The UPMAS 2023 Awards Committee is now calling for nominations for the following awards, which will be given during the UPMAS Homecoming Celebration on December 14, 2023.

• Outstanding Educator Award
• Outstanding Researcher Award
• Outstanding Medical Service Award*
• Outstanding in Community Service and Public Health Award*
• Most Distinguished Class of the Year Award
• Alumni Family of the Year Award

*Awards given to nominees residing in the Philippines only

Nominations for the awards may be made by any UP Medicine alumnus who is an UPMAS life-member in good standing. The UPMAS Awards Committee will evaluate the nominees and recommend the awardees to the UPMAS Board of the Directors for approval.

UPMAS Distinguished Alumnus Award

Gives recognition to an alumnus / alumna who brings distinct honor to UPCM and UPMAS through exceptional achievements and excellent contributions in his / her chosen field. Through sustained interest and participation in medical endeavors, he / she has given substantial benefits to society in the local, national, or international level. Nominees must be at least twenty-five (25) years from graduating from UPCM, and must be distinguished in any of the following:

1. Distinguished teacher or trainor in a recognized medical school or institution;
2. Distinguished clinical specialist or public health specialist;
3. Distinguished researcher or creative creator in science, technology, national development policies, and community programs; and
4. Distinguished leader / administrator, holding important or key positions in the community, academe, or country.

UPMAS Outstanding Educator Award

Gives recognition to an alumnus / alumna based locally or internationally, who is an effective and inspiring leader in the field of teaching medical education. Nominees must have at least fifteen (15) years of experience in teaching at a recognized Philippine medical school or institution, and must exemplify the following qualities as a medical educator:

1. Caring and compassionate mentor who teaches and advises medical students or healthcare givers;
2. Possesses personal traits needed to practice patient-centered medicine; and
3. Recognized as an educator through award testimonials or citations for teaching students or fellow faculty members.

UPMAS Outstanding Researcher Award

Gives recognition to an alumnus / alumna based locally or internationally, who has produced substantial impact on people, geographical area, or sector through research in biomedicine and public health. This impact can be measured qualitatively (how deep or how transformative) or quantitatively (how many people or groups benefited within the area or sector). Nominees must have completed at least five (5) researches as Principal Investigator, and researches must:

1. Have research findings that can contribute to science, technology, national development policies and programs, culture, and well-being of the Philippines;
2. Be published in peer-reviewed journals, or presented in local or international conferences; and
3. Have received recognitions, citations, awards, etc., nationally or internationally, from academic institutions or scientific societies.

UPMAS Outstanding Medical Service Award

Gives recognition to an alumnus / alumna based in the Philippines at the time of nomination, who is selflessly dedicated to community medical service, working and serving beyond private or personal interest to benefit other people or groups at large. Nominees must have rendered at least ten (10) years of medical service in a hospital or institution for the underserved, indigent, and marginalized, and must have the following characteristics: 

Criteria of Awards 

1. Distinguished medical practitioner who is committed, dedicated, and relevant;
2. Has developed or implemented an innovative approach to rendering medical service within a hospital or institution, preferably for serving the indigent and marginalized; and
3. Has worked with other disciplines within the hospital or institution, and has demonstrated a genuine partnership with its various sectors, including patients.

UPMAS Outstanding in Community Service and Public Health Award

Gives recognition to an alumnus / alumna based in the Philippines at the time of nomination, who is devoted to community service. Nominees must have rendered at least ten (10) years of community, population-based, or public health service, and must have the following characteristics:

1. 1. Distinguished community, population-based, or public health worker who is committed, dedicated, and relevant;
2. Has developed or implemented an innovative approach to rendering community, population based, or public health service that is focused on health promotion and disease prevention;
3. Has contributed significantly to the improvement and development of health conditions of a community, group, or sector, preferably the indigent and marginalized; and
4. Has worked with all disciplines within the community, especially the marginalized, and has demonstrated a genuine partnership with its various sectors in developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating community, population-based, and public health programs.

UPMAS Most Distinguished Class of the Year Award

Gives recognition to a UPCM class whose members have collectively rendered the most contributions for the advancement of the medical profession through service to UPMAS, to UPCM, and to the Philippines. Nominees must be at least twenty-five (25) years from graduating from UPCM, and at least two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the class must be UPMAS life members. Nominees must have class members with the following characteristics:

1. Distinguished as national or community leaders, as teachers or educators, as scientists or researchers, or as administrators of health-related institutions.

UPMAS Alumni Family of the Year Award

Gives recognition to a family whose members have collectively served the medical profession, regardless of place of residence or citizenship. Nominees must have at least one (1) parent and one (1) child who are UPCM alumni. All living alumni family members of the nominee must be UPMAS life members of good moral and professional standing, must have rendered some years of service to the Philippines after graduating from UPCM, and must continue to uphold the values and principles of UPMAS and UPCM. Nominees and their alumni family members must have the following characteristics:

1. Distinguished medical professional in the academic and / or research community; and
2. 2. Actively involved in civic and community work. 

1. Nominations shall be made by accomplishing three (3) copies of the corresponding attached pdf fillable forms. The forms have a checklist of supporting documents required. Please be guided accordingly.
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2. For the following Awards: Distinguished Alumnus, Outstanding Educator, Outstanding Researcher, Outstanding Service (Philippines), Outstanding in Community Service and Public Health, documentation in support of the statement of achievements, such as copies of diplomas, certificates, citations, news articles, photographs, etc, may be submitted in duplicate. Three copies of the nominee’s recent photograph (2”x2”) should be submitted.
3. Individual nominees must be UPMAS Lifetime Members.
4. The UPMAs prefers that, besides submitting the nomination forms and supporting documents in three (3) paper copies, nominators should also prepare and send an electronic or digital version of these materials, in the form of an email attachment or CD. These must be delivered or mailed to:

UP Medical Alumni Society (UPMAS)
Alumni Hall-Paz Mendoza Building, UP College of Medicine, 547 Pedro Gil St., Ermita, Manila 1000
Email: upmedalumsoc@gmail.com

5. Nominations should be received by the UPMAS not later than Friday, September 1, 2023, 5:00PM. Only complete and properly accomplished forms shall be accepted.
6. The UPMAS Awards Committee will deliberate on the nominations and may request additional information or documents from the nominators. The Committee’s recommendations are submitted to the UPMAS Board for approval and is final.


7. The UPMAS will immediately notify the awardee of her/his election for the award. In the event that the awardee declines to accept the award and/or fails to attend the awarding ceremonies, the UPMAS reserves the right to withdraw the award.
8. Awards may not be given in all categories every year. There may be no nominees in a certain category, or the nominees may not meet the standards for granting the award.
9. All Alumni Awardees must attend the awarding ceremonies during the UPMAS Homecoming Ball on Thursday December 14, 2023, 6:00 P.M to personally receive their award. Alumni members of the families so recognized are expected to attend the General Alumni Homecoming on 20 December 2023 when the U.P. families will be recognized. However, at least one alumnus or alumna member is required to personally accept this recognition on behalf of the family.
10. The UPMAS reserves the right to keep two (2) copies of the nomination papers and to dispose of the rest not claimed after two (2) weeks from the award day.

Nomination Form for UPMAS Alumni Awards 2023