UST MEDICAL ALUMNI ASSOCIATION, INC.
Suite 105 San Martin de Porres (Medicine) Building
UST Espaņa, Manila
Tel. No. 406-1611 loc. 8373 / Telefax No. 314-0892
e-mail: ustmaa@ustlru.com
THE THOMASIAN OUTSTANDING MEDICAL ALUMNI
AWARDS
(THOMAS AWARD)
The UST Medical Alumni Association, in its desire to honor alumni of the Faculty of
Medicine & Surgery of the University of Santo Tomas who have gained recognition in their respective fields of endeavor
created the Thomas Award - The Thomasian Outstanding Medical Alumni Award. It is hoped that this project
will promote and maintain the Thomasian Spirit and identity of excellence, loyalty and Christian values among the students
and alumni of the faculty.
1. AWARD CATEGORIES
1.1. Community
Service
1.2. Research
1.3. Medical Education
1.4. Government Service
1.5. Leadership in Public Health and
Health Related Issues
2. GENERAL CRITERIA FOR THE AWARD
2.1. Must be a graduate of the UST
Faculty of Medicine & Surgery.
2.2. Must be of good and moral character.
2.3. Must have shown loyalty to the
UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery
and the Association.
2.4. Only one can be a recipient of
each award category.
3. COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE
The THOMAS Awards will be managed by a committee
appointed by the Board of Directors of the Association. The committee is composed of respectable alumni with a broad scope
of responsibility.
3.1. Set / modify the criteria of the different award categories as
approved by the Board of Directors.
3.2.
Disseminate information about the Award through posters,
flyers, tri-media and such other means of communication.
3.3. Paticipate actively in the search for nominees.
3.4.
Screen all nominations including authentication of documents.
3.5. Prepare the plaque and citation.
4. METHODOLOGY
4.1. The Committee will disseminate
the necessary information about the
award
thru the chapters, print and boardcast media and others
4.2. Any alumnus / alumna can
nominate a candidate through a completed
Nomination Form to be provided by the committee. He must state the
category of the award the candidate is being nominated as well as the
basis
for the nomination. A candidate should only be nominated
to one award category and must conform with the nomination.
The nomination with its necessary documents must be sent to the
Secretariat thru (Abba) before the deadline (October 27, 2006).
Nomination can also be accomplished through e-mail using the
attached Nomination Form.
4.3. The decision of the committee
shall be presented to the Board of
Directors
for approval.
4.4. All awardees
will be formally notified by ther Chairman of the
committee countersigned by the Secretary and President of the
association. The awardee must sign the "Conforme" included with this
notification
and should be returned to the USTMAA Secretariat
immediately.
4.5. All awardees should be present
during the awarding.
4.6. Each awardee will receive a plaque
with a citation.
4.7. The awarding ceremony shall coincide
with the General Homecoming
of the Association (December 17, 2006) at the Medicine Auditorium.
for NOMINATION FORM - fill-up this box completely
