BS-SLP students Mariela Anya Soriño, Kathleen Megan Torres, Emilia Andrea Coronel, Robert Anthony Bertumen, and Vinz Adrian Chan were under the supervision of Inst. John Arden Romanillos, MHPEd, RSLP, who together showcased how UST runs its BS-SLP program. 

First offered in 2009, the four-year bachelor’s degree program involves at least 1,200 hours of supervised clinical training in various settings, such as the community and hospital. Such training endeavors allow students to screen, evaluate, and assess patients and help in individual and group therapy sessions. Apart from equipping students to handle concerns on speech, language, and swallowing disorders, aural habilitation and rehabilitation and augmentative and alternative communication are integrated in the curriculum.

Graduates of the program may proceed to take advanced studies in the fields of health professions education, clinical audiology, and medicine (all offered in UST), bringing with them sound training in practice and research. The Department of Speech-Language Pathology includes as part of its thrusts the conduct of research that will adapt and make culturally relevant SLP interventions, develop evidence-based practices, and promote professional growth and continuing education.

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Meanwhile, 18 Thomasians dominated the topnotchers list. Sofia Ordinante flexed her 93.50% score at #2. Katrina A. Ligutom, Ranielle M. Malonzo, Erin B. Triste, and Corinne C. Yu shared the #4 spot with their 92.75% score. Darla M. Manalo chipped in at #5 with her 92.50% score. Andriana R. Perez, Darla DC. Saldi, and Keeyana M. Sanchez clinched the #7 spot with their 92% rating. Kirstie A. Gattud and Justine R. Masangcap both placed #8 with their 91.75% score. At #9, Katrina D. Martinez and Rexie B. Marty tallied a 91.50% rating. Lastly, the quintet of Rein M. Albances, Aliana A. Dayrit, Isaiah M. Espiritu, Samantha S. Foja, and Juztine S. Ongtangco settled at #10 with their 91.25% score.  

The national passing rate was 99.63%. The said licensure exams was administered by the Professional Regulation Commission.

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Damian discoursed about Healthcare in SLP and provided a broad overview of the Philippines and the health care service delivery in the Philippines.  A brief history of Speech-Language Pathology in the Philippines was discussed. The presentation showed the importance and relevance of including this ‘Healthcare in SLP’ course for undergraduate Speech-Language Pathologist students in the University of Santo Tomas (UST). This presentation was given to faculty members of the Thomas More Speech Language Pathology and Audiology program.

Meanwhile, Romero also presented to the faculty of Thomas More University his topic on Aural Habilitation and Rehabilitation in the Philippines.  He discussed the aural habilitation and rehabilitation landscape in the Philippines. He discussed the methods in detecting hearing loss in the country followed by different intervention procedures such as providing amplification and therapy.  Aside from this, the different communication options and its limitations for the hearing-impaired population in the country were discussed. Some of the communication options mentioned included auditory-verbal therapy, total communication, and manual communication.

A workshop carousel consisting of three (3) rounds of 90-minute sessions was provided for 200 students at the St. Andries campus on the 2^nd day of the event. Damian presented her workshop on the Clinical Evaluation and Management of Adults with Dysphagia  This workshop is an introduction to Dysphagia (Swallowing disorders) for Speech-Language Pathology undergraduate students.  The presentation provided an overview of the clinical evaluation as well as the management of adults with dysphagia. Meanwhile, Romero facilitated a workshop on Clinical Evaluation and Management of Children with Hearing Loss. This workshop introduced Speech-Language Pathologist undergraduate students to Aural Habilitation. An introduction on clinical evaluation and management for the hearing-impaired population was also discussed.

Damian and Romero, who both teach at the College of Rehabilitation Sciences, joined international speakers from Kenya and Sweden.

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The students are accompanied by two faculty members, Jocel Magpili-Regino, MSPT and . This activity is part of on-going student and faculty mobility programs covered by the Memorandum of Understanding between UST and NUHW, signed in 2011.

The UST delegation got the chance to meet Prof. Masaharu Yamamoto, MD, MPH, PhD, President of NUHW. He encouraged students with scientific interests in improving people’s health to become “qualified QOL supporters” with the intent to work worldwide in the future.

In addition to the academic exchange program, this visit is also intended to strengthen research collaborations between NUHW and UST. Ms. Fernandez, together with the PT and SPS students in the group, are engaged in research that will utilize the Vicon Motion Analysis System. They will undergo training with Prof. Masayoshi Kubo, a physical therapist who has extensive experience with motion analysis studies, and who has also been instrumental to the continuing academic and research collaborations between UST and NUHW. This training will be relayed to the other members of the research team in UST and aims to inform the on-going faculty-led, student-assisted researches using this technology.

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