Perla Santos-Ocampo
Perla Dizon Santos-Ocampo | |
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| 3rd Chancellor ofUniversity of the Philippines Manila | |
| In office 1993–1999 | |
| Preceded by | Ernesto Domingo |
| Succeeded by | Alfredo T. Ramirez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1931 Dagupan,Pangasinan,Philippine Islands |
| Died | June 29, 2012(aged 80) Metro Manila,Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Manila |
| Occupation | Pediatrician |
| Known for | National Scientist of the Philippines |
| Awards | National Scientist of the Philippines |
Perla Dizon Santos Ocampo,MDONSwas aFilipinapediatrician.
Early life and education
[edit]Perla Santos-Ocampo was born inDagupan,Pangasinanon July 25, 1931. She pursued a medical degree at theUniversity of the Philippines Manilaand graduated in 1955. She also pursued post-graduate pediatrics training at theUP-Philippine General Hospital,and a fellowship atCase Western Reserve UniversityinCleveland,Ohioin theUnited States.[1]
Career
[edit]The policy of the PhilippineDepartment of Healthondiarrhea-related health concerns was based on Santos-Ocampo's research on diarrheal disease. Her research on the relation ofmalnutritionand child growth and development was instrumental to the country's fight againstchild malnutrition.[2]
Santos-Ocampo also served as the Chancellor of theUniversity of the Philippines Manilawhere she was noted for developing academic programs to increase the quality of health education offered by the university. She was also instrumental to the establishment of theNational Institutes of Health,the National Graduate School of the Health Sciences, and the National Telehealth Center.[2]
Santos-Ocampo was honored as aNational Scientist of the Philippineson 2011.[2]
Death
[edit]Perla Santos-Ocampo died on June 29, 2012. She died ofrespiratory failuredue tocolon cancer.[3]
References
[edit]- ^"Farewell to a Great Woman".CMC Newsletter.Capitol Medical Center. 2012. Archived fromthe originalon 3 December 2013.Retrieved4 January2014.
- ^abc"PNoy confers National Scientist Award to Dr. Santos-Ocampo".abs-cbnNEWS.com.2 April 2011.Retrieved4 January2014.
- ^"National Scientist Perla Santos-Ocampo, 80".GMA News.3 July 2012.Retrieved4 January2014.
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- 1931 births
- People from Dagupan
- University of the Philippines Manila alumni
- Filipino pediatricians
- National Scientists of the Philippines
- 2012 deaths
- Deaths from colorectal cancer in the Philippines
- 20th-century Filipino medical doctors
- 21st-century Filipino medical doctors
- Ihsan Doğramacı Family Health Foundation Prize laureates
- 21st-century Filipino women medical doctors
- 20th-century Filipino women medical doctors