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Date: June 1, 2020, 10:23 a.m.
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Published by Philippine Council for Health Research and Development(PCHRD) on June 1, 2020.
Requested from PCHRD by M. Travis at 10:23 AM on
June 1, 2020.
Purpose: Information
Date of Coverage: 05/27/2020 - 05/31/2020
Tracking no: #PCHRD-766703855942
Hello, I would like to know if there is a reciprocity agreement between the Philippines and the United States of America regarding the practice of physicians in both countries. Specifically, is there an agreement which allows an American who took up medicine here in the Philippines in a Filipino school, to take the Philippine board exam to practice here in Philippines.
June 1, 2020 Dear Michael, Greetings! Thank you for your request dated Jun 01, 2020 under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch, for the reciprocity agreement between the Philippines and the United States of America regarding the practice of physicians in both countries. The Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (PCHRD) is one of the sectoral funding agencies of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that provides R&D funding for research institutions in the Philippines. PCHRD funds research proposals that are aligned with the National Unified Health Research Agenda (NUHRA) and Harmonized National R&D Agenda (HRNDA). While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance Philippine Council for Health Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) does not have the information you have requested. However, you may wish to contact Philippine Medical Association at email: [email protected], telephone no: (02) 8929-7361; 8926-2447; 8929-6366 or through their website: https://www.philippinemedicalassociation.org/contact-pma/. You may also contact Professional Regulation Commission at email: [email protected] or resubmit your request addressed to them on the eFOI portal at https://www.foi.gov.ph/requests/new?agency=PRC. For further assistance you may review the FAQ section of the eFOI site: https://updateprogram11262018-dot-efoi-ph.appspot.com/help. If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña, [email protected]. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made within 15 calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you the result within 30 calendar days from the date when we receive your review request. Thank you! Respectfully, Renzell Parino FOI Officer