BEST PRACTICES IN COMMUNITY- ACADEME PARTNERSHIPS Students’ AVP Contest BACKGROUND: The students’ AVP Contest – Best Practice in Community-Academe Partnership has been part of the Annual Conference and General Assembly of Philippine Academic Society of Community Medicine (PASCOM) for some years now. This contest is open to all medical students currently enrolled in medical schools in the Philippines as recognized by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges (APMC). OBJECTIVE: Through audio-visual presentations done by students, this competition aims to showcase the best practices in fostering community and academe partnerships in the country. It will feature the various community-based projects conducted by medical students in their respective institutions, that advance and promote the practice of Community Medicine in the country. It is hoped that through such curricular activities, medical students will better understand and practice the...
The Philippine Academic Society of Community Medicine is a non-profit Academic Medical Organization committed to the pursuit of the advancement of the discipline and practice of Preventive and Community Medicine among faculty and students, to uphold social accountability and people empowerment, to foster nationalism, to ensure moral, ethical and spiritual values, as we enhance the academic growth and welfare of our members.