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Winners of the Donald Li YDM Scholarship Award 2025
Dr. Michael Angelo J. Arteza
Dr. Michael Angelo J. Arteza from the Philippines has distinguished himself in family medicine through his leadership roles, research contributions, and community service initiatives. As the youngest Regional Trustee of the 画溺兄 (PAFP), Dr. Arteza actively champions primary care improvements such as patient navigation systems and referral pathways in regional healthcare settings.
His scholarly work, including a systematic review and meta-analysis on community-based hypertension interventions, earned recognition from the PAFP and the WONCA APR conferences. Dr. Arteza has been instrumental in training medical residents and interns, emphasizing evidence-based medicine and continuous learning at Batangas Medical Center, where he serves on the Knowledge Core Group, Research Technical Review Committee, and Institutional Ethics Review Board.
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Dr. Arteza is a champion of health systems strengthening, currently pursuing post-graduate studies in International Health. He is a member of the PAFP-DOH Doctor-to-the-Barrios core group, which aims to capacitate rural health doctors in GIDA areas to improve access to healthcare and health literacy in underserved areas.
Dr. Arteza is an active member of The Rajakumar Movement, the Young Doctors Movement of WONCA APR. He is currently the Chief Representative of the PAFP and the TRM Honorary Secretary. He is currently the TRM Chairperson-elect and will start his term after the WONCA World Conference.
Reflecting on the scholarship, Dr. Arteza noted, “Receiving this scholarship allows me to fully engage in international collaboration and training, enriching my capability to serve my community effectively.”
WONCA warmly congratulates Dr. Arteza and looks forward to his future achievements in family medicine
Recipient of the 2025 Montegut Global Scholarship Program
Dr. Jake Bryan Cortez
World Family Doctor Day 2025: A Nationwide Celebration of Mental Resilience
In celebration of World Family Doctor Day 2025, the PAFP proudly presents a nationwide Schedule of Activities led by various PAFP chapters. With the theme Building Mental Resilience in a Changing World, this month-long initiative features Lay Fora, Webinars, Outreach Programs, Fitness Events, and Mindfulness Workshops all geared toward promoting mental wellness and holistic health in communities across the Philippines.
Message from the PAFP President Dr. Josie Isidro-Lape単a for World Family Doctor Day.
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WONCA ALERT
The 画溺兄 won the bid to be the next host-country for the Asia Pacific WONCA Conference (WONCA-AP) in 2026 in the Asia-Pacific Regional Council meeting held last October 21, 2023 at Sydney, Australia. It has been 15 years since the Philippines last hosted the same conference at Cebu. By staging the WONCA-AP in the country, we can showcase the Filipino way of care as applied in the primary care setting.
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