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COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
FIVE YEAR
FACULTY
DEVELOPMENT
PLAN
2020-2025
BY:
NOELYN O. BERNAL, MD, MPH, MPA
COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Rationale
The Cagayan State University’s vision “Transforming Lives by educating for the Best”, through high
quality instruction and innovative research, extension and production, depends on the excellent and highly
trained faculty members.
The Faculty Development Program of the university aims precisely to develop this kind of faculty. It
establishes, maintains and promulgates a systematic plan of action for personnel development in a
continuing effort to upgrade the competencies of the members of the faculty and the administrative to
support staff through a system of scholarship grants for graduate studies, publication in high impact
journals, presentation in high impact subject and clinical specialty training abroad, advanced short-term
courses, conduct of high quality research, networking with local and international institutions, and among
others.
Through the years the College of Medicine has been implementing a Faculty Development Program Based
on priority filed of specialty and on merit. Some faculty members of the College of Medicine have
pursued advanced degrees in their field of specialization in prestigious universities.
I. Well-Defined Objectives
University Vision
“Transforming Lives by Education for the Best”
The basic vision of the University is to make the Cagayan State University as a catalyst of change
in improving the lives of individuals and communities by educating for the best. The one-liner
vision succinctly captures the profound meaning and ultimate purpose of the collective efforts
and educational directions of the University.
University Mission
Cagayan State University is committed to transform the lives of people and communities through
high quality instruction and innovative research, development, production and extension.
Cagayan State University, a credible and distinguished center of higher education in Northern
Luzon, and is committed to improve the lives of people and communities including advance
instruction in the arts, agriculture, and natural sciences as well as technological and professional
fields through its strong quality of instruction in research, resource mobilization and extension.
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In Education
a. By offering a community-oriented curriculum which shall address the leading causes of mortality
and morbidity
In Service
By prioritizing health care among the less privileged sectors of the society, the women, children and elderly
as well as the physically, mentally challenged members of the community.
In Research
By giving priority to studies on local and national health problems as well as alternative health medicine.
In Extension
By providing socially responsive health programs for the promotion and preservation of the community.
Graduate School Intended Learning Upon graduation, the learner will able to:
Outcomes 1. Demonstrate breadth and depth of knowledge and
critical thinking and effective communicate
knowledge in their respective disciplines
2. Exhibit the best practices, values and ethics of the
profession.
3. Apply their expertise to generate new knowledge
or to enhance the discipline through creative
research; and provide consultancy, professional
and health assistance to all stake holders for the
overall improvement of the quality of human life.
II. Description of the Program
The landscape and perspective in offering Medical programs have dramatically change in the
past decades. These changes demand new or enhanced competencies among students to meet the
requirements set by globalization, regional integration, internationalization of higher education,
and the Fourth industrial Revolution. Thus students must be able to optimally use 21st century
skills in their daily work and professions thereby strengthening the nation’s innovation, research
and development.
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Because of the government initiatives, it is therefore imperative that policies, standards, and
guidelines (PSGs) for academic degree program in higher education, including medical program,
should therefore be made consistent or aligned with the reforms being instituted in the entire
Philippine Education system.
Among the major concerns in medical programs is the wide gap in the availability and of the
access to quality medical programs in various lines of specialty deemed critical in achieving
national development in a globalized world.
Disciplines leading to the limited growth of public health programs and consequently,
constraining the potential of universal health care development.
Medical Programs constitute a level of stage of academic and clinical work that is considered an
advance program of study. It focuses on a collaboration between clinical and discipline and
involves certain objective-option such as:
1. Rigorous evaluation of work and interaction with professors and peers;
2. Professional experience via internships, teaching, and research; and
3. Production of original research or creative work.
Across all orientations all levels of graduate work, the ultimate goal is to contribute to the
process of clinical knowledge acquisition, generation, sharing and exchange that is part of
post baccalaureate level.
General outcomes of Medical Program is the mastery of specialized field of study, the
development of original and critical thinking and the demonstration of problem-solving
skills that prepare a physician for advance clinical training and leadership positions in ares of
health research, creative work.
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CSU FACULTY AND STAFF DEVELOPMENT POLICIES AND IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES
Section L. Rationale
CSU aims to continually capacitate its faculty and administrative staff to cope with the demands of national and
international development thrusts. This is in line with one of the core areas of human resource management, learning
and development. In doing this, CSU upholds and recognizes the value of equality and diversity as provided in CSC
Memorandum Circular 24 s. of 2016 which provides guidelines in the institutionalization of Equal Employment
Opportunity Principle (EEOP) in all areas of human resource management, one of which is learning and development.
The policy removes all barriers and discrimination in all personnel actions and decisions in regard to the
institutionalization of CSU faculty and staff development program to enhance the capacities of employees towards the
concretization of CSU's vision, mission, goals and objectives along its four mandates: instruction, research, extension
and production.
1. The CSU shall be fully committed to the maximum utilization of abilities of its faculty and administrative personnel
and to the principles of equal employment opportunity
2. The CSU shall provide learning and development interventions through its Faculty and Staff Development Program
develop and implement a faculty and staff development program to achieve the objective of producing a pool of
competitive manpower resources to concretize the vision, mission, goals and objectives of CSU
3. Scholarships for faculty/staff development shall be established on the basis of CSU needs, usefulness and priorities.
It shall be awarded by the President of the University upon recommendation of the Head of the Unit concerned and
the FSDP Committee to the most able, promising and deserving in the line of study selected. (Art. 68. Chap 5, Univ.
Cade, 1995. P. 21).
4. Any member of the faculty/staff receiving any offer of financial assistance, from any person or external agency in
the form of scholarships, graduate or research assistantships or other kinds or remunerative employment to be able
to pursue advanced or special studies abroad, must obtain the approval of the President of the University (Art. 70,
Chap 5, 1995 Univ Code, p.21)
5. Selection of faculty/staff to pursue graduate degrees under the CSU faculty and staff development program shall be
consistent with the faculty/staff development plan of the College/Unit where the faculty scholar is placed.
6. The CSU shall create a Committee on Faculty and Staff Development Program (FSDP), which shall formulate the
implementing guidelines of the CSU Faculty and Staff development program to be endorsed by the Administrative
Council for the approval of the Board of Regents, subject to the provisions of established policies and guidelines
7. The CSU shall create an FSDP Academic Panel to conduct interview and find screening of scholarship nominees to
be endorsed by the Administrative Council for the final approval of the Board of Regents
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Section 3. Faculty and Staff Development Implementing Guidelines
1 All degree scholarship applications must be received by the College/Campus not later than end of May of every year
consistent with the planning timelines.
2 A 3-stage procedure of screening of applicants shall be observed. It shall start from the College, to the Campus and
to the University levels to ensure consistency of the development interventions applied for to the College needs
Campus niche
3. The applicant for scholarship and other learning and development opportunities must occupy a regular plantilla
position and have served the University at least 2 years with an Individual Performance Commitment Rating (ICPR) of
Very Satisfactory" (VS) for the last two rating periods prior to the application of the grant. (CSC Memo Order No 119, s.
1993). The faculty applicant must have never been convicted nor investigated due to poor teaching performance. In
addition to these criteria, faculty who are members of sponsoring organization/association shall also be given priority
to attend said training/conferences/convention.
4. Scholarship applicant shall be admitted to any Universities that belong to the Top 1000 Universities in the world
(SUC Leveling Criteria) or to academic institutions which are recognized by CHED as Centers of Excellence, or
accredited at least 3 level by accrediting agencies to ensure that the required standards of the chosen discipline are
met.
5. Scholarship and training opportunities shall be equitably distributed and are awarded to deserving faculty staff
considering such factors as consistency of the field of study with the College needs or campus niche, length of service,
performance levels, learning and development needs and status of appointment
6. Any faculty or staff may scout for his/her scholarship subject to the scrutiny of the FSDC and approval of the Board
1.) The study area of which the faculty applicant will engaged in is within the priority needs of CSU, and
2) The College Campus can release the applicant with or without pay depending on status of leave credits and in
accordance with Sec. 33 of Rule XVI, implementing CSC Res No 1631 that request for leave without pay shall be
granted only when requested by the concerned faculty/staff at least one month before start of the semester the
faculty intends to enroll."
8. Any faculty/staff applicant who is awarded a scholarship grant by any agency whether before starting his/her study
leave or while on the study leave his stipend, book allowance and thesis dissertation support from CSU shall waive his
stipend, book allowance and thesis dissertation from CSU.
9. For those who are invited to present a paper, serve as reactor, discussant or moderator shall be given priority and
their registration and other expenses shall be borne by the University. Interested parties other than those
recommended by the PSDC and approved by the President may attend on the official time.
10. Participants shall submit a Copy of Certificate of Attendance/Participation to the Training Office, copy furnished
their respective Colleges Divisions and shall conduct an echo seminar convention workshop/conference/training in
collaboration with the Training Officer within eight (8) weeks after attendance in the same
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Section 4. Administration of CSU Faculty and Staff Development Policies and Implementing Guidelines
The University shall create a Faculty and Staff Development Committees (PSDC) from the College, Campus and
University levels who are in charge of the implementation of the FSDP Guidelines
1. Composition of Faculty and Staff Development Committee at the College, Campus and University Levels
College Level
Campus Level
University Level