WVSU COM dominates 8th APMC-SN Visayas Reg Con
By Nizza Ann E. Regalado
Basta taga-West, the best!
All delegates of the West Visayas State University College of Medicine earned an award during the 8th APMC Visayas Regional Convention held November 14-16 at the Southwestern University-PHINMA in Cebu City.
This year saw the first ever APMC Visayas Regional Convention Debate Cup, where the WVSU COM Debate Team reached the Grand Finals and came home with the 1st Runner-up trophy. Dexter Aquino was awarded as Best Debater.
For the Clinico-Pathologic Case Presentation, the WVSU COM team was awarded 2nd Place and the award of Best Presentation to boot. Jose Ramman Yap donned the medal of Best Speaker.
The two teams of WVSU COM for the Research Competition (Basic Category) placed in the Top Three. The study entitled “In Vitro Cytotoxic Effects of Brown Seaweed (Sargassum cristaefolium) Ethanol Extracts on A549 Human Lung Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines” was awarded 2nd Place, while “In Vitro Phagocytic Enhancement of Human Blood Neutrophils Against Escherichia coli Using Sulfated Polysaccharides Isolated from Gracilariopsis heteroclada” won 3rd Place.
The WVSU COM team for the Research Competition (Translational Category), with their study entitled “Prevalence of Non-suicidal Self-Injurious Thoughts and Behavior Among Young Adult College Students in Iloilo City” bagged the 3rd Place trophy.
The taga-West team for the Medical Quiz Bee Competition took home the 2nd Place title.
The WVSU COM delegation garnered awards in every academic competition of the convention.
