Former name
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Manila Doctors College |
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Type | Private, |
Established | 1975 |
President | Dr. Sergio S. Cao, Former Chancellor, UP Diliman |
Students | About 1,500 |
Location | Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines |
Campus | Urban, 2 acres (8,100 m2) |
Website | [2] |
The Manila Tytana Colleges or Tytana /’tee-ta-na/, the educational arm of the Metrobank Group, has carried on since 1975.
In 2010 Manila Doctors College transformed into Manila Tytana Colleges. The same year, the new name was registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), while the operative date of use was set to June 1, 2011.
The College of Nursing, retaining the name of the College, is now called Manila Doctors College of Nursing.
Founded and formally inaugurated during the 19th anniversary celebration of Manila Doctors Hospital (MDH) in 1975 and first known as the Manila Doctors Hospital School of Nursing, the College was originally located at the fourth floor of the Manila Doctors Hospital along United Nations Avenue in Manila. Its founding members include Dr. Ambrosio Tangco, Dr. Gonzalo F. Austria, Dr. Fidel Estrada, Dr. Jose Villanueva and then members of the Board of Directors of MDH. Mrs. Cristeta T. Patajo was the first principal.
The College initially offered a three-year graduate Nursing course. In 1978, a permit to offer the four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts courses was granted by the then Department of Education, Culture and Sports (DECS). A major milestone was marked in the College’s history when the Metrobank Foundation Inc. acquired control of the Manila Medical Services, Inc. in February 1979. With the takeover, a new set of hospital directors was elected, headed by Dr. George S.K. Ty as Chairman and Mr. Edgardo Espiritu as President.
On February 14, 1980, the College was renamed Manila Doctors College as the status was granted as a reflection of its varied course offerings, which included Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Bachelor of Science in Zoology, and a two-year certificate course in Pulmonary Therapy. In October 1993, the College was registered as a non-stock corporation with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Articles of Incorporation was amended in August 2013, and was approved by the SEC in March 2014, to register the College as a non-stock, non-profit corporation. In 1995, the Nursing program was accorded Level I Accreditation by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) by virtue of the authority granted by the then DECS, having satisfactorily met the standards and fulfilled the requirements of the Philippine Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges, and Universities (PAASCU). In April 2002, the College formally earned the Level II Accreditation from PAASCU. The boom in nursing education paved the way for the expansion of the College. As a newly organized management prepared for the influx of students, efforts were conscientiously taken to maintain the quality of education. As enrollment steadily grew, the College adhered to academic standards imposed by both private accrediting bodies andconcerned government agencies. As a result, the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted full Deregulated Status to the College in October 2003.