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PAASCU visits OUM

From March 8-15, 2025, a team of accreditors from the Commission on Medical Education traveled to Brisbane and Samoa for the resurvey of the Doctor of Medicine (MD), Graduate-Entry Bachelor of Medicine, and Bachelor of Surgery programs at Oceania University of Medicine. The team was led by Dr. Joselito Villaruz, responsible for the Leadership and…

CME in the 2nd AMAA Forum

  The PAASCU Commission on Medical Education, represented by Dr. Hilda Dina Gonzales and Dr. Melinda Atienza, participated in the second Asia Medical Education Accreditation Agencies (AMAA) Forum held on March 5-6, 2025, in Taipei, Taiwan. The forum aimed to promote the exchange of ideas and best practices among medical education accrediting agencies across Asia…

BED Training of New Accreditors

            On January 9-10, 2025, the Basic Education Commissions held a training workshop for 120 potential accreditors in Colegio San Agustin-Makati, Makati City, which aims to provide an orientation on the nature and tasks of doing accreditation work.             The morning session of the first day focused on various topics.…

2024 PAASCU General Assembly

https://paascu.org.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/PAASCU-2024-GENERAL-ASSEMBLY-SDE-2.mp4 The 67th Annual PAASCU General Assembly, held on November 22, 2024, at Conrad Manila, Pasay City, was an inspiring gathering of leaders and education professionals united under the theme “Quality Assurance in a Changed Time.”  The morning session started with the welcome remarks and state of PAASCU for fiscal year 2023-2024 by the President, Br.…

Dr. Bautista’s presentation during the PAASCU 2024 General Assembly

Dr. Maria Cynthia Rose Bautista, a member of the EDCOM II Advisory Council, delivered a talk on “Disruptive Future, Lifelong Learning, and Quality Assurance” at the 2024 PAASCU General Assembly on November 22, 2024. A copy of her presentation is available here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1r8ZQk8PXug6rCKwdb-1z8Qk4mZFrkwCX/view?usp=sharing   

Approved PAASCU Strategic Plan for 2025-2030

PAASCU Strategic Planning

From August 1-3, 2024, the PAASCU Board of Trustees, representatives from the nine Commissions, and the Secretariat convened at the Marco Polo Ortigas for the PAASCU Strategic Planning for FY 2024-2027. The primary goal of the event was to craft a Strategic Plan that includes a revised vision and mission statement, strategic goals, and initiatives…

HEI TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR NEW ACCREDITORS 2024

On May 22-23, 2024,  PAASCU conducted a training workshop for new higher education accreditors at St. Paul University Manila. The two-day workshop aimed to equip participants for accreditation work, familiarize them with external quality assurance, and simulate key processes of PAASCU accreditation. The morning session of the first day focused on various topics. Mr. Ricardo…

PAASCU Attends 2024 CHEA/CIQG Annual Conference

PAASCU Attends 2024 CHEA/CIQG Annual Conference By Marlu Vilches In wintry Washington, D.C., the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) and its International Quality Group (CIQG) jointly held CHEA’s annual conference on the theme “Quality Assurance Matters.” Held in The Capital Hilton from 29 January to 1 February, it was joined by over 300 participants…

Medical Education Accreditors attend WFME Webinar

Aiming to clarify why the World Federation of Medical Education (WFME) has shifted from a prescriptive-based direction to a principle-based approach, the Federation hosted its first webinar, “Getting Started with WFME PGME Standards: An Introductory Webinar,” last December 19, 2024. The online seminar explored the content of the recently released revision of the WFME Standards…