Prov’l board crafts medical scholarship IRR

Laoag City—The Sangguniang Panlalawigan is now finalizing the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) for the new provincial scholarship program for medical students.

On June 25, 2020, the provincial board’s Committee on Education, chaired by Atty. Saul Paulo A. Lazo, invited resource speakers and major stakeholders to revise the draft IRR for the Doctor of Medicine scholarship program at Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU) in Batac City.

“Madaming katanungan ang Sangguniang Panlalawigan sa pagkagawa ng IRR. Kaya ang Committee on Education ay nag-imbita ng resource speakers kasama ang mga kapwa bokal natin upang ayusin ang IRR,” Mr. Lazo noted.

He guaranteed that the “tripartite agreement” for the first year to third-year scholars will be finalized before the opening of MMSU College of Medicine in August, while the Clinical Clerkship and Internship programs will have a separate agreement.

Moreover, the final number of scholarship slots will still need further discussion.

“Pag-uusapan din namin ang total number ng mga first-year medical students na mabibigyan ng scholarship nang sa ganoon ay masu-sustain nila ito hanggang sa fourth-year nila. Ayon sa IRR kasi na ipinasa sa amin, dalawa lang ang nakalagay na beneficiary. For every one year of scholarship na ibibigay ng Provincial Government, one year din ang return of service ng beneficiary sa government-managed hospitals ng probinsya,” he explained.

Under the medical scholarship, the provincial government will provide for the tuition and miscellaneous fees, and a monthly stipend for a whole academic year to qualified medical scholars. (Blessing Angel V. Agliam)

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