Section 5Sec./Art. 5

Qualification Requirements. -An applicant for the MSRS Program shall possess the following qualifications:

(a) Must be a Filipino citizen residing in the Philippines;

(b) Must be a graduating student or a graduate of an appropriate undergraduate program identified as a prerequisite for a Doctor of Medicine degree, from any HEI duly recognized by the CHED, including a direct entrant to the Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine (INTARMED) Program who satisfactorily completes the first two (2) years of the Program:Provided,That deserving incoming second year medical students and those in the higher year levels of the Doctor of Medicine Program shall also be covered under this Act, as long as they complied with the academic requirements and retention policies of the school in the past terms preceding their scholarship application;

(c) Must have passed the entrance examination and complied with other related requirements for admission into a Doctor of Medicine degree in the SUC or PHEI where the scholar intends to enroll, as well as the other requirements of the CHED and the DOH; and

(d) Must have obtained a National Medical Admission Tests (NMAT) score mandated by the CHED and required by the SUC or PHEI where the student intends to enroll in.