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Dr. Melvin Remulla Marcial is a book author, nephrologist, researcher, and medical educator. He graduated from the UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery in 1990. Dr. Marcial had his Postgraduate Medical Internship, Residency in Internal Medicine, and Fellowship in Adult Nephrology at the Santo Tomas University Hospital. He was the Chief Resident in 1995 and Chief Fellow in Adult Nephrology in 1997 and had his Master in Health Professions Education (MHPEd) degree, Summa Cum Laude, in 2018 at UST Graduate School. He is an Associate Professor 4 and the Chair of the Department of Medicine, UST Faculty of Medicine & Surgery. He is a Life Fellow and Diplomate of the Philippine College of Physicians (for Internal Medicine) and the Philippine Society of Nephrology. In 1995 the Philippine College of Physicians gave him the Award of Excellence of Residency in Internal Medicine. In 1997, the Japanese Society of Nuclear Medicine honored him with the Asia Oceania Young Investigator’s Award. In 2009, he was the Recipient of the Philippine Society of Nephrology Special Award for Research for his exemplary work and achievements in the field of research in Nephrology. In 2023, he was the Recipient of the Philippine Society of Nephrology Special Award for Medical Education for his exemplary work and achievements as an educator and book author. Together with Dr. Alberto Daysog, he published a book entitled “Atlas of Urinary Sediments” and has several award-winning publications to his name. In 2016, he published another book on physical examination, entitled “Comprehensive Guide to Physical Examination” by the UST Publishing House. As an academician, his passion and advocacy are to instill in future doctors the importance of correct and appropriate physical examination techniques and to let them think out of the box by exposing them to other possible alternative methods to prepare them globally. He is an active consultant in adult nephrology both at Santo Tomas University Hospital and Asian Hospital and Medical Center.
In celebration of National Literature Month, the UST Publishing House…
Assoc. Prof. Melvin R. Marcial, MD, MHPEd, FPCP, FPSN
Department of Medicine | Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
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A. Book Publications
A.1. Comprehensive Guide to Physical Examination is the first local publication on physical diagnosis in the Philippines that directs medical students toward proficiency in the proper, systematic, and analytic patient examination. It serves as one of the major book references on physical diagnosis (Medicine 1) of UST Faculty of Medicine second-year medical students and other medical schools. A dependable and timeless resource material for all lifelong learners. A book one can always go to review history taking and physical examination.
A.2. Daysog’s Atlas of Urinary Sediments results from 40 years of study and scientific investigation among urinalysis of Filipino patients belonging to well-distinguished nephrologist Dr Alberto Daysog. He documented the urinalysis findings of his patients by taking pictures and organizing these into a photo album, which he used in teaching medical students, residents, and fellows of nephrology. In 2000, in the early years of Dr. Marcial’s clinical practice, he collaborated with Drs. Daysog and Moral to formalize the much-valued urinary sediments photo album into a book (an atlas) to serve as a valuable guide to all clinical medical practitioners. Daysog’s Atlas of Urinary Sediments is the only local publication on urinary sediments in the Philippines.
B. Clinical Research on Nephrology and Infectious Diseases
Several researches on the different aspects of nephrology especially on acute and chronic kidney diseases, renal transplants, urinoscopy, and glomerular diseases. Likewise, intensive studies on leptospirosis and enteric fever that helped in establishing recognition resulting in early diagnostic and therapeutic to these patients.
C. Medical Education Research
Studies on medical education dealing with self-assessment videos, team-based learning, target-oriented clinical skill enhancement (TOCSE), teaching and learning activities (TLAS), especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, and evidence-based teaching (EBT).
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A. Book Publications
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C. Research Publications in Nephrology and Infectious Diseases
D. Research Publications in Medical Education
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