Curriculum
The first semester of the BS Program consists of Basic Physchological Processes,
i.e. Biology and Behavior, Memory, Learning, Thinking, Motivation and Emotion, Sensation,
Attention and Perception, Personality and Altered state of consciousness.
Semester II consists of Child Psychology, Biological Foundation, Motor and Sensory
Development, Development and Development of Language Cognitive Development.
Semester III consists of Emotional Development, Moral Development, Development of
self-identity, Common Childhood Problems, Therapy, Developmental Psychology, Genetic
Foundations of Development, Prenatal Life, Infancy (First Three Years of Life),
Childhood, Middle Age, Old Age, End Of Life, Abnormal Psychology, Stress and Adjustment
Disorders, Anxiety based disorder, Mental Retardation And Developmental Disorder,
Personality Disorders, Schizophrenia & Delusional Disorder, Mood Disorder, Substance
Abuse Disorders, Therapies.
Semester IV consists of Counselling Psychology, Ethical & Professional issues
Approaches to Counseling, Counselling Psychology, Health Psychology, Industrial
Organizational Psychology, Environmental Psychology, Environment And Behaviour and
Psychology And Sports.
The four-year MD program generally progresses from the study of the normal to the
abnormal human being. Most of the subjects are yearly courses which are taken up
for two semesters.
The first year covers normal Human Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology, Preventive
Medicine and Community Health, Psychiatry and Medical Practice I. Class lectures
are delivered mostly through computers using LCD projectors complemented by slide/film
showing, laboratory work and group discussions. Pedagogy and Bioethics are incorporated
in Principles of Medical Practice I. An introduction to Medical Informatics is incorporated
in Preventive Medicine and Community Health before the biostatistics session. Problem-based
learning is gradually introduced in certain topics in Biochemistry and Physiology.
The second year deals with Pathology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pharmacology,
Preventive Medicine and Community Health, Psychiatry II and Medieal Economics plus
introductory courses in clinical subjects. In small groups, students begin to meet
patients in actual hospital setting where they are introduced to history taking
and physical examination.
The third year involves didactic lectures on common diseases encountered in clinical
practice as well as interesting or rare conditions. Pathophysiology is reviewed
while clinical features, diagnostic approaches and principles of management are
emphasized.
The fourth year or clinical clerkship is mainly spent in actual patient care with
the JONELTA section of the University of Perpetual Help Rizal Medical Center serving
as the clinical laboratory. Hospital rounds and group discussions give the student
a good perspective on bedside manners, diagnosis and management. The clerks rotate
through the different clinical departments for 48 weeks with periodic evaluation.
As part of their rotation in Family Medicine and Community Health, the students
spent four (4) weeks in rotation, working in close coordination with the existing
rural health unit in selected barangays in Las Piiias City as well as in Muntinlupa
City. During this rotation, special innovative projects and researches are conducted.
Their efforts are directed mainly towards promotive and preventive medicine such
as immunization, case-fmding and health education. In Obstetrics & Gynecology as
well as ENT students rotate in Quirino Memorial Hospital in Quezon City.
As part of their rotation in Psychiatry, the clinical clerks spend 2 weeks in the
National Center for Mental Health or Metro Psyche Facility.
Seminar I and II are courses unique to JONELTA Foundation SchoolofMedicine, designed
to provide a comprehensive knowledge of the basic and clinical sciences respectively,
and are requirements for graduation. Seminar I is a pre-requisite for Clinical Clerkship.