Senate Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino has expressed full support for the establishment of a medical school at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU), saying the initiative will help produce more doctors and make medical services more accessible to Zamboangeños.
Tolentino backs plan to establish medical school in Western Mindanao State University
SENATE Majority Leader Francis ‘Tol’ Tolentino expressed full support for initiatives to build a college of medicine at the Western Mindanao State University (WMSU) in Zamboanga City.
“Establishing a medical school in WMSU will greatly benefit Zamboanga city and the entire region. This is very timely because we need more doctors serving in the provinces,” the senator said on his morning radio program, ‘Usapang Tol.’
“Gusto kong matulungan yung pagpapatayo ng college of medicine sa WMSU, at yung pagpapalakas ng medical education and training sa Zamboanga. Malaking tulong yan para ma-convert din ang kolehiyo bilang ospital balang araw,” the senator noted.
Tolentino shared that he learned about the details of the plan to put up a medical school when he attended a board meeting of the WMSU earlier this week, together with university administrators and officials.
The senator likewise attended a special Board of Regents meeting of WMSU in Zamboanga City on Thursday.
The World University Rankings for Innovation 2024 (WURI) placed WMSU at 181st spot in its Global Top 300 Innovative Universities list.
The announcement was made last June 7 at the 4th Hanseatic League of Universities (HLU) Conference held in Franklin University, Switzerland.
