Many families gathered at Cavite's Tanza Convention Center. Social services, legal aid, and healthcare all gathered together in one handy place on this day, making it more than just another ordinary government outreach event. One of the groups that made this possible was the AMA Education System (AMAES). joined the "Lab for All" project for the first time, which was a significant step forward for private educational institutions' participation in large-scale public service projects.
Led by First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, the “Lab for All” program—short for Laboratoryo, One of the Office of the First's key outreach projects is Konsulta, at Gamot para sa Lahat. Lady. The initiative provides free laboratory, diagnostic, and medical consultations with the goal of directly providing essential healthcare services to disadvantaged populations. drugs as well as health education through a single, neighborhood-focused website.
As the sole private school taking part in the Cavite portion of the program, AMAES stood out. The organization based its engagement through AMA University and the AMA School of Medicine on a long-standing tenet: education must go beyond the classroom and result in significant service for the Filipino people.
The AMA School of Medicine delegation, headed by Dean Atty., was at the forefront of AMAES's involvement. Drs. Eric De Leon, Janice Paras, John Rey Gonzales, and Michael Maniwa, MD. Medical clerks Chandu Aragonda, Dhivagar Muruganantham, Bhargav Regeti, Ravi Prasad Naik, Gopal Krishnan, and Pranay Kumar Reddy joined them; these students had first-hand experience providing healthcare in an actual community environment.
For these prospective physicians, the outreach went beyond academic exposure. It evolved into a beneficial lesson in patient-centered, compassionate care that emphasized the value of empathy, teamwork, and social responsibility in medical practice. Their involvement served as evidence of AMAES's dedication to competency-based learning based on practical experience.
The event also brought together a broad network of government agencies, including the Department of Health, Department of Social Welfare and Development, PhilHealth, TESDA, PCSO, Pag-IBIG Fund, the Commission on Higher Education, and other partner institutions. This multi-agency collaboration served as an example of how coordinated efforts across sectors might improve the provision of public services.
Rather than focusing on a single outreach program, AMAES's involvement in First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos' "Lab for All" campaign illustrated the organization's broader role in nation-building—one that links education, healthcare, and service. As the initiative continues to reach communities around the nation, the AMA Education System has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting future "Lab for All" engagements, reiterating its mission of generating professionals who serve with compassion, integrity, and purpose.
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