Two of the member-institutions of the Regional Health Research and Development Consortium (RHRDC) XI applied for Philippine Health Research Ethics Board (PHREB) Level 3 Accreditation. San Pedro Hospital and Metro Davao Medical and Research Center-Anda Riverview Medical Center, Inc., PHREB Level 2 accredited institutions in Davao City, had accreditation visit and training last February 5 to 7 and 8 to 10, 2018, respectively. The following accreditors for the accreditation visit and training were Dr. Marita V.T. Reyes, Dr. Fred P. Guillergan, Dr. Milagros Viacrucis, Dr. Emerson Donaldo, Dr. Ma. Elinore A. Concha and Dr. Alvin S. Concha. The accreditation team also invited members from different Research Ethics Committees (REC) in the region to train and experience the process of accreditation for the improvement of their respective RECs and to capacitate members to become future accreditors of RECs.
RHRDC XI congratulates the institutional support of SPH and MDMRCI-ARMCI to its respective Research Ethics Committees (ERC) for the successful accreditation visit and training. We look forward to have more applicants for PHREB accreditation in Region XI.
by: Mabel Diana Calipes