CHED memorandum order no. 13 series of 2017

• an act creating the CHED

  higher education act of 1994 RA 7722
• Commission on higher education is independent and separate from the department of education, culture and sports. (DECS)
• under DepEd

  elementary to senior highschool
• under Ched

  College
• coverage shall be both public and private institutions as well as degree granting programs
• Policies, standards, and guidelines (PSG) for the BSMT
• Article I: Introduction
• implementation of the shift to learning competency based standards/ outcomes based education (OBE)

  • In recognition of your spirit of OBE, the PSG allow the HEI to initiate curricular innovations in line with the assessment of how best to achieve learning outcomes in their particular context

  Section 1 Rationale
• PHIEs, state universities and colleges (SUCS) and local universities and colleges (LUCS): must secure proper authority from the commission in accordance with rules and regulations

  Article II: Authority to Operate

  Section 2: Government recognition
• follow minimum standards and other requirements and prescription for BSMT


  Article III: General Provisions

  Section 3
• • HEIs are allowed to design curricula suited to their own context
  • HEIs can use the CHED implementation handbook for OBE and institutional sustainability assessment (ISA) as a guide

  Article III: General Provisions

  Section 4
• The degree program shall called Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology

  Article IV: Program Specifications

  Section 5: Program Description

  Section 5.1: Degree Name
• BSMT is a 4 year program consisting of gen Ed and professional courses. 4th year level is the internship program of one year in CHED accredited training laboratory

  Article IV: Program Specification

  Section 5.2: Nature of the Field Study
• Article IV: Program Specification

  Section 5.3: Program Goals
• 1. Licensed MT
  2. Diagnostic molecular scientists
  3. Research scientist
  4. Educator
  5. Diagnostic product specialist
  6. Public health practitioner
  7. Health care leaders

  Article IV: Program Specification Section 5.3: Specific Professions/Careers for graduates
• 1. Public health/ Epidemiology
  2. Veterinary labsci
  3. Molecular biology
  4. Nuclear science
  5. Forensic science
  6. Health administration
  7. Food and industrial microbiology

  Article IV: Program Specification

  Section 5.3: Allied medical fields
• subject of CHED memorandum order no. 13 series of 2017 was adopted and promulgated by the CHED in accordance with RA 7722 or known as Higher education act of 1994
• 1. common to all programs in type of schools
  2. common to health sciences
  3. SPECIFIC TO BMST/BSMLS
  4. common to horizontal type as defined in CMO no. 46 s. 2012

  Section 6: Program outcome
• Section 7: Performance Indicators
• HEIs offering MT/MLS may exercise flexibility in their curricula offering

  Article V: Curriculum

  Section 8: Curriculum description
• • CBC
  • urinalysis
  • fecalysis
  • drug test
  • HbsAg
  • anti HBS
  • chest xray
  • sputum microscopy
  • proof of vaccination against hepatitis

  Requirements for MT internship program
• • I - Introduction: basic concepts are merely introduced
  • P - Practice: the concepts and principles are presented with application
  • D - Demonstrate: I + P + skills acquisition


  Article VI: Required courses

  Section 10: sample curriculum map
• HEI offering BSMT shall administer a fill time dean/ head

  • has at least 5 years of very satisfactory teaching experience
  • has at least 2 years managerial competence and technical expertise in school management
  • must be an active member of PRC accredited professional organizational for MT and Association of MT

  Article VI: Required Resources

  Section 13: Administration