Microbiology Lab Automation

By: Lourdes Trinidad Miranda Dominguez, MD, Fellow, Pathology & Laboratories Laboratory automation has been a tremendous help in the advancement of the laboratory technology. It has been applied to different areas of laboratory processes such as instrumentation, hardware and software systems, data storage and retrieval, and other methodologies that facilitate, expedite and increase the efficiency […]

MakatiMed Emergency Medicine Breaks Barriers

By: Mark Paul S. Castillo, MD, Chief Resident, Emergency Medicine The Philippine Board of Emergency Medicine (PBEM) held its annual qualifying examination on March 4 for graduates of the various Emergency Medicine (EM) residency training programs. The over-all passing rate was 61% with the top spots occupied by MakatiMed graduates. Fatima S. Pioquinto, MD, scored […]

Radiation Oncology holds Stereotactic Radiosurgery Forum

The Section of Radiation Oncology of the Department of Radiology held a forum in February 2017 to announce the revival of its Stereotactic Radiation Surgery Program using its TomoTherapy machine.The forum “Stereotactic Radiosurgery in the Age of TomoTherapy” was held at the Medical Education Library, with guest speakers from UCLA (University of California, Los Angeles) […]

MakatiMed holds “Paint Your Own Sneakers” art session

More than 300 Makati Medical Center employees, house staff, and medical staff participated in the “Paint Your Own Sneakers” event spearheaded by the Employee Health and Wellness Clinic (EHWC) together with the Marketing & Sales Services Division. The event, part of the weeklong celebration of MakatiMed’s 48th Anniversary, inspired participants to “wear their art” by painting […]