INOCENCIO DANIEL CORTES MARAMBA

Home: 11 Egerton Crescent, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 9DG. Mobile: +44(0)7838904893.

Email: Inocencio.maramba@plymouth.ac.uk
OBJECTIVE
To engage in high quality research and teaching in Ehealth, health informatics, and evaluation of health
data.

PERSONAL PROFILE
I am experienced in preparing scientific presentations and reporting research results. I have published in
academic journals and presented research at congresses and conferences.
I understand complex scientific concepts and can communicate them clearly to those who don’t.
I have a scientific and medical background with experience of publishing in academic journals and in
preparing presentations.

EMPLOYMENT
Dates: May 2017 – April 2020
Employer: Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Position: Research Assistant, Human computer interaction and app development, Ehealth Productivity and
Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly (EPIC) Project
Principal Investigator: Professor Ray Jones, Academic Supervisors: Dr Craig Newman, Dr Arunangsu
Chatterjee
Salary: Salary: £ 28,331 p.a., 37 hours / week.
General Roles:
● Provide support to a collaborative project between University of Plymouth, Kernow Health, Cornwall
Partnership in Care, Patients Association, and Creative England. The EPIC (E-health Productivity
and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly) project will focus on the needs of patients and
people receiving care developing new products and/or services within the e-health sector with
design/tech companies in Cornwall.
● Work with clinicians and others in the design and development of apps, new products, new services
or the implementation of existing products.
● Work with ad hoc groups arising from the 10 geographically defined workshops as well as helping
these groups to review existing apps and technology and work with Creative England and Cornish
SMEs to develop new products or proposals for the Challenge Fund.

Dates: November 2015 - January 2017

Employer: Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Position: Research Assistant in Health Services Research (PenCLAHRC)
Project – Evaluation of Person Centred Coordinated Care
Supervisor: Dr Helen Lloyd - PenCLAHRC Senior Research Fellow (Qualitative)
Salary: £ 25,298 p.a., 37.5 hours / week.
General Roles:
● Collection of quantitative / qualitative data and analysis of quantitative data for evaluations of
Person Centred and Coordinated Care programmes (Test and Learn Somerset, and Integrated
Care Exeter).
Specific Roles:
● Supporting qualitative interviews of patients and staff for evaluations of Test and Learn Somerset,
and Integrated Care Exeter (Social Prescribing).
● Designing surveys, collecting and analysing quantitative data collected via web based survey
(SurveyMonkey).
● Collecting. managing, and analysing quantitative data collected via paper based measures.
 ● Extraction of Health Service use data from general practice clinical systems for use in the evaluation
of health interventions.
● Liaising with external partners and stake holders to ensure secure transfer of data and information.
● Report writing and making presentations at external events.

Dates: Sept – November 2015

Employer: Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry (HP)
Position: Research Assistant
Project – Evaluation of Person Centred Coordinated Care
Supervisor: Helen Lloyd (38201) - PenCLAHRC Senior Research Fellow (Qualitative)
Salary: £14 per hour, 22.5 hours a week
General Roles:
● Collection of quantitative / qualitative data and analysis of quantitative data for evaluations of
Person Centred and Coordinated Care programmes (Test and Learn Somerset, and
● Integrated Care Exeter).
Specific Roles:
● Supporting qualitative interviews of patients and staff for evaluations of Test and Learn Somerset,
and Integrated Care Exeter (Social Prescribing).
● Designing surveys, collecting and analysing quantitative data collected via web based survey
(SurveyMonkey).
● Collecting. managing, and analysing quantitative data collected via paper based measures.
● Extraction of Health Service use data from general practice clinical systems for use in the evaluation
of health interventions.
● Liaising with external partners and stake holders to ensure secure transfer of data and information.
● Report writing and making presentations at external events.

Dates: 15-19 June 2015

Employer: Primary Care Research Group, University of Exeter Medical School,
Exeter, UK
Position: Web Designer
Project – CADENCE study
Supervisor – Professor John Campbell, Professor of General Practice and Primary Care
Salary: £15.11 per hour. Hours: 37.5.
• Video editing and website design and creation for the CADENCE study.

Dates: 22-24 April 2015

Employer: CLES – Psychology, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
Position: Participant
Project – Exploratory Study on Rhythm and Movement
Dates: April 2012 – February 2015

Employer: Primary Care Research Group, University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter,
UK
Position: Associate Research Fellow.
Project – IMPROVE study
Supervisor – Professor John Campbell, Professor of General Practice and Primary Care
Salary: £30,434 p.a. Hours: 1.0 FTE.
• Quantitative Researcher for Project 2 of the IMPROVE study, directly responsible for
recruiting and liaising with GP practices to conduct a postal survey of patients’ views.
Working closely with practice staff, performing data extraction from practice systems,
conducting the postal survey, managing response data and compiling individual
feedback reports for participating GPs. Created and maintained IMPROVE
Programme Website (https://improve.exeter.ac.uk). Conducted video recordings of
patient consultations with GP's and structured interviews with patients. Edited video
recordings and worked in team that devised a secure web-based platform for viewing
and rating consultation videos.

Dates: February 2010 - December 2011

Employer: Centre for Health Information Research and evALuation (CHIRAL), College
of Medicine, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
Position: Research Assistant
Project – Multiple Sclerosis Register for the United Kingdom
Supervisor – Mr David Ford, Director, CHIRAL
Salary: £26,975 p.a. Hours: 0.9 FTE
Reason for leaving: Role in project ended.
• Conducted an online survey on utilisation of information technology in multiple
sclerosis clinics and results were used to inform the development of a clinical
application to manage patient information in multiple sclerosis clinics.
• Liaised with the Bristol Southwest Research Ethics Committee of the National
Research Ethics Service to successfully obtain Ethical Approval for the Multiple
Sclerosis Register Project.
• Developed case-finding algorithms using clinical codes (ICD-10 and Read Codes) to
search for all patients diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in routine databases (Patient
Episode Database for Wales [PEDW] and General Practice Database), and
epidemiological characteristics of the assembled cohort were summarised.
• Analysed data from the responses of over 6000 registrants in the Multiple Sclerosis
Register and prepared a report on the demographics, anxiety and depression levels
and quality of life of the respondents.

Dates: Mar 2006 – December 2009

Employer: Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, UK
Title of Position Held: E-Health E-Learning Facilitator
Project – Webcasting for Nursing and Midwifery Students, Online Course on E-Health
Supervisor – Professor Ray Jones, Professor of Health Informatics
Salary: £32000 Hours: 1.0 FTE
Reason for leaving: HEFCE Funding ended
• Developed, implemented and supported the Interactive Webcasting system used by
the Faculty of Health to deliver synchronous e-learning for modules at the
undergraduate and postgraduate level and to conduct open webinars, and published
a number of papers related to its use (Please see publication list below).
• Lectured for the Online E-Health Postgraduate module and the Research Methods
module on topics that included: E-Learning in Health, Ethics for Health Information
Professionals, Quality of Health Information on the Internet, On-line Research
Methods, Interactive Webcasting.
• Served as Website administrator for the Dietetics Thematic Network Website, utilising
the Topshare CMS, to facilitate collaboration and cooperation between dietitians and
academics in the European Union.
• Successfully awarded grant from the Center of Excellence in Profession Placement
Learning (CEPPL) Innovation fund for the project: Using Online Technologies for
Stakeholder consultation on Placement Learning.
• Member of the student Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Health.
Dates: April 2004 – March 2006
Employer: National Telehealth Center, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines
Title of Position Held: Director
• Planned, directed and supervised the activities of the National TeleHealth Center and
was Chief Proponent and Project Manager of the BuddyWorks Project, which was
awarded 43 Million Pesos from the E-Government fund of the Philippine National
Government to establish a pilot TeleHealth network in 10 sites nationwide.

Dates: November 1999 – March 2006

Employer: Medical Informatics Unit, University of the Philippines College of Medicine,
Manila, Philippines
Title of Position Held: Assistant Professor
Reason for leaving: Left to take up post at University of Plymouth
• Provided Instruction and Academic Advisement for undergraduate, undergraduate
medical, and graduate level subjects, including Introduction to Health Informatics
(undergraduate course); Medical Clerkship Elective in Medical Informatics; Health
Informatics (Graduate course); Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Health Informatics;
Application of Internet Technologies in Health Care.
• Member of the team that successfully designed, proposed and taught the first Master
of Science of Health Informatics programme in the Philippines.
• Installed, Established and Maintained Network Servers (Email, Web, Database) for
the UP College of Medicine, Medical Informatics Unit, and the Medical Library.
• Part of the team that designed, implemented and maintained the Community Health
Information Tracking System, an information center for use by Primary Care Health
Centers, now in use in several municipalities in the Philippines.

Dates: June 2002 – October 2003

Employer: World Health Organisation Western Pacific Regional Office, Manila,
Philippines
Title of Position Held: Temporary Adviser to the Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance
Project
Reason for Leaving: Project funding ended
• Provided technical advice and support for Networking and Internet Component of
Mekong Basin Disease Surveillance Project, a Joint Project of WHO Western Pacific
Regional Office, WHO South East Asian Regional Office and the Rockefeller
Foundation

Dates: September 2001 – October 2001

Employer: Department of Addictive Behaviour, St George's Medical School, University
of London, London, UK
Title of Position Held: Academic Visitor
Reason for Leaving: Project Completed
• Created Interactive CD-ROM for the Diploma Course on Addictive Behaviour.
Dates: January 1999 – September 2000
Employer: Netwave Systems Incorporated, Manila, Philippines.
Title of Position Held: Networking and Internet Consultant
Reason for Leaving: Left to study in the UK
• Provided Linux System and Network Administration for an Internet Service Provider.

Dates: June 1996 – October 1999

Employer: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
University of the Philippines College of Public Health
Position Held: Assistant Professor
Reason for Leaving: Left to take up post at College of Medicine, University of the Philippines
• Lectured in undergraduate and graduate courses including biostatistics,
epidemiology and research methods.

Dates: June 1994 – May 1996

Employer: University of the Philippines College of Public Health Library
Position Held: Research Assistant
Project: Installation of Computer Network and Bibliographic Database
Reason for Leaving: Left to take up post at UP College of Public Health
• Installed and Administered the First Local Area Network, Linux Server, and Online
Bibliographic database in the College Of Public Health.
EDUCATION
2018 - 2021 (projected)
University of Plymouth, Faculty of Health, Peninsula School of Medicine
MPhil/PhD Medical Studies
Proposed Thesis: Building Capability and Capacity in User Experience Research in a Regional Digital
Health Ecosystem
Director of Studies: Dr Arunangsu Chatterjee. Second Supervisor: Professor Ray Jones
2000 – 2001
University of Warwick, School of Postgraduate Medical Education
Master of Science in Health Information Science (Study funded by a scholarship grant from
the University of the Philippines College of Medicine)
Dissertation: A Medical Informatics Curriculum for Undergraduate Medical Education in the
University of the Philippines College of Medicine (with Distinction).
Advisor: Dr. Mike Graveney
1988 – 1993
University of the Philippines College of Medicine, Manila, Philippines
Doctor of Medicine (MD)
1982 - 1988
University of the Philippines Diliman, College of Science, Quezon City, Philippines
Bachelor of Science in Biology
SKILLS
Research and IT:
• User Experience (UX) Evaluation: Experienced in conducting UX and usability evaluation of digital
technologies using the following methods - “Think Aloud” protocol, System Usability Scale, Health IT
Usability Evaluation Scale, Heuristic evaluation.
• Quantitative Research Skills: Experienced in quantitative analysis using the following
statistical software: R, SPSS, Stata, Epi-info, PSPP.
• Qualitative Research Skills: Experienced in Semi-structured interviewing, Observations, use
of NVivo for coding and thematic analysis.
• Able to design, and implement online surveys using Limesurvey and SurveyMonkey.
• Skilled in the use of KH Coder for content analysis of qualitative data.
• Proficient in the extraction, management and analysis of service use data from clinical
information systems in both primary and secondary care.
• Proficient in the use of Mendeley Desktop, Endnote, bibliographic citation software. Well-
versed in using PubMED and Google Scholar for literature search.
• Office Applications: Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access) and
LibreOffice (Writer, Impress, Calc, Draw). Experienced in the use of Sharepoint.
• Multimedia Applications: GNU Image Manipulation Program (similar to Adobe Photoshop).
Non-linear Video Editing with Kdenlive and Windows Movie Maker. Digital Audio editing with
Audacity.
• Web Content Management Systems and applications: Experienced in installing and
configuring Wordpress, Drupal, Joomla, Topshare and MediaWiki. Well-versed in installation
and configuration of Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP (LAMP) for deployment as web servers.
Knowledge of HTML and CSS. Experienced in Linux system and network administration.
• Backend Technologies: Experienced in Microsoft SQL Studio, MySQL, IBM DB2.
• Learning Management Systems: Experienced in installing, configuring and administering the
Moodle Learning Management System.
• Basic knowledge on project management techniques using Prince 2; Experienced in using
the Planner Project Management Software (Open Source version of MS Project).
• Operating Systems: Windows 8 and 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Linux (Debian, Ubuntu,
Linux Mint, Fedora, CentOS)
• Programming: Experience in UNIX shell scripting, Python, Perl, PHP and SQL.
Teaching:
• Experience in teaching Introductory Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Research Methods and
Health Informatics at the undergraduate and graduate level.
Administrative:
Experience in managing a project at the national level (Buddyworks Telehealth Project).
COURSES ATTENDED
• Joanna Briggs Institute Comprehensive Systematic Review Training Programme. (20-21 March and 10-11
April 2018) University of Plymouth.
• Introduction to R: Advanced Course (12 June 2017) University of Plymouth
• Qualitative research methods in health and social sciences: one-day workshop on thematic
analysis (30 May 2014) University of Exeter
• 'R' Software Workshop (20 May 2014) University of Exeter
• An Introduction to ‘R’ (31 Mar 2014) University of Exeter
• Visualising your data (Nov 2013) University of Exeter
• Making the most of conferences (17 July 2013) University of Exeter
• Career Explorer – 1-day event (11 July 2013) University of Exeter
• Getting the most out of networking in research environments (8 July 2013) University of
Exeter
• Writing Journal Articles (Science, Technology Engineering Maths & Medicine) (28 June 2013)
University of Exeter
• Project Management in the Real World (12 June 2013) University of Exeter
• Publishing your research: Meet the Editors (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths &
Medicine) (14 February 2013) University of Exeter
• Conducting Health Research. Swansea University, 2011
• Writing Successful Funding Proposals.Swansea University, 2011.
• Getting published in Peer-reviewed Journals, Swansea University, 2011.
• Project Management. Swansea University, 2010.
• Training in Endnote.Swansea University 2010.
• Introductory Course in Health Data Linkage, Swansea University, 2010.
• Wikis and Blogs in Education. University of Plymouth, 2009.
• Short Course in Medical Informatics, Stanford University, 1995.
PUBLICATIONS
1. Maramba I, Chatterjee A, Newman C. Methods of usability testing in the development of eHealth
applications: A scoping review. Int J Med Inform 2019; 126: 95–104.
2. Burt J, Abel G, Elmore N, et al. Rating Communication in GP Consultations: The Association Between
Ratings Made by Patients and Trained Clinical Raters.
3. Burt J, Abel G, Elliott MN, et al. The evaluation of physicians’ communication skills from multiple
perspectives. Ann Fam Med 2018; 16: 330–337.
4. Davey AF, Roberts MJ, Mounce L, et al. Test–retest stability of patient experience items derived from the
national GP patient survey. Springerplus; 5. Epub ahead of print 2016. DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-3377-9.
5. Maramba ID, Davey A, Elliott MN, et al. Web-Based Textual Analysis of Free-Text Patient Experience
Comments From a Survey in Primary Care. JMIR Med Informatics 2015; 3: e20.
6. Roberts MJ, Campbell JL, Abel GA, et al. Understanding high and low patient experience scores in
primary care: analysis of patients’ survey data for general practices and individual doctors. BMJ 2014; 349:
g6034.
7. Osborne LA, Noble JG, Maramba IDC, et al. Outcome measures for multiple sclerosis. Physical Therapy
Reviews 2014; 19: 24–38.
8. Osborne LA, Lockhart-Jones HM, Middleton RM, et al. Identifying and addressing the barriers to the use
of an internet-register for multiple sclerosis. Int J Healthc Inf Syst Informatics 2013; 8: 1–16.
9. Osborne LA, Noble JG, Lockhart-Jones HM, et al. Sources of discovery, reasons for registration, and
expectations of an internet-based register for multiple sclerosis: Visualisations and explorations of word
uses and contexts. Int J Healthc Inf Syst Informatics 2012; 7: 27–43.
10. Ford D V., Jones KH, Middleton RM, et al. The feasibility of collecting information from people with
Multiple Sclerosis for the UK MS Register via a web portal: Characterising a cohort of people with MS. BMC
Med Inform Decis Mak; 12. Epub ahead of print 2012. DOI: 10.1186/1472-6947-12-73.
11. Looy A de, Souza J, Liddell J, et al. Using information technology to share experiences and enhance
communication skills 2006-2009. 2009.
12. Jones RB, Maramba I, Boulos MNK, et al. Use of live interactive webcasting for an international
postgraduate module in eHealth: Case study evaluation. J Med Internet Res; 11. Epub ahead of print 2009.
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.1225.
13. Looy A de, Liddell J, Maramba I, et al. Report 1: building a technologically informed information and
communication network in europe. 2009.
14. Looy A de, Liddell J, Maramba I, et al. Report 4: The Dissemination Potential of a European Network.
2009.
15. Boulos MNK, Maramba I. Pitfalls in 3-D virtual worlds health project evaluations: the trap of
drug-trial-style media comparative studies. J virtual worlds Res 2009; 2: 4–6.
16. Endacott R, Kamel Boulos MN, Manning BRM, et al. Geographic Information Systems for healthcare
organizations: a primer for nursing professions. Comput Inform Nurs 2009; 27: 50–56.
17. Williamson G., Maramba I, Jones R., et al. Undergraduate Nurses’ and Midwives’ Participation and
Satisfaction with Live Interactive Webcasts. Open Nurs J 2009; 3: 1–9.
18. Toro-Troconis M, Boulos MNK. Musings on the State of’3-D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare’in
2009. J Virtual Worlds Res; 2.
19. Jones R, Boulos MNK, Maramba I, et al. Virtual Social Networks: Mediated, Massive and Multiplayer
sites’. In: Virtual Social Networks: Mediated, Massive and Multiplayer Sites. 2009, pp. 1–196.
20. Jones RB, Martinez R, Maramba I, et al. Exploratory study of chat room motivational support for users
of an Internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment of depression. Healthc Comput.
21. Maramba I, Jones RB. Using open source software to add interaction to webcasting in health. Healthc
Comput; 8.
22. Jones R, Maramba I. Tailoring and webcasting for patient and student health education. In: E-Learning:
21st Century Issues and Challenges. 2008, pp. 225–234.
23. Maramba IDC, Marcelo AB. The BuddyWorks telehealth project: best practices and lessons learned. A
Read Inf Commun Technol Plan Dev 2nd ed Manila Asian Inst Journal Commun.
24. Boulos MNK, Maramba I, Wheeler S. Wikis, blogs and podcasts: a new generation of Web-based tools
for virtual collaborative clinical practice and education. BMC Med Educ 2006; 6: 41.
25. Tolentino H, Marcelo A, Marcelo P, et al. The Evolution of a Community-based Child Injury Surveillance
Project. Media Asia 2005; 32: 174–179.
26. Tolentino H, Marcelo A, Marcelo P, et al. Linking primary care information systems and public health
information networks: lessons from the Philippines. Stud Health Technol Inform 2005; 116: 955–60.
27. Herman Tolentino AM, Marcelo P, Maramba I. Linking primary care information systems and public
health vertical programs in the Philippines: an open-source experience. In: AMIA Annual Symposium
Proceedings. American Medical Informatics Association, 2005, p. 311.
28. TOLENTINO HD, DELA CRUZ-ODI M, LAZA-TIN PF, et al. Design and implementation of an open
source prototype telephony and Web-based critical event reporting system for continuous quality
improvement program in anesthesiology. MEDINFO 2004; 400: 1883.
29. Castro J, Wolf F, Karras B, et al. Critically Appraised Topics (CAT) peer-to-peer network. AMIA Annu
Symp Proc 2003; 806.

PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
• Maramba I, Newman C, Chatterjee A, Jones R. User Experience (UX) Evaluation of Digital Health
Technologies. INSPIRE Interdisciplinary Meeting, 6 April 2019, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
• Maramba I, Jones R. Make the Future EPIC! Primary Care themes emerging from the Ehealth
Productivity and Innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly project, in South West Society for Academic
Primary Care Regional Meeting, 14 March 2018, Plymouth, United Kingdom.
• Maramba I, Horrell J, Byng R, Chard D, Lloyd H. Using an organisational change tool to
monitor and support the implementation of Person Centred Coordinated Care (PCCC) in
General Practice in Somerset, UK. Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) Conference,
July 2016, Dublin, Ireland.
• Maramba I, Davey A, Campbell J, Brown F. Using Tag Clouds to Analyze Free Text Patient
Feedback. Medicine 2.0 2013. 24 September 2013. Mermaid Conference Centre, London,
UK.
• Maramba I, Davey A, Campbell J, Brown F. Researching with Our Heads in the Clouds.
Southwest SAPC, March 2013, Southampton.
• Maramba I, Ford DV et al. The UK Multiple Sclerosis Register. Scottish Health Informatics
Programme Conference 2011. 10 September 2011. University of St Andrews, Scotland.
• Maramba I, Ford DV et al. Design and Development of a Multiple Sclerosis Register for the
UK. Poster presented at MS Frontiers 2011. 23-24 June 2011. Hotel Sofitel Heathrow
Terminal 5, London.
Inocencio Maramba
• Maramba, I, de Looy A, Jones R. Conducting a stakeholder consultation on placement
learning using online technologies. Sharing Innovation in Placement Learning conference
2008. 24 April 2008, University of Plymouth, Plymouth.
• Maramba I, Jones R. Adding Interactivity to Webcasts. Plymouth E-Learning Conference
2008: Digital Technologies: Repurposing Education. 4 April 2008, University of Plymouth,
Plymouth.
• Maramba I, Jones R. Open Source Software for Interactive Webcasting in Health. Institute
of Physics and Engineering and Medicine (IPEM) Meeting: Can Open Source Software be
used for Clinical Work? 7 November 2007, King’s Fund, London
• Maramba I, Newcombe M, Sykes H, Clemow R, Lea S, Jones R. Combining synchronous
and asynchronous e-learning for students on placement. Electronic Poster at Festival of
Learning 2007, Higher Education Academy for Health Sciences and Practice, 27-29 March
2007 at The Royal College of Physicians, London.
• Maramba, I. "Penguins with Stethoscopes: Open Source Software for Healthcare
Education", Slice of Life / Computers in Healthcare Education Symposium. Ludwig
Maximilians University, Munich, Germany. August 2, 2001.
• Maramba, I. “Information and Communication Technology for Distance Education and
Research:Past, Present Activities and Futures”, Asia and the Pacific Seminar/Workshop on
Educational Technology-1998 Seminar/Workshop on The Development of a Training
Resource Package for Open and Flexible Lifelong Learning - Sixth Programming Cycle of
APEID Activities - 14 - 22 October,1998 Tokyo, Japan. (served a Vice-Chair during the
Workshop).

FUNDING and ACADEMIC AWARDS

• Center of Excellence in Profession Placement Learning (CEPPL) Innovation fund
project – Using Online Technologies for Stakeholder consultation on Placement Learning.
October 2007 to October 2008. ₤7500
• Commission of Information and Communications Technology E- Government Fund.
Design and Implementation of BuddyWorks: TeleHealth Service Network for Community
Health Partnerships. December 2004. PHP 43 Million Pesos.
• Scholarship funding for MSc in Health Information Science, University of Warwick, 2000-
2001, from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.

FURTHER INFORMATION
• Passed the Physician Licensure exam administered by the Board of Medicine, Professional
Regulatory Commission, Republic of the Philippines, August 1994
• Founding Member of Philippine Medical Informatics Society. Vice-President 1997.
President, 2001.
• Aikido 2nd Degree Black Belt awarded by World Aikido Headquarters, Tokyo, Japan, 2005.
• Officer Filipino British Association in Plymouth: Chairman: 2015-2016; Public Relations
Officer /Secretary, 2013 – 2015; Secretary, 2012-2013.
• Other Activities:
Martial Arts (Aikido, Eskrima/Arnis, Karate, Judo)
Photography
Creating and editing Digital Videos
Fishing
Badminton.