University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
Department of Dermatology

The UERMMMC Section of Dermatology was established in 1988 under Drs. Juanita Arcilla, Nora Cortez and Rosario Lim to provide post graduate training in Clinical Dermatology. A year later, it was accredited by the Philippine Dermatological Society.

It offers training in basic and advanced clinical dermatology to junior and senior residents. Besides the daily OPD consultations, the trainees are provided with additional clinical exposure through their rotations in the Department of Internal Medicine, UERMMMC and St. Martin Hospital under the supervision of Dr. Pilar Leuenberger. The senior residents also have a three month rotation in Pediatric Dermatology at the Philippine Children's Medical Center (PCMC) and in Dermato-Immunology at the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center under the preceptorship of Dr. Roberta Romero and Dr. Benjamin B. Bince, respectively. Medical Mycology Course is taken at either the UP Institute of Public Health or at the Department of Microbiology, University of Santo Tomas.

Other subspecialty training include dermatological surgery headed by Dr. Amelita Tanglao, phototherapy and photomedicine headed by the current section chief Dr. Bernadette Arcilla, infectious skin diseases and venerealogy headed by the present training officer Dr. Gilbert Yang, dermatophathology headed by Dr. Eileen Abesamis-Cubillan, lasers and light sources headed by Dr . Nancy Garcia-Tan and Dr. Ma. Pilar Leuenberger, environmental and occupational dermatology headed by Dr. Lonabel Encarnacion, Immunology headed by Dr. Benjamin Bince, and research headed by Dr. Camille Angeles.

The UERMMMC dermatology program is a holistic dermatology training program with equal portions of cosmetic and pathologic clinical exposure based on a teaching hospital setting geared primarily towards academic excellence.

Requirements for Residency

The program shall be open to all licensed physicians who have completed their medical degree from a reputable medical college. Applicants shall be further screened by the Staff of the Section of Dermatology. The chosen applicant shall be recommended by the Section Chief to the Department Head of Internal Medicine UERMMMC.

Screening procedures are given in the form of written examinations and interview. Requirements for application include: letter of application addressed to the section head Dr. Bernadette Arcilla and to the UERMMMC Department head of Medicine Dr. Alex Varilla, (2) 2x2 ID pictures, letter of recommendation from the dean, class ranking and transcript of records, certificate of internship, diploma and board rating.