HB09521: AN ACT ESTABLISHING A COLLEGE OF MEDICINE IN THE MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-GENERAL SANTOS CITY CAMPUS IN GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PROVINCE OF SOUTH COTABATO, TO BE KNOWN AS THE “MINDANAO STATE UNIVERSITY-GENERAL SANTOS CITY CAMPUS COLLEGE OF MEDICINE”, AND AP
This Act establishes a College of Medicine in the Mindanao State University (MSU)-General Santos City Campus, to be known as the "MSU-General Santos City Campus College of Medicine". The College is mandated to offer a Doctor of Medicine Program, including an Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine (INTARMED) Program, focused on developing professional physicians to strengthen the country's healthcare system and address human resource needs in South Cotabato and Region XII. It will also undertake research and extension services, providing progressive leadership in these areas.
The governance of the College is vested in the MSU Board of Regents, and the College will be headed by a Dean appointed by the Board based on the Chancellor's recommendation. The bill includes provisions for faculty appointments without discrimination, scholarship programs for deserving students, and the enjoyment of academic freedom and institutional autonomy. Additionally, it clarifies the transfer of existing appropriations, assets, personnel, and liabilities from the MSU-Main Campus's College of Medicine Extension Program to the newly established College, and grants duty and tax exemptions for imported medical educational materials and donations to the College.