ZCMC Department of Family and Community Medicine

29/08/2025

Congratulations to our clerks from WMSU-CM for successfully completing your rotation with us and for showcasing your brilliance through your Clinical Case and EBM presentations! 🎉

Your energy, dedication, and fresh perspectives have truly touched our department. As you move forward, we hope that the values and lessons you’ve gained from Family Medicine—holistic care, compassion and community oriented—will guide and inspire you in your journey as future physicians.

Keep that compassionate heart of yours for patients alive. We are excited to see the kind of doctors you will become. 🌱👩‍⚕️👨‍⚕️

18/08/2025

🍃 Where science meets holistic care. 🌱

We are pleased to announce the opening of our Integrative Health Clinic, with our consultant, Dr. Frederick C . Iturralde.

Visit us and take the next step to balanced living.

📆 Every: Monday
🕦 9-11:00 AM
📍2nd Floor Fammed OPD

👉SERVICES:
• Health Risk Assessment
• Diet and Exercise Prescription
• Self-acupressure
• Herbs and Spices for Health
• Aromatherapy
• Imagery Technique

Here, we combine the best of conventional medicine with evidence-based complementary practices—addressing not just symptoms, but the mind, body, and spirit as one.

17/08/2025

📢 Examination Day 📢

Today, our Family Medicine residents — both Traditional and Practice-Based — take the Second Part of the National Examination.

After a month of preparation, late nights of study, and countless hours of clinical practice, they are finally stepping into this milestone. 💪🌟

Sending all the good luck and good vibes to you all 🌟 You’ve prepared, you’re ready — now shine! 💪

15/08/2025

🌸 Your skin, your best defense. 🌸

We are pleased to announce the schedule for our Primary Skin Care Clinic, dedicated to promoting healthy skin through early detection, timely treatment, and preventive care with Dr. Janet B. De Leon-Abutazil.

📅 Every: Friday
🕒 9-11:00 AM
📍2nd Floor, Fammed OPD

Healthy skin is more than just appearance—it’s your body’s first line of defense. Our clinic ensures you receive expert, patient-centered care for all your primary skin health needs.

14/08/2025

👵🧓 Because quality care knows no age 🩺

Caring for our seniors with compassion and expertise with Dr. Asri S. Jo, III ❤️

We are pleased to inform everyone that our Geriatric Clinic—dedicated to the specialized care of our elderly patients—is now open on the following schedule:

📅 Every: Thursday
🕒 9-11:00 AM
📍2nd Floor, Fammed OPD

Let’s work together in keeping our senior loved ones healthy, active, and cared for. 💙

12/08/2025

From dedication to certification ✨ your hard work, compassion, and commitment have brought you here.

Congratulations, Dr. Aldeena Shara Hajilan-Sariol, our newest Certified Family Physician! 🩺

12/08/2025

🌿 Because Every Moment Matters 🩺

In life’s most tender chapters, care is more than medicine—it’s listening, holding a hand, easing pain, and making each day count with our very own specialist, Dr. Nurijam T. Espares.

Our Palliative & Hospice Care Clinic is here to walk with patients and families through this journey, offering comfort, dignity, and unwavering support.

📅 Clinic Day: Tuesday and Wednesday
🕒 Time: 9 to 11:00 AM
📍 Location: Cancer Center (tues) & Fammed OPD 2nd Floor (wed)

Whether it’s managing symptoms, guiding decisions, or simply being present, we believe in giving our patients the gift of a life lived fully—right to the very end.

08/08/2025

We are pleased to share the exciting news that two of our senior residents, Dr. Ezra Ed Eijansantos and Dr. Aldeena Shara Hajilan-Sariol, have been accepted for poster presentations at the esteemed Asia Pacific Association of Medical Toxicology (APAMT) 2025 conference to be held at Gold Coast, Australia.

Special mention to their co-author, Dr. Ingkagan for her remarkable support and insights for this achievement!

Congratulations doctors! Keep it up! 👏

06/08/2025

Learning Never Stops: Empowering Residents and Clerks through Knowledge.

To enhance the knowledge and skills of both residents and clerks, a series of educational lectures has been organized.

Thank you to our distinguised speakers for sharing their expertise with us!
Atty. Getty Reagan Dy - Lecture on the 5Bs of Taxation
Dr. Randolph Trinidad - Lecture on School Health
Dr. Maria Fatima Concepcion - Lecture on VAWC

Through this initiative, the residents and clerks were empowered to grow professionally, stay informed, and provide the best possible care to their patients.

05/08/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Santos for an excellent Interdepartmental Case Presentation on an HIV case entitled “When the Past Goes Viral” managed through a biopsychosocial approach.

We extend our sincere thanks to Dr. Sebar Sala, Infectious Disease Specialist, for his valuable insights, as well as to our consultants for their time and guidance.

Gratitude also to the clerks and interns who attended and actively participated-your engagement is vital to fostering collaborative and meaningful learning.

02/08/2025