FEU-NRMF : Meeting the Challenges of the Changing Times

Fifty years ago, the Far Eastern University Institute of Medicine was born from a vision of Dr. Nicanor Reyes, founder and first President of FEU, to pioneer a non-sectarian education dedicated to nation-building. A sterling roster of competent medical educators from leading medical institutions were chosen and appointed to lead the Basic Sciences and Clinical Departments.

Since the first batch from the Institute of Medicine graduated in 1957, the Institute has consistently produced board topnotchers. Through the years, it has contributed some of the finest names in the healthcare field: four Secretaries of Health, seven PMA Presidents, one President of the World Medical Association, six Presidents of the Philippine College of Surgeons, four presidents of the Association of Philippine Physicians in America, two presidents of the Society of Philippine Surgeons in America, and a president of the Denton A. Cooley Cardiovascular Surgical Society based in Houston, Texas,an international association of more than 800 cardiac surgeons from 55 countries around the world.

In 1986, the Board of Medical Education, DECS, and the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges gave the Institute the highest level of accreditation, and awarded it as a Center of Excellence in Medical Education. On October 2001, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) conferred the singular privilege of Deregulated Status to FEU-NRMF in recognition of its meritorious achievement in its provision of instruction and in the conduct of research and community extension services, for high
performance of graduates in licensure examinations, and for maintaining a tradition of integrity and an untarnished reputation in the educational service.

The FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine dedicates itself to projects that aim to bring medical service to the poor and remote areas of the country. Aside from this, the Institute also pursues excellence by way of medical research, most notably Cancer Research, through various government grants.

The FEU-NRMF Institute of Medicine has indeed grown since its inception 50 years ago - it has more than 7,000 graduates, more than 100 topnotchers, and countless successful practitioners, innovative researchers, and dedicated teachers to show as proof of its success. But one thing has remained unchanged: the Institute's commitment to always be at the forefront in theformulation, development, and implementation of global quality standards of medical care.