THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959

Republic Acts

Republic Act No. 2382

REPUBLIC ACT No. 2382

THE MEDICAL ACT OF 1959

ARTICLE I
Objectives and Implementation

Section 1. Objectives. This Act provides for and shall govern (a) the standardization and regulation of medical education; (b) the examination for registration of physicians; and (c) the supervision, control and regulation of the practice of medicine in the Philippines.

Section 2. Enforcement. For the purpose of implementing the provisions of this Act, there are created the following agencies: the Board of Medical Education under the Department of Education, and the Board of Medical Examiners under the Commissioner of Civil Service.

ARTICLE II
The Board of Medical Education Its Functions

Section 3. Composition of Board of Medical Education. The Board of Medical Education shall be composed of the Secretary of Education or his duly authorized representative, as chairman, and the Secretary of Health or his duly authorized representative, the Director of the Bureau of Private Schools or his duly authorized representative, the chairman of the Board of Medical Examiners or his duly authorized representative, a representative of private practitioners, upon recommendation...