Cebu Institute of Medicine

Cebu Institute of Medicine is the medical school arm of Velez College in Cebu City, Philippines.HistoryThe Cebu Institute of Medicine is a non-stock, non-profit institution established in June 1957, then known as Cebu Institute of Technology, College of Medicine (CIT – College of Medicine). Its pioneering class of 33 students graduated in 1962 from the then five-year curriculum.In 1966, CIT – College of Medicine became an affiliate of Velez College serving as its medical school arm under a new name: Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM).From its initial graduates of 33 students in 1962, CIM since then to 2008 has produced 4778 graduates. Of these graduates 36 were with honors and 123 were board topnotchers.In February 1987, CIM was classified by the Board on Medical Education as Level IV, the highest category for medical institutions.In April 1996, the Commission on Higher Education has identified CIM as one of the three Center of Excellence for Medicine. The Commission on Higher Education has granted CIM an autonomous status in September 2001. The institution is also accredited by PAASCU.RankingsCebu Institute of Medicine is ranked at 7200 out of 11,000 universities in the world by 4icu world ranking and at 16832 out of 20,000 universities in the world by Webometrics world rankings.ResearchIn the 1970s fundamentals of research were introduced to the students of the Cebu Institute of Medicine by the Chairman of the Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Dr.Florentino Solon with Dr. Tomas Fernandez and Dr. Virginia Mesola.