Basing it on the premise of human beings’ natural adaptive immunity, the plan contextualizes the suggested actions to the Philippine setting and recognizes the following realities: 1) artificial vaccination is at the moment unavailable and will take time to be developed; 2) mass testing poses budget-intensive considerations; 3) flattening the curve will only buy us time until the virus strikes susceptible hosts again. With these in mind, the plan targets the “burning” of the virus by significantly reducing the pool of susceptible hosts; and 4) the varying severity of COVID-19 cases — from asymptomatic, to mild to moderate, and to severe to critical.

The plan proposes three new classifications: vulnerable to COVID-19 and thus requires non-negotiable protection; convalescent or recovered COVID-19 frontliners who with antibodies can serve again; and able-bodied people who can help restore economic activity to normal levels.

Among the action plans are to gradually resume normal economic activities, provided that only those who are able-bodied and thus at lowest risk of contracting severe cases of COVID-19 will be allowed and will be provided with healthcare as they acquire natural adaptive immunity. Meanwhile, those who belong to the vulnerable / high-risk group will remain in full protection.

The plan also calls for the immediate deployment of field hospitals devoted solely to COVID-19 cases so that non-COVID-19 cases can continue to be serviced.

The study group is composed of Peter P. Ng, MD, Ll.B., PhD; Philipp U. Po, MD, Mary Jocelyn Y. Laygo, MD (Peer Reviewer), Redario C. Laygo, MD (Peer Reviewer), and Mr. Ricsoon P. Radam. Serving as advisers are Medicine and Surgery Dean Ma. Lourdes Domingo-Maglinao, MD and Assistant Dean Estrellita J. Ruiz, MD.

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Asst. Prof. Ma. Lourdes Domingo-Maglinao, MD, MHPEd, Dean of the , was one of the speakers in the 2019 Forum of the International Federation of Catholic Universities, entitled “New Frontiers for University Leaders: The Future of Health and the University Ecosystem.”

In her talk, Dean Maglinao talked about recent paradigm shifts in medical education, and how there is now a greater emphasis on promoting the overall well-being of medical students, who face increasingly complex demands before and during medical practice.

The Dean of the 148-year-old UST likewise underscored the need for institutions to tap varied funding resources in the medical education space, given the faster pace of technological innovations, which entail cost for the schools to upgrade infrastructure and equip would-be physicians with the know-how to use these devices.

Finally, Dean Maglinao touched on the social accountability that medical schools have. Such accountability entails the inclusion of this paradigm in curricular reform. “Symbiosis,” according to Dean Maglinao, meant that the medical school will partner with the university’s service arm to link with the communities that the school services. Finally, medical schools must go beyond urban boundaries and go to the peripheries, particularly the rural areas, in order to help these sectors develop. An example that Dean Maglinao highlighted is how UST will soon develop the General Santos City campus in southern Philippines.

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This tribute is part of the preparations of the UST FMS for its sesquicentennial (150th) founding anniversary in 2021. One hundred fifty FMS alumni were recognized for their achievements in the fields of education, research, government service, medical societies, industry, and in public and private health sectors.

The UST Faculty of Medicine and Surgery is the oldest Catholic medical school in the Philippines and remains one of the leading medical schools in the country. It is a Center of Excellence that contributes more than 400 new physicians annually and consistently produces medical board topnotchers. According to FMS Dean Ma. Lourdes D. Maglinao, M.D., MHPEd, the Faculty “is proud of not only the legacy it has left behind, but the legacy it continues to embed daily in every Thomasian medical learner, whom it taught, teaches, and will teach in the years to come.”

UST FMS has produced alumni who are renowned and respected in the field of Medicine here and abroad, such as Secretary of Health Francisco Duque III, M.D., and Belo Medical Group Director Victoria G. Belo, M.D.

Among those awarded were: former Senator and First Lady of the Philippines Hon. Luisa P. Ejercito M.D., of Class 1954; Ospital ng Makati Director Vergel P. Binay, M.D. (Class 1997); St. Luke’s Medical Center Quasha Memorial College of Medicine Legal Medicine Department Chair Atty. Antonio Alejandro D. Rebosa, M.D., (Class 1985); Chinese General Hospital College of Medicine Dean Normando C. Gonzaga, M.D. (Class 1976); American College of Surgeons – Philippine Chapter President Ray. B. Malilay, M.D. (Class 1980); The Medical City Augusto P. Sarmiento Cancer Institute Director Daniel M. Alonzo, M.D. (Class 1982); St. Luke’s Medical Center Medical Director Benjamin S. A. Campomanes, Jr., M.D., (Class 1985); Makati Medical Center Director Johnny B. Sinon, M.D. (Class 1982); and Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center Director Modesto O. Llamas, M.D. (Class 1965).

UST Secretary-General Rev. Fr. Jesús M. Miranda, Jr., O.P., in his opening remarks commended the awardees for embodying the Thomasian values of competence, commitment, and compassion in their practice as physicians, saying “You are the living witnesses to the University’s mission of serving the Church, the nation, and the global community.”

The Anargyroi: FMS Foundation, Inc. was introduced by Class 1967 alumnus Willie N. Lagdameo, M.D., a member of the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. The Foundation supports the UST FMS by sustaining and aiding in its initiatives through the Regent’s Scholarship, community outreach, simulation center, research, student and faculty development programs.

Two-time Luciano Pavarotti Choir of the World awardee UST Singers performed, too, while at the onset of the program, the UST String Quartet also entertained the guests.

FMS Regent Rev. Fr. Angel A. Aparicio, O.P., in his closing remarks, expressed his joy in the reconnection of the alumni gathered, inviting them to “please show support to [FMS’] endeavors, join us in counting down [to the 150th anniversary celebration], and keep in touch.”

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