Cebu Institute of Medicicne Website (www.cim.edu.ph)Deans in
filmstrip (wave) or something like that possibly =)Pic of the
school faade at present In April 1996,the Commission on Higher
Education has identified CIM as one of the three Center of
Excellence for Medicine.It earned the distinction of being the only
Center of Excellence for the entire Visayas and Mindanao. The
Commission on Higher Education has granted CIM an autonomous status
in September 2001. The school has likewise received recognition
from the Center for Higher Education (CHED) and the Philippine
Accreditation of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU), the
first medical school in the Visayas and Mindanao to be granted such
accreditation. From the time the school opened its doors in June of
the year 1957, then known as Cebu Institute of Technology College
of Medicine, the institution has since gone a long way. In 1966,
CIT - College of Medicine became an affiliate of Velez College
under a new name - Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM).The Past Deans
of the institution include: Dr. Jacinto M. Velez Sr. (founder), Dr.
Uldarico Bacay, Dr. Eugenio Alonso, Dr. Constancio Camomot, Dr.
Jose Paradela, Dr. Josefina L. Poblete. The schools current dean is
Dr. Thelma L. Fernandez.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 16, 1987, CIM was classified by the Board
on Medical Education as Level IV,the highest category for medical
institution. C.I.M. Through the YearsJanuary
