mentoring some young alumni graduates of UERM.

In 2006, it caught the eye of then

AFUSAs incoming president, another MARVADC stalwart, Dr. Vickie Casibang (Class 71).
YADP policies and guidelines were formally drafted and approved.
By 2008, with the help of MAAAIs president-elect Dr. Susan Perez-Suntay (Class77),
YADP was formally organized together with its funding as an integral program of MARVADC.
Dr. Nathalie Bernabe-Quion became first chairman, with Dr. Nannette G. Pasatiempo as cochairman. Today, YADP participates in our Annual Medical Convention as we feature at least
two young alumni members, present their scientific papers during the CME program event. It has
become a fixture of the CME, better known as the YATG or the Young Alumni Travel Grant
Award. The YADP remains a program sought by a significant number of UERM graduates, as
they pursue residency training here in USA. The program attempts to develop the young alumni
through mentoring, drafting CVs and personal statements, mock interviews, and guidance to
applications to various residency programs. We boast of our statistical figures, that these alumni
grads who join the program and consequently the National Residency Matching Program, have a
higher admission rate compared to the national average of IMGs (International Med. Grads)
applicants to various residency positions.
Before the end of the decade MARVADC has engaged in other activities such as Leadership
in-service Training Programs, brought about by joint sponsorship with AFUSA & MAAAI in
2008 & 2010 in Baltimore, MD. By the end of 2010, through the same joint partnership we were
able to send a container van, packed with various medical equipment to UERMMMMC. All
these were acquired as donations mainly from Johns Hopkins Hospital Center, several physicians
and other organizations.
Today, through all our insights and hindsights as well, we continue to commit ourselves to the
same passion and motivation with one goal in mind; to keep the alumni organization strong. We
believe keeping the alumni spirit united and vibrant easily perceives the assurance that the
organization will sustain itself for years to come.
MARVADC will continue to work with the MAAAI, the AFUSA and the rest in our medical
community in the true spirit of friendship.

Happy 25th Anniversary to UERM - MAAAI MARVADC Chapter

Edited by:
Adolfo .M. Alonso, MD
&
Rogelio G. Sion, MD