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REPUBLIC ACTS
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2251 - AN ACT TO
FURTHER AMEND SECTION ONE OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWELVE HUNDRED AND
FORTY-THREE, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED EIGHTEEN HUNDRED AND
EIGHTY-SEVEN, SO AS TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM YEARS FOR THE TENURE OF
OFFICE OF HOSPITAL RESIDENTS IN HOSPITALS UNDER THE CONTROL AND
ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND NATIONAL DEFENSE |
Section 1.
Section one of Republic Act Numbered Twelve hundred and forty-three, as
amended by Republic Act Numbered Eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, is
further amended to read as follows: "Section 1.
Physicians appointed for hospital residency other than senior residency
in any training hospital under the Department of Health and Department
of National Defense must be duly licensed physicians who have graduated
from recognized medical schools. They shall be appointed for a period
of one year, renewable every year, in the discretion of the Secretary
of Health or Secretary of National Defense, as the case may be:
Provided, however, That the total duration of their appointments shall
not exceed a period of five years if in general surgery and in general
medicine; three years if in obstetrics-gynecology, pediatrics,
pathology, and in eyes, ears, nose and throat; and two years if in
radiology and anesthesiology: Provided, further, That in the
computation of the period of residency the time during which the
appointee may have served as resident in any clinical department or
section of any government training hospital shall be included:
Provided, lastly, That residents in government training hospitals
appointed under Republic Act Numbered Twelve hundred forty-three, as
amended, may be reappointed for the unexpired term only as provided for
in this Act."
Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 18, 1959. |
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