ANNOUNCEMENT

CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE 

IS NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR THE AY 2025-2026 

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Who may apply?

Cebu Institute of Medicine accepts candidates who have a strong interest in medicine with a good potential to fulfill the rigors of academic life of basic medical education and the candidates’ alignment to the Vision-Mission-Goals of the institution.

Other basic requirements include:

A Bachelor’s degree in any field of interest granted by an accredited college or university provided the degree was received within a five-year period prior to the filing of the application. Preferably the Bachelor’s degree is aligned with the sciences, although other fields such as the humanities and arts are also preferred.

The applicant MUST be expected to earn a bachelor's degree or graduate at the end of the academic year 2024-2025 or the summer of that school year, prior to the start of the AY 2025-2026 of CIM.

The applicant MUST have taken the National Medical Admission Test administered by the Center for Educational Measurement (CEM). (click here for a link to CEM) or see the icon below.

Who is considered a foreign applicant?

Any applicant who graduated from a Higher Educational Institution (HEI) outside of the Philippines, whether or not he is a Filipino citizen, is considered a foreign applicant. However, any foreign applicant who has been ACCEPTED to the program and has dual citizenship, may have the option to ENROLL either as a Filipino or a Foreign citizen. 

What is the difference between application, admission, and enrollment?

Application is the process of submitting the complete required documents necessary for the Admissions Committee to adequately evaluate and process your eligibility and goodness of fit to the Cebu Institute of Medicine. (see below for requirements).

Admission is the process of determining applicants who are qualified as a good fit for the program of medicine of the Cebu Institute of Medicine. These qualified candidates are informed of eligibility for eventual enrollment at the Cebu Institute of Medicine. This is a three-phase process:

a.   Phase 1 is the application phase where credentials and documents are evaluated for completeness and accuracy. Incomplete applications do not proceed to Phase 2 but the document is referred back to the applicant for completion.

b.    Phase 2 is the qualifying phase where all documents are evaluated, including a personal interview. It is in this phase that the applicant is deemed to be the right fit or not for the program of medicine.

c.    Phase 3 is the final phase. In this phase, all applications are deliberated as a cohort. This is where the goodness of fit of the candidate to Cebu Institute of Medicine is determined and a final decision regarding the application is made. It is in this phase that the application is deliberate as accepted for enrollment. This phase is done with the Admissions Committee sitting as a whole. The applicant is informed of his acceptance through an official letter from the Chairman of the admissions committee.

Enrollment is the process where qualified candidates have themselves actively registered to the program of medicine at Cebu Institute of Medicine, fulfilling all the requirements and documents for enrollment (see below for requirements).

What are the required documents for the application?
    The following are the documents required for the application:

• Accomplished Application Form (downloadable): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1f7UK4E6ZSFcO8PWZKf8k3wYGuPfyvF4B/view?usp=sharing

• Transcript of Academic Records (Copy). This must reflect also the Senior High School Scholastic records (when applicable). The copy must be a certified true copy from the Registrar’s Office of the school of origin.

• • Letter of recommendation from two academic professors. (Please download a pro-forma for the letter of recommendation here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GzoKAkcUlZ8Yu9iMNTz1AT-AkOrlOwCJ/view?usp=drive_link. Have your recommending person accomplish the form and email to admissions@cim.edu.ph

  • Certificate of Good Moral Character from the Office of the Student Affairs (or similar authority)

  • NMAT percentile scores at least 70% for local applicants, and 90% for foreign students.

  • A copy of the PRC Board Rating (Applicable for those who have taken the Professional Regulation Commission Licensure Examinations). If the course of the applicant is a boarded course, a short letter explaining details why the board examination was not taken.

  • Application fee: Local students ₱1,500.00, Foreign students $100 USD.

  • A personality inventory test is to be administered by the Student Enrichment Office of the Cebu Institute of Medicine.

OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

Depending on the evaluation of the credentials sent or the outcome of the interview, the applicant may be required to submit other requirements for verification or clarification. The applicant shall be informed of this with advance notice given.

What if I do not have the complete required documents?

Your application will be delayed. Only applications that are complete will progress to Phase 2. All applications which are incomplete are returned back to the applicant for completion of requirements.

How may I submit my documents?

Applications are made online (see procedure for application). You may apply in person to the Administrative Office of Cebu Institute of Medicine with the Admissions Secretariat. However, you will still be asked to submit your documents online.

How will I know if I get accepted into medical school?

After your personal interview, your application will proceed to the final phase of the application where it will be deliberated along with the other applicants. This will be done with the committee sitting as a whole. Decisions usually are arrived at as a collegial body and you will be notified via email and by phone of the results after two weeks from the deliberation date.

I am in my thirties, is there an age limit on who may be accepted into the medical school?

Cebu Institute of Medicine does not discriminate against applicants as on age, sex, race, religious affiliation, nationality, or school of origin or geographic origin. However, Applicants must have been a graduate of a bachelor’s degree or any higher degree within five years from the date of application. The qualification of each applicant shall be evaluated as a whole, with care and fairness based on academic records, NMAT, accomplished application form, and personal interview, and not just by age alone. Ability to withstand the rigors of academic life at Cebu Institute of Medicine and alignment to the Vision-Mission-Goals of CIM are main determinants of qualifications for admissions.

Do I need to take an entrance exam?

There is no need for any entrance exam. Only the NMAT is necessary. The NMAT must have been taken within two years from the date of application. There is, however, a Personality Inventory Test that must be taken prior to application (please see Application Process)

How much is the application fee?

For local applicants (graduates of bonafide schools, and universities in the Philippines) the application fee is One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (Php1,500.00). For applicants coming from schools or universities outside the Philippines, the application fee is One Hundred US dollars (USD $100.00).

What options are available for the payment of the application fee?

You may pay the application fee through any CHINABANK branch.

Online payment is also available. As soon as you send your documents for application to the Admissions Secretariat, details and instructions for online payment will be sent to you. The depositor’s name should be the name of the applicant and must be written on the deposit slip. Please send us by email, a scanned copy of the deposit slip with your name and contact number prominently displayed. Keep your copy for the final processing of your papers.

If I cancel our application are the fees refundable?

In as much as the fees are nominal and cover the processing of the application, all application fees are non-refundable.

How much should I prepare for the matriculation or tuition fee?

The fee for the first-year medicine for the current school year 2022-2023 is about One Hundred Thirty Thousand Pesos per semester. A new schedule is currently being applied for the AY 2023-2024. For further inquiries, you may contact registrar@cim.edu.ph

If accepted, what documents do I need to prepare for enrollment?

Most of the documents submitted for application are also required for enrollment. However, there are additional requirements. For a complete list of requirements for first-year admission, please see the List of requirements for enrollment below.

I am currently finishing my Bachelor’s degree and I am in my last semester. Will I be eligible to apply?

The Academic Year of 2025-2026 has been tentatively set to start on the second Monday of July 2025. If you are graduating before this date you may still apply on the condition that you would have finished your coursework and have been certified to graduate before the start of the academic year. If an official transcript of records is still unavailable by this time, you may submit a partial transcript of records which must be certified by the registrar- “for purposes of application only”. Incomplete requirements will not progress through the application process. However, your applications must be received before the closing of the application period, which is three weeks before the opening of classes of the AY 2025-2026.

       
For those expected to graduate beyond August  2025,  you may opt to apply but this will be applicable for the next school year.

Does CIM offer Scholarships?

The Cebu Institute of Medicine takes a premium for accepted applicants to the first year who have performed excellently in their undergraduate years. Entrance scholars are offered to those accepted applicants who received Latin honors. For the accepted applicant to avail of such, a certification of their ranking from the HEI Registrar’s Office must be submitted. College scholarships are offered to those who rank number one and number two in the class after their first year with CIM.

Other scholarships such as the, CHED MSRS, Scholarships are also available to deserving accepted first-year applicants, and shall only be availed of upon application with a written letter to the Committee on Scholarships.

When is the deadline for applications?

The screening process is ongoing and is tentatively set to end on June 20, 2025. This will allow for the processing of the applications received and scheduled for interviews in time for the final deliberation of the applicants. Each month starting January 2025, the Committee on Admissions will announce the accepted applicants for each month. Since slots are limited, it is recommended that prospective applicants submit their requirements and apply early to avail of the slots. The schedule for  the announcement of accepted applicants is as follows: 

Period of Processing of Application                               Acceptance Release Dates

November 4, 2024- January 17, 2025                                       January 27, 2025

January 18 – February 14, 2025                                                  February 24, 2025

February 15 – March 14, 2025                                            March 25, 2025

March 15 – April 18, 2025                                                      April 29, 2025

April 19 – May 16, 2025                                                          May 27, 2025

May 17 – June 20, 2025                                                                  July 1, 2025

Admissions Screening for the Regular Medicine Program will close on June 20, 2025

For more inquiries: admissions@cim.edu.ph or see FB Page Cebu Institute of Medicine or CIM website cim.edu.ph

HOW TO APPLY:

It is important that the applicant must be aware of the qualifications to apply to the program of medicine of the Cebu Institute of Medicine before they submit all requirements.

1.    Download and Accomplish Application Form (https://bit.ly/CIMApplicForm2024v )

2.   Obtain a copy of your Transcript of Academic Records and attach it to the application form

For application purposes, a certified true copy may be acceptable provided that the copy is clear and signed by the registrar. However, the original TOR will be asked from you when you will be accepted to the medical school for enrollment purposes. It may be possible that your transcript may not be released until after your graduation. In this instance, you may request a partial transcript from your university registrar and this will be acceptable for evaluation purposes only. You will need the official complete transcript of records only when you are accepted and asked to enroll.

3. Obtain a Letter of Reference from two professors of your college. 

Download the pro-forma Letter of Reference (download here at: 

and have your recommending person accomplish the form and mail directly to admissions@cim.edu.ph.  Recommendation letters must attest to the applicant’s moral character, personal integrity, and his academic aptitude. Letters must bear the official school letterhead and the official academic email address of the professor making the recommendation. Incorporate the letters with all the other documents, both physical and electronic.

4. Attach a copy of your NMAT to the application form.

The NMAT must reflect a percentile score of at least 70% for local applicants, and 85% for foreign students. An original copy of the NMAT shall be asked from you once you are accepted and asked to enroll.

5. Attach a copy of the PRC Board Rating to the application form

This is only asked from those applicants who have already taken the Professional Regulation Commission Licensure Examinations, otherwise, skip this requirement.

6. Create ONE PDF file for all the documents (steps 1-5).

Have all documents as ONE PDF FILE to avoid data loss.

Make filename as Family name followed by initials and date submitted [Family name Initials_ mm/dd/yyyy] EXAMPLE: Robredo LG_03202024. Make sure the file size is not greater than 15 Mb

7. Pay the Application fee and upload proof of payment.

The schedule for the application processing fee is as follows: Local students ₱1,500.00, Foreign students $100 (equivalent in pesos). This is non-refundable.

Payment options:

·       For in-branch payment of processing fee, you may pay or deposit at CHINABANK Ramos branch Cebu City  ACCT # 1750293920 (Carmen Velez/Ma. Nona Velez).

·   Online payment may be done through bank transfer via bank or GCASH/PAY MAYA.

The depositor's name should be the applicant and must be written on the deposit slip or proof of payment.

Upload proof of payment when you complete the Electronic Data Registration Form

8. Accomplish Electronic Data Registration Form

Visit the CIM Admissions homesite at https://bit.ly/CIMAdmissions to access the registration form.

You may also register at https://bit.ly/RegFormCIMapplication2024

9. Upload the application form via the Electronic Date Registration (EDR) Form

The application form shall be as one PDF file which includes:

    Application form

    One copy of TOR

    Two letters of reference

    One copy of your NMAT from CEM (Center for Educational Measurement)

    Copy of PRC Board rating (if applicable)

10.  Upload proof of payment via the Electronic Date Registration (EDR) Form

The depositor's name should be the name of the applicant and must be written on the deposit slip or proof of payment.

11.  Email admissions@cim.edu.ph 24 hours after submission via the EDR Form to ask for verification of receipt of your documents.

You may also call +09660754047 or +639165344385 (Ms. Gina) or +032-2536804 (Cebu Institute of Medicine trunkline) for verification.

12.  Applicant must schedule an interview and Personality Testing with the Admissions Committee secretariat

13.  Mail your physical copy of your documents immediately to:

The Admissions Committee

   Cebu Institute of Medicine

   79 F. Ramos St., Cebu City

   Philippine 6000 Tel. +6332-2537412

14.  Notice of Acceptance to Cebu Institute of Medicine

Candidates selected for admission will be notified of their acceptance starting January 29, 2024, through phone AND officially by email within seven (7) days from the scheduled deliberation day.

Applicants may inquire about the status of their application from the Admissions Office Secretariat one week after the deliberation dates.

A commitment fee for all accepted applicants is required to be paid within three weeks from the date of notice.

The commitment fee is applied to the tuition fees upon enrollment.

For payment of the commitment fee of Php 10,000.00 (local residents,) you may pay in-person or bank transfer deposit to CHINABANK Ramos branch Cebu City  ACCT # 1750273717  (Cebu Institute of Medicine). The depositor's name should be the name of the applicant and must be written on the deposit slip or proof of payment.

Please send to us by email, a scanned copy of the deposit slip with your name and contact number prominently displayed. Keep your copy for the final processing of your papers.

15.  Enrollment Process

All accepted applicants shall receive instructions for enrollment. This shall be sent along with the letter of acceptance.

REMINDERS

Submit all electronic documents to admissions@cim.edu.ph. via the Electronic Data Registration (EDR) Form as ONE PDF FILE to avoid data loss.

The applicant should also submit, personally or by courier to the Admissions Office at the following address stated herein.

NOTE: We do not process incomplete applications.

Deadline for application: June 20, 2025

INTERVIEW

A personal interview is an essential part of the selection process. All applicants should have their interview no later than June 25, 2025.

The applicant shall set an appointment for an interview, upon evaluation of his/her documents. The applicant shall be advised by the Admissions Office Secretariat shall be sent to the applicant for him/her to schedule an appointment.

FIRST SEMESTER AY 2025-2026 CLASSES STARTS ON: TBA

First and Second Year Level: TBA

Third-Year Level: TBA

SCREENING OF APPLICATIONS FOR THE REGULAR PROGRAM FIRST-YEAR MEDICINE AY 2025-2026 IS NOW ONGOING

Last day for submission of applications for the REGULAR PROGRAM OF MEDICINE is on JUNE 20, 2025

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