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27, 2012
NR # 2875B
Board of Medicine whose powers and functions include the following, among others: Supervise, control and regulate the practice of medicine in the country; Determine and evaluate qualifications of the applicants for registration with physician licensure examinations and for special permits; Prepare the questions in physicians licensure examinations in accordance with recognized principles of evaluation; Monitor the performance of medical schools and their compliance with the rules and regulations of the CHED Technical Committee on Medical Education; Promulgate rules and regulations including a Code of Ethics for Physicians, administrative policies, orders and issuances; and, Coordinate with the CHED Technical Committee on Medical Education and the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges in prescribing, amending or revising the courses in a medical program. The measure also provides for the prerequisites to the practice of medicine, qualifications of applicants for the physician licensure examination, scope of the physician licensure examination, rating in the examination, and the regulation of the practice of the medical profession. The bill is co-authored by Reps. Walden Bello (Party-list, Akbayan), Mar-Len Abigail Binay (2nd District, Makati City), Alfredo Maranon lll (2nd District, Negros Occidental), Anthony Rolando Golez (Lone District, Bacolod City), Andres Salvacion, Jr. (3rd District, Leyte), Joseph Emilio Abaya (1st District, Cavite), Daryl Grace Abayon (Party-list Aangat Tayo), the late Salvador Escudero lll (1st District, Sorsogon), Rufus Rodriguez (2nd District, Cagayan de Oro City), Juan Edgardo Angara (Lone District, Aurora), Rafael Mariano (Party-list, Anakpawis), Philip Pichay (1st District, Surigao del Sur), Carlos Padilla (Lone District, Nueva Vizcaya), Mary Mitzi Cajayon (2nd District, Caloocan City) and Lani Mercado-Revilla (2nd District, Cavite).(30) rbb