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Established in August 1933 by the UP College of Medicine’s best medical students, the PHI KAPPA MU (Fraternity of the College of Medicine) continues to uphold its tested tradition of Excellence, Leadership, Service and Brotherhood in the College, University and in our country.
Through the Fraternity’s ideals and pillars, her Loyal Sons continue to lead, innovate and excel in the practice of medicine worldwide and in preserving the honor and integrity of the medical profession.
The belief that heroism in this modern day and age is defined by the ability to instill hope: it is through this idea that the Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity conceived Project Hero, a tribute to the daily battles the patients of the Philippine General Hospital face against the scourge of cancer, conveying the message of hope through comic book media.
The Phi Kappa Mu recognizes that the concept of health is multifactorial and promotes the recognition of mental health as one of the key components of holistic health. Talks by various experts in the field as well as open forums are conducted both in and out of the college, with the goal of recognizing mental health as a growing concern as well as doing away with the stigma that comes with being associated with such conditions.
Centered on the Fraternity’s ideals of providing service that enables and empowers, Project Opera involves more than just providing financial support to indigent patients, but more so in bridging the gaps of inequity that have rendered quality healthcare inaccessible for afflicted pediatric patients who require timely surgical interventions. Project Opera provides assistance in accessing financial support, procurement of surgical needs, and coordination with doctors and hospital administrators involved.
The PHI KAPPA MU is an enduring brotherhood of medical students & physicians in the Philippines and International that stands as a bastion of professionalism and excellence. Recognized as the premiere medical Fraternity in the Philippines, from the college extending globally through its active elder experiences, it renders exemplary service to humanity – to Filipinos foremost which reaches out to other nationalities, globally – with honor, dignity, and integrity.
The PHI KAPPA MU shall foster pride and growth by illuminating its achievements as a Fraternity and the accomplishments of its members individually. It shall strengthen the bond among its members and assure its existence guided by its Cardinal Virtues. It shall promote excellence in the academic and professional practice of medicine through mentorship, collegiality and reasonable assistance. It shall serve the welfare of the Filipino nation in particular, and mankind in general, through research and outreach programs. All of these pursuits shall be guided by honor, dignity and respect.
