About the Main Author
Reynaldo O. Joson, MD, MHA, MHPEd, MSc Surg
Present Academic Positions (2017)
Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson is a retired permanent professor of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM) starting 2014 (at compulsory retirement age of 65). However, after his retirement, since 2014, he is still connected with the U.P. College of Medicine as a clinical professor (without compensation) as of 2017.
Academic Degrees
Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson obtained his Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in 1974; his Master in Hospital Administration (MHA) from the UP College of Public Health in 1991; his Master in Health Profession Education (MHPEd) from the UP National Teachers Training Center for Health Profession in 1993; and his Master of Science in Clinical Medicine (General Surgery) [MSc Surg] from the UP College of Medicine in 1998.
He finished his residency in General Surgery at the Philippine General Hospital in 1981 after which he became a Diplomate of the Philippine Board of Surgery.
Education for Health Development in the Philippines
One of his missions in life is to contribute to the health development in the Philippines through education. This mission started in 1990 when, as Director of the UPCM Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, he designed a structured Department of Health-UPCM Postgraduate Circuit Courses in four provincial hospitals in the Philippines (Ilagan, Isabela in Luzon; Aklan in the Visayas; Koronadal in South Cotobato and Oroquieta in Misamis Occidental, both in Mindanao).
He then went on to develop a structured general surgery training program using a distance education mode from 1991 to 1997 in Zamboanga City Medical Center. With this program, he added 7 trained general surgeons to the pool of 2 that served the 3 million population of Western Mindanao.
In 1994, he helped established the Zamboanga Medical School Foundation (now the Ateneo de Zamboanga University School of Medicine). He helped designed a community-based, competency-based, and problem-based learning medical curriculum for the school. This curriculum was adopted by several medical schools in the Philippines, one in Legazpi, Albay in 1995; one, in Cebu in 1996, and another one in Naga, Camarines Sur, in 2001.
Since 1990 to present (2017), he has been actively giving lectures and learning sessions in surgery, medical education, hospital administration, community health, hospital disaster management, and other health related topics in various parts of the Philippines and also in Asia.
Since 2011, he has been using Facebook as a vehicle to promote his Education for Health Development in the Philippines. Even before Facebook, he has websites (Tripod.com, Google Sites, and Wordpress.com) to promote his Education for Health Development in the Philippines.
Curriculum Vitae
For details on Dr. Reynaldo O. Joson, see his most recent curriculum vitae.
Contact Numbers
Email address: rjoson2001@yahoo.com
ROJ@17apr1;17apr2;17apr17