Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation

In 1952, the Institute of Medicine was established. The medical school was a dream of FEU founder Dr. Nicanor B. Reyes, Sr. After being killed in World War II in 1945 in the battle for the liberation of Manila, he never saw his dream realized. In the same year, the Board of Trustees, under the chairmanship of Don Jose Cojuangco, commissioned a Medical School Committee composed of Drs. Lauro H. Panganiban, Treasurer of FEU, Aureo F. Gutierrez, Director of the FEU Medical Clinic and Ricardo L. Alfonso to recruit faculty members and establish the Institute. Faculties were contacted and equipment and facilities were readied. In June 1952, the Institute of Medicine opened its doors to its first students.[2]

On October 22, 1955, the FEU Hospital opened its doors as a charitable institution and provided hospital training for students in medicine and nursing. It was erected on a trapezoidal lot at the northeastern part of the campus in Morayta (now Nicanor B. Reyes Sr. St.). The hospital was built and equipped at a cost of ₱1.5 billion and designed by Arch. Felipe Mendoza in collaboration with the hospital committee, chaired by the founder's eldest son, Nicanor M. Reyes Jr., Angel Palanca, Panganiban, and Alfonso, who later became the first hospital director.

Fe del Mundo, M.D., later named as National Scientist, headed the Department of Pediatrics; Carlos Sevilla, M.D., chaired the Ophthalmology Department; Gloria Aragon, M.D., the OB-GYN Department; Liborio Gomez, M.D., the Pathology Department; Jose Tirona, M.D., the X-Ray Department; Perpetuo Gutierrez, M.D., the Medicine Department; Jesus Nolasco, M.D., the Physiology Department.

In 1960, the School of Medical Technology was established.

In 1970, the Institute of Medicine, School of Medical Technology, FEU Hospital, and the Student Health Service Clinic were converted into a non-stock, non-profit educational foundation known as the FEU Dr. Nicanor B. Reyes Medical Foundation.[2]

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.

Most recently, the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC) conferred upon FEU-NRMF the coveted recognition as the “Only Top Performing” school of medicine in the country for its performance in the 2020 physician's licensure examination. FEU-NRMF singly held this distinction for four years straight, since 2016. It posted a passing percentage of 80.53 in 2016, 88.20 in 2017, 89.29 in 2018, 97.96 in 2019 and 91.60 in 2020.[3]

Institute of Medicine

Aside from the School of Medicine, FEU-NRMF offers seven undergraduate programs in health sciences and the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics track (STEM) in their Senior High School program.[4]

• Institute of Medicine
• School of Medical Laboratory Science
• School of Physical Therapy
• School of Nursing
• School of Respiratory Therapy
• School of Pharmacy
• School of Nutrition and Dietetics
• School of Radiologic Technology
• Senior High School (STEM)

On December 22, 1996, FEU-NRMF Chairman Josephine S. Cojuangco-Reyes presided over the groundbreaking of the new P500 million modern medical school and hospital, assisted by Alfonso, now I. M. Dean, and Philip S. Chua, M.D., FACS, FPCS, President of the FEU-DNR School of Medicine Alumni Foundation, USA, and member of the FEU NRMF Board of Trustees. In 2001, the new facilities of the Medical Foundation were formally inaugurated. The ceremony was attended by former President Corazon Aquino as guest of honor.

FEU-NRMF Medical Center facade

FEU-NRMF Medical Center is the only Level 3 university hospital situated in District 5, Quezon City.[5]

The hospital operates with 300 Hospital Beds, 10 Clinical Departments, 10 Accredited Residency Training Programs, and 6 Accredited Fellowship Programs.[6] Its Medical Center is also accredited by PhilHealth as a Center of Excellence and the Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) has named the school as a Center of Excellence in Research.[7]

As part of its expansion efforts, the institute has been upgrading its training facilities, hence, the construction of the Josephine Cojuangco Reyes (JCR) Building in 2010, which presently houses the gymnasium, swimming pool, fitness gym, and additional classrooms.[2]

In 2012, due to the needs for additional classrooms, doctor's clinics, and parking spaces, the groundbreaking for the Nicanor Reyes Tower was conducted. The 20-storey building was finished and inaugurated on August 1, 2016.[8]

Medical Center – Clinical Services and Departments

Anesthesiology and Pain Clinic, Cardiovascular section, Child Health / PICU / NICU, Clinical Laboratory and Pathology, Community and Family Medicine, Diagnostic Imaging Center and Radiology, Emergency Medicine, Out-Patient, and Pay-Treatment Room, Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine, Nephrology, Neuroscience, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Pulmonary, Surgery and Ambulatory Service.

• Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Official Website
• Far Eastern University – School of Medicine Alumni Foundation Official Website
• Far Eastern University-NRMF Medical Center Hospice & Palliative Care