Healthway partner for medical students’ internship and clerkship
The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health (ASMPH) has formalized its partnership with Healthway as the institution’s affiliate community clinic. With this collaboration, 4th and 5th year medical students of ASMPH are granted the opportunity to complete supervised training at Healthway’s clinics during their clerkship and internship.
This development is in line with the existing partnership between AC Health and Ateneo Professional Schools (APS) that focuses on healthcare advocacy, research, and recruitment and training.
The signing event was held on February 23, 2021, with Paolo Borromeo, President and CEO of AC Health, Dr. John Paul Vergara, Vice President for Ateneo Professional Schools, and Dr Cenon Alfonso, dean of ASMPH as acting signatories. The event was also attended by Paul Darroca, President and CEO of Healthway, Dr. Irene Limpo, General Manager of Healthway Family Clinics, Dr. Suzanne Pama, General Manager of Healthway Multi-Specialty Clinics, and Dr. Sonny Duran, Medical Affairs Head of Healthway.
“AC Health and the Ateneo Professional Schools continue to work towards our shared vision of creating an integrated healthcare ecosystem which relies on doctors that are more than just clinicians, but are also dynamic leaders and social catalysts. We are excited to welcome future Atenean doctors into Healthway and provide them opportunities to enhance their patient care advocacy, ensure their professional competence, and maximize the resources available for learning and formation, especially in this time of crisis when we need them most,” said Paolo Borromeo, President and CEO of AC Health.
“ASMPH is excited to launch this program with AC Health and to provide an opportunity for our students to train across Healthway’s clinic network. Through the years, we continue to take pride in our Atenean doctors who have served in the leadership and medical teams of AC Health’s network, and are excited to open up this experience to our students, working towards providing quality and accessible healthcare to patients,” mentioned John Paul Vergara, Vice President for the Professional Schools.
The first batch of interns began their rotations last January at select Healthway Family and Multi-Specialty clinics. Under this partnership, Healthway provides a venue for practical skills training supervised by physician mentors from Healthway's pool of physicians. This is in line with ASMPH’s advocacy for health leadership, public health research, and community engagement.
