The Doctor of Dental Medicine is a straight six year program administered by the DEAN of the College of Dentistry. The first two years is the Pre-Dental covering the General Education and other health related subjects, and a four years Dentistry Curriculum with the first two years covering the Basic Medical and Dental Science and Pre-Clinical Subjects, the last two years on clinical training.
The College of Dentistry of the Mindanao Medical Foundation College envisions producing a fully functioning dentist who had acquired and develop proficiency in clinical diagnostics procedures, competent of various clinical cases and effectiveness management geared for global competitiveness.
The College of Dentistry of the Mindanao Medical Foundation College aims to prepare an individual to develop professional competencies, to be aware and sensible for needs of his fellowmen, shall continue to assume responsibilities for personal development, contributing to the enrichment of dentistry through research.
- To provide adequate theoretical knowledge for profound clinical application.
- To enhance competency in scientific methods and processes.
- To imbibe and develop social sensitivity to follow the dictum “service to humanity.”
- To promote oral health education to the community.
To extend dental services to patients without discrimination. - To organize the MMFC Dentistry Alumni.
To lend a hand for the MMFC Dentistry Alumni for their profession.
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY is a primary eye care provider who specializes in the:
- Examination of the EYE and its function
- Diagnosis, treatment and management of visual problems and disorders of the visual system.
- Prescribe and dispense ophthalmic lenses, prism, contact lenses & low vision aids
- Conducts ocular exercises, Vision training & Orthoptics
- Installing prosthetic
- Use authorized diagnostic pharmaceutical agents and other preventive or correctives measures or procedures for the aid, correction, rehabilitation or relief of the human eye.( Extracted from RA 8050)
DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY ranked as one among the 50 best jobs for 2011 according to income, stress, physical demands, potential growth, job security and work environment and excellent job opportunities here & abroad.
In the Philippines, the profession started as a four (4) year course. In 1998, the course increased from four to six years. The first batch of optometrists who graduates from the six-year curriculum in 2004 is authorize by law to use diagnostic pharmaceutical agents (DPAs) in their practice. A Special Pharmacology Course is likewise offered in different optometry institutions to give practitioners who graduated from the four-year course the privilege to use DPAs.
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) cited Optometry as one of the most in-demand courses in the Philippines in 2012 and in the next few years. According to PRC Chairperson Teresita R. Manzala and Commissioner Jennifer Manalili, while some professions are now suffering from an oversupply of licensed professionals such as teachers, nurses, and criminologists, many other courses have been undersubscribed in the past years. Hence, the need to inform the public of what courses and professions may be considered by high school graduating students and their parents.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), through their Project Jobs Fit, has recently disclosed the list of in-demand and hard-to-fill occupations in the country for this year and the next ten (10) years.
DOLE advice students to carefully study the latest labor market information before deciding on their college or technical/vocational course, and not immediately dive in a popular course hoping to easily find employment. Unpopular courses may not be attractive to students but may provide the most productive and high-paying local jobs in the end. The result of the study from the Project Jobs Fit identified the key employment generators (KEGS) which are said to have the potential of absorbing the greatest number of Philippine workforce in the next tenyears. Optometry & opticians are included in the list of in-demand and hard-to-fill occupations.
Jobrapido.com released the list of “Top Jobs in Demand for the Future” in 2013, Optometry was among in the list. According to the website that as the population keeps aging, there is naturally going to be a rise in the people facing vision problems, and this makes the optometrist career a lucrative and in demand career.
The COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY of Mindanao Medical Foundation College got its government recognition in 1979 under MATS College of Technology that became one of its flagship medical course. It was the first optometry school in Mindanao. In April,2014, CHED Davao released the new government recognition for the College of Optometry to operate under Mindanao Medical Foundation College.
For six (6) years, the College of Optometry garnered consistent 100% board examination performance.
- It produced board placers & successful entrepreneurs.
- Complete Optometric Clinical & laboratory Equipments
- Excellent linkages & student clinical exposures
- Offers Academic Scholarship Program
The degree of Doctor of Optometry shall be an academic undertaking recognized in the Philippines which is locally and globally accepted. It shall be the minimum standard by which schools measure their performance in terms of optometry development. Symbol of quality shall be competence, ethical values, teamwork and ability of students to respond to the patient needs in the eye health care delivery system.
It aims to develop optometry students who are professionally competent with desirable personal traits through leadership in education, research, industry, clinical field of specialization and commitment to serve the eye health care needs of the country and of the local and global community.
(In accordance with CHED MEMORANDUM ORDER (CMO) No. 38 Series of 2007)
The Optometry Department of Mindanao Medical Foundation College envisions itself to become an excellent institution by adopting international standards of scientific learning keeping itself open to global changes with the intermingling of Christian values and strengthening the profession to the highest level.
- The Optometry Department is committed to every student to become scientifically skilled persons, train them through globally accepted standard of optometric education, so that every graduate will be fully equipped to meet the needs of the society and be an excellent practitioner in the art and science of vision care.
- To implement policies and guidelines in line with the vision and mission of the department.
- To prepare students for excellence in the practice of optometry.
- To provide the opportunity for students to develop their potential for leadership in their profession and community.
- To develop in students interpersonal skills for the sensitive and responsive delivery of eye care.
- To develop and support faculty in the continuing professional education with advance research knowledge making them highly skilled and competent educators.
- To keep faculty abreast of the advanced technology and mode of teaching that will usher in producing competent graduates.
- To provide state of the art facilities and conducive learning environment that will enhance student’s holistic capabilities.
- To encourage and create linkages among alumni as potential partner for the improvement of the department.
- To promote Godly values and standard for service and leadership in the community.
- To provide quality services for the students to function effectively and establish harmonious relationship.
The logo represent the profession of nursing which is guided by light from the lamp that projects a professional image of the nurse in performing functions according to professional standards and possessing positive attitude towards change and criticism. The caduceus sign represent collaborative relationships with colleagues and other members of the health team. The school; Mindanao Medical Foundation College embrace the responsibility in producing graduate that is efficient and effective professional nurses who are caring, competent and committed.
The MMFC prepares its graduates to become fully functioning, efficient, and effective professional nurses that are caring, competent, committed, creative, and critical thinking citizens of the country.
MMFC is committed to providing quality education that will harness the maximum potentials of our student nurses; develop a person who assumes responsibilities for personal and professional growth; develop a person who is caring, competent, committed, with critical thinking and rationality, who upon completion of the program, demonstrates the professional nurse competencies; inculcate ethics – legal, moral, and spiritual values; and develop a graduate who is responsible to the national needs and global concerns.
The MMFC College of Nursing aims to produce a fully functioning nurse who:
- Possess caring, compassionate, competent, and committed behavior.
- Practices legal, ethics, moral, and spiritual values.
- Demonstrate critical and creative thinking.
- Practice knowledge, skills, and attitude for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, restoration of health, alleviation of suffering, and assistance of clients to face death with dignity and peace.
The BS Pharmacy is a 4 year degree program aiming to provide professionally competent Filipino pharmacist and to provide quality pharmaceutical services given to patients and clients in providing optimum therapeutic and medication outcomes.
In response to the needs of an industrial community of which the school is an integral part, the MMFC Pharmacy program seeks to improve opportunities for our clientele’s training towards professional excellence, regardless of their diverse cultural background and educational preparation, and to maximize the development of all our student’s potential and talent through a well-defined set of objectives and curricula that is relevant to life and its reality.
The Pharmacy program of Mindanao Medical Foundation College is dedicated to develop dynamic Christian Pharmacists committed to share their services toward the community, in the church, in the country, and in the world.
The Pharmacy graduates of Mindanao Medical Foundation College have these objectives:
- Articulate their training to the demands of the vocation they are being prepared for.
- Discover themselves and their fulfillment as a person through their service to others.
- Establish an interactive and helpful relationship with their fellowmen.
- To live in Christian ideals.
Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Science, or previously known as Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology, is a four-year bachelor’s degree that focuses on the practice of providing laboratory information and vital services needed for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions. This undergraduate degree attracts students of varying backgrounds and degrees providing a new career or foundation for advanced degrees. This degree provides sequential instruction in laboratory medicine for the student who has been well prepared in science and mathematics during the first 2 years of study in Mindanao Medical Foundation College. Students complete an intense curriculum that includes lectures and student laboratory classes, and then complete a one-semester clinical practicum in one of our affiliated clinical sites on their fourth year.
This degree further develops Clinical Laboratory Professionals that are highly skilled scientists who discover the presence or absence of disease and provide data that helps physicians determine the best treatment for the patient. Although they are not often personally involved with patients, laboratory technologists play a crucial role in the process of providing personalized care.
The Medical Technology Internship Program will be a global academic enterprise recognized not only in the Philippines, but throughout the world as demonstrated by the students, patients, employers, professionals, and the public. It will be the standard by which the school will measure their performance in terms of Medical Technology. Its hallmarks will be competency, teamwork, and student initiative to respond to patient care in the health delivery system.
The mission of the Medical Technology Internship Program is to provide quality training of students and help them to become human and competent Medical Technologists/Laboratory Scientists who are globally competitive and committed to serve the health needs of the community.
The Medical Technology Internship Program aims to:
- Enhance the knowledge, skills, and attitude needed for a member of the health care delivery team, who with precision and accuracy, performs the clinical laboratory procedures needed to help the physician in the proper diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases.
- Develop among students, a well-rounded personality with a healthy outlook and orientation towards intelligent, ethical, and active participation in professional as well as community welfare activities.
- Develop critical thinking skills that will enable them to participate in research endeavors/activities, and respond to challenges of the profession.
- Develop humane and competent Medical Technologists/Laboratory Scientist who are globally competitive and committed to serve the health needs in both local and international communities.
A branch of rehabilitative medicine that uses specially designed exercises & equipment for the preservation, enhancement, or restoration of movement & Physical function impaired or threatened by disability, injury, or disease that utilizes therapeutic exercises, physical modalities, assistive devices & patient education and training.
The vision of the Department of Physical Therapy is to be recognized nationally and globally as an excellent academic enterprise producing leaders in clinical practice, research, and education.
The Physical Therapy Program aims to:
- Develop the knowledge and skills necessary to assess and develop a treatment program for patients in need of physical therapy services.
- Develop critical and analytical skills related to clinical practice and research.
- Uphold principles of ethical and professional behavior in PT practice.
- Develop leadership skills.
- Perform service to the community and the profession.
This is 4-year course which prepare the graduate to cater the needs of the community on how to suture perineal laceration and intravenous insertion in case of obsterical emergency. The graduate are trained how to manage patient during pregnancy, puerperium and even in the care of new born. Finally, their training is generated towards health care provider in the community.
The Midwifery Department envisions itself as a concrete School of Midwifery that is always on the peak of global concerns; able to meet the ever changing and challenging demands of health care in the society they belong; and responsive to national and international call of service.
The Midwifery Department aims to develop professional midwives who are caring, God-fearing, honest, respectful, and compassionate in providing services for humanity, regardless of religion, race, and nationality.
The Midwifery Department aims to produce midwives who possess the following:
- Sufficient knowledge, attitude, and skills to manage patients during pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium.
- Capable of performing their duties or their moral obligation in the society where they are situated.
- A holistic being with good moral values and Christian attitude which is geared towards healthcare providers in the community.
This is a 4-year course which prepares the graduate in the development of radiology to meet needs of the changes and innovation in this specialty. the practice requires the knowledge necessary for the Radiologic Technology to perform its task with confidence, effectiveness, and efficiency in patient care and management and the operation of specialized equipment in a component and safe manner.
The Radiological Technology Program of Mindanao Medical Foundation College will provide excellent educational opportunities that are responsive to the needs of the community, helps students to be globally competent, and active participation in shaping the world with values and leadership.
The Radiological Technology of Mindanao Medical Foundation College commits to develop globally competitive professionals who are intellectually equipped, technologically trained, morally and spiritually molded, and socially responsible professionals that enhances the quality and safety of patient care.
The minimum standards for the Bachelor of Science in Radiological Technology Program are expressed in the following set of learning outcomes:
- Apply scientific knowledge, technical skills, and the proper work attitude and values necessary for the practice of Radiological Technology.
- Employ the standards of local and international professional practice.
- Promote the value of life-long learning.
- Implement radiation safety and protection measures.
- Demonstrate patient-focused care.
- Show beginning leadership, management, and entrepreneurial skills.
- Engage in academic and research activities.
- Advocate love of country and service to the Filipinos.
