DISCLAIMER: This PRIMER to the APMC National Internship Program was

made by the APMC-Student Network and did not come from APMC Inc.
However, in making this primer, we sought consult with APMC Inc. For
more information, please directly contact the APMC Office.
 ASSOCIATION OF PHILIPPINE MEDICAL COLLEGES – STUDENT NETWORK
APMC NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM PRIMER

OUTLINE
I. Introduction to the APMC National Internship Program
II. Online Application Process for the APMC National Internship Program
III. Important Dates for Internship Applicants for the January 2018 Internship Period
IV. Hospitals (and corresponding number of slots) where students can apply to for the January
2018 Internship Period
V. Important Dates for Internship Applicants for the July 2018 Internship Period
VI. Hospitals (and corresponding number of slots) where students can apply to for the July 2018
Internship Period
VII. Contact Information

I. INTRODUCTION
Internship is the last phase of the basic training of the physician. Satisfactory completion of
the 12-month internship program is a requirement to be able to take the Physician Licensure
Examination (PLE). The implementation of the Post-Graduate Internship program is supervised and
monitored by the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges Incorporated (APMCI).

For students who have graduated from their 4-year medical program, they have to apply for
Post-Graduate Internship through National Internship Program of the APMCI prior to being able to
take the Physician Licensure Examination.

The application for the National Internship Program or more commonly known as
“Internship Matching” is the process by which post-graduate interns (PGI) are assigned to a certain
hospital (of their choice) for the duration of their post-graduate internship. There are two internship
periods: (1) July 1 to June 30 (of the following year) and (2) January 1 to December 31. For each
internship period, there are several rounds of matching (maximum of three rounds), as not all PGIs
are assigned to a hospital immediately on the first matching.

Each applicant is allowed to apply to three hospitals of their choice (ranked according to their
preference) for every round of matching. Their credentials will be sent to all hospitals they applied
for and they will be included in the deliberation of these hospitals. The hospitals will then furnish
APMCI with a final list of their accepted interns. Those who are accepted in more than one hospital
will be matched to the one that was ranked higher (which is why each intern MUST PLACE THREE
DIFFERENT HOSPITALS in their application forms).

In addition, the feature in E-NIPS that requires the student to confirm or refuse his assigned
hospital has been already removed. They will be automatically matched to the hospital with the
highest rank that has accepted their application. If a lower-ranked hospital (based on a student’s
application) has accepted them and the highest-ranked hospital has not yet released their results, the
matching status of that student will still be pending. A student can only be matched to a lower-ranked
hospital if the highest-ranked hospital has not accepted their application.
II. ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE NATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Starting from the January 1, 2018 Internship Period, application to the National Internship
Program will only be done through their online platform. This platform, named E-NIPS, aims to make
application easier, faster and more efficient for students, medical schools, hospitals and the APMCI.

The online platform is accessible at apmcf-ph.net/enips. Upon arriving at the site, they should
be able to see the following interface.

At the end of the page, PGIs can start their application process by creating an account on the
link provided (in the red box).

Upon clicking on the link, they will be directed to the account registration page that the
student needs to completely fill out. Take note that for the –Select User Role—dropdown box, PGIs
have to choose the Medical Student/Intern option.
 After they have completed the account registration process, it has to be approved by their
medical school before they can begin the application process. Once the account is approved, the PGI
applicant can already begin to apply for internship through the e-NIPS.

PGI applicants have to submit their requirements (transcript of records for the first three
years of medical school with GWA, certification of eligibility from the Dean’s office with ranking of
medical student) to their respective schools. Some schools will already furnish these documents for
the student. They will also have to coordinate with their respective institutions regarding the
payment of the application fee. The schools will be the one to upload the PGI applicant’s documents
to the online platform.

For each step of the internship process, the applicant can monitor the status of their
application in real time.

Once complete, the APMCI will review each student’s application and forward it to their
hospitals of choice for deliberation. If a student is accepted in more than one hospital, E-NIPS will
automatically place him/her to the hospital with the highest choice.

In addition, the feature in E-NIPS that requires the student to confirm or refuse his assigned
hospital has been already removed. They will be automatically matched to the hospital with the
highest rank that has accepted their application. If a lower-ranked hospital (based on a student’s
application) has accepted them and the highest-ranked hospital has not yet released their results, the
matching status of that student will still be pending. A student can only be matched to a lower-ranked
hospital if the highest-ranked hospital has not accepted their application.
III. IMPORTANT DATES FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICANTS FOR THE JANUARY 2018 INTERNSHIP
PERIOD
• October 31, 2017 – End of Application for the 1st round of matching
• November 15, 2017 – Deadline for hospitals to record their assessments of the internship
applicants (from November 1-15, 2017, no internship application will be received through
the E-NIPS anymore since this period is allotted for the hospitals to record their
assessments).
• November 16 – December 31, 2017 – Walk-in application period for the January 2018
Internship Period
o Those who were not matched during the 1st round – internship applicants will
have to directly apply to their preferred hospitals. Once they have been accepted, they
need to report it back to APMC for recording in E-NIPS
o Those who were not able to apply during the 1st round – internship applicants
will need to register their account in E-NIPS. Once registered, the applicants will have
to directly apply to their preferred hospitals. Once they have been accepted, they need
to report it back to APMC for recording in E-NIPS
• January 1, 2018 – Start of Post-Graduate Internship

IV. HOSPITALS (AND CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF SLOTS) WHERE STUDENTS CAN APPLY TO
FOR THE JANUARY 2018 INTERNSHIP PERIOD
HOSPITAL NAME AVAILABLE SLOTS
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Baguio General Hospital & Medical Center 45
SLU - Hospital of the Sacred Heart 4
REGION I
Bethany Hospital (La Union) 5
Ilocos Training & Regional Medical Center 2
Lorma Medical Center 3
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital 24
Region I Medical Center 19
Virgen Milagrosa Medical Center 13
REGION II
Cagayan Valley Medical Center 31
REGION III
Angeles University Foundation Medical Center 12
Bataan Provincial Hospital 26
Bulacan Medical Center 25
Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research & Medical Center 25
James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital 28
Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital 37
Nueva Ecija Good Samaritan Health System, Inc. 28
Tarlac Provincial Hospital 37
REGION IV
Batangas Medical Center 12
De La Salle University Medical Center 8
Emilio Aguinaldo College Medical Center Cavite 19
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital 25
Laguna Medical Center ( formerly Laguna Provincial Hospital) 28
St. Patrick’s Hospital 28
REGION V
Bicol Medical Center 16
Bicol Regional Training & Teaching Hospital 16
REGION VI
Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital 26
Capiz Emmanuel Hospital, Inc. 25
Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital 36
Iloilo Doctors Hospital 2
Iloilo Mission Hospital 7
St. Anthony Hospital 30
St. Paul’s Hospital 2
West Visayas State University Medical Center 50
Western Visayas Medical Center 22
REGION VII
Camp Lapu-Lapu Station Hospital 21
Cebu (Velez) General Hospital 1
Mactan Doctors Hospital 4
Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital 30
Sacred Heart Hospital 14
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center 18
Visayas Community Medical Center 1
REGION VIII
Divine Word Hospital 7
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center 12
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital 9
R. T. Romualdez Hospital 6
REGION IX
Zamboanga City Medical Center 38
REGION X
Northern Mindanao Medical Center 23
REGION XI
Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. 4
Davao Doctors Hospital 1
Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital 31
Davao Regional Medical Center 1
General Santos Doctors Hospital 18
Southern Philippines Medical Center 7
St. Elizabeth Hospital 17
REGION XII
Adventist Medical Center – Iligan 20
Cotabato Regional & Medical Center 26
Howard Hubbard Memorial Hospital 29
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Air Force General Hospital 7
Adventist Medical Center Manila 6
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center 14
Army General Hospital 5
 Capitol Medical Center 5
Chinese General Hospital & Medical Center 20
DOH Philippine Centers for Specialized Health Care 9
Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation 47
Fatima University Medical Center 32
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center 28
Manila Doctors Hospital 12
Mary Johnston Hospital 30
MCU-Dr. Filemon D. Tanchoco Foundation Hospital 18
Metropolitan Medical Center 5
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center 3
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital 7
Perpetual Help Medical Center – Binan 32
PNP General Hospital 12
Quezon City General Hospital 26
Quirino Memorial Medical Center 36
Rizal Medical Center 20
San Juan De Dios Hospital 1
Tondo Medical Center 44
UERM Memorial Medical Center (Hospital) 15
Univ. of Perpetual Help Medical Center Dalta 28
University of Santo Tomas Hospital 9
Veterans Memorial Medical Center 8
Victoriano Luna Medical Center, AFP Health Service Command 14
VRP Medical Center 1

V. IMPORTANT DATES FOR INTERNSHIP APPLICANTS FOR THE JULY 2018 INTERNSHIP
PERIOD
• November 1, 2017 - Start of Application for the 1st round of matching
• January 31, 2018 – End of Application for the 1st round of matching
• February 15, 2018 – Deadline for hospitals to record their assessments of the internship
applicants (from January 31 – February 15, 2018, no internship application will be received
through E-NIPS anymore since this period is allotted for the hospitals to record their
assessments).
o Those who were not matched during the 1st round – internship applicants will be
allowed to access E-NIPS to apply to their preferred hospitals. The hospitals with
available slots will be the only ones that will show in E-NIPS for the 2nd round of
application. If you were not matched during the 1st round, there is no need for
you to pay again the application fee to apply for the 2nd round.
• February 16, 2018 – Start of Application for the 2nd round of matching
• April 15, 2018 – Start of Application for the 2nd round of matching
• April 30, 2018 – Deadline for hospitals to record their assessments of the internship
applicants (from April 15 – April 30, 2018, no internship application will be received through
E-NIPS anymore since this period is allotted for the hospitals to record their assessments).
• May 1, 2018 – Walk-in application period for the July 2018 Internship Period
 o Those who were not matched during the 1st and 2nd round – internship applicants
will have to directly apply to their preferred hospitals. Once they have been accepted,
they need to report it back to APMC for recording in E-NIPS
o Those who were not able to apply during the 1st and 2nd round – internship
applicants will need to register their account in E-NIPS. Once registered, the
applicants will have to directly apply to their preferred hospitals. Once they have been
accepted, they need to report it back to APMC for recording in E-NIPS

IV. HOSPITALS (AND CORRESPONDING NUMBER OF SLOTS) WHERE STUDENTS CAN APPLY TO
FOR THE JULY 2018 INTERNSHIP PERIOD
HOSPITAL NAME AVAILABLE SLOTS
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
Baguio General Hospital & Medical Center 70
SLU - Hospital of the Sacred Heart 70
REGION I
Bethany Hospital (La Union) 5
Ilocos Training & Regional Medical Center 25
Lorma Medical Center 25
Mariano Marcos Memorial Hospital 30
Region I Medical Center 40
Virgen Milagrosa Medical Center 20
REGION II
Cagayan Valley Medical Center 60
REGION III
Angeles University Foundation Medical Center 50
Bataan General Hospital 30
Bulacan Medical Center 30
Dr. Paulino J. Garcia Memorial Research & Medical Center 30
James L. Gordon Memorial Hospital 30
Jose B. Lingad Memorial General Hospital 60
Nueva Ecija Good Samaritan Health System, Inc. 30
Tarlac Provincial Hospital 40
REGION IV
Batangas Medical Center 30
De La Salle University Medical Center 120
Emilio Aguinaldo College Medical Center Cavite 30
Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo Memorial Hospital 30
Laguna Medical Center ( formerly Laguna Provincial Hospital) 30
Quezon Medical Center 30
St. Patrick’s Hospital 30
REGION V
Bicol Medical Center 30
Bicol Regional Training & Teaching Hospital 30
REGION VI
Bacolod Adventist Medical Center 30
Bacolod Our Lady of Mercy Specialty Hospital 30
Capiz Emmanuel Hospital, Inc. 30
Corazon Locsin Montelibano Memorial Regional Hospital 50
Dr. Pablo O. Torre Memorial Hospital 30
Iloilo Doctors Hospital 40
Iloilo Mission Hospital 40
St. Anthony Hospital 30
St. Paul’s Hospital 30
The Doctors Hospital, Inc 30
West Visayas State University Medical Center 60
Western Visayas Medical Center 55
REGION VII
Adventist Hospital – Cebu 16
Camp Lapu-Lapu Station Hospital 30
Cebu Doctors University Hospital 60
Cebu (Velez) General Hospital 30
Chong Hua Hospital 50
Mactan Doctors Hospital 30
Negros Oriental Provincial Hospital 30
Perpetual Succour Hospital 75
Sacred Heart Hospital 30
Silliman University Medical Center Foundation, Inc. 30
Vicente Sotto Memorial Medical Center 150
Visayas Community Medical Center 30
REGION VIII
Divine Word Hospital 30
Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center 30
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Hospital 30
R. T. Romualdez Hospital 30
REGION IX
Zamboanga City Medical Center 50
REGION X
Northern Mindanao Medical Center 50
REGION XI
Brokenshire Integrated Health Ministries, Inc. 35
Davao Doctors Hospital 55
Davao Medical School Foundation Hospital 60
Davao Regional Medical Center 30
General Santos Doctors Hospital 30
San Pedro Hospital of Davao City, Inc. 35
Southern Philippines Medical Center 100
St. Elizabeth Hospital 30
REGION XII
Adventist Medical Center – Iligan 30
Cotabato Regional & Medical Center 30
Howard Hubbard Memorial Hospital 30
South Cotabato Provincial Hospital 10
NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION
Air Force General Hospital 42
Adventist Medical Center Manila 40
Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center 30
Army General Hospital 40
 Capitol Medical Center 40
Cardinal Santos Medical Center 60
Chinese General Hospital & Medical Center 75
De Los Santos Medical Center 42
DOH Philippine Centers for Specialized Health Care 150
Far Eastern University Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation 100
Fatima University Medical Center 55
Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center 150
Makati Medical Center 72
Manila Doctors Hospital 60
Mary Johnston Hospital 30
MCU-Dr. Filemon D. Tanchoco Foundation Hospital 50
Medical Center Manila 45
Metropolitan Medical Center 42
Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center 60
Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital 30
Perpetual Help Medical Center – Binan 35
Philippine General Hospital 120
PNP General Hospital 30
Quezon City General Hospital 120
Quirino Memorial Medical Center 80
Rizal Medical Center 150
San Juan De Dios Hospital 30
Tondo Medical Center 30
UERM Memorial Medical Center (Hospital) 100
Univ. of Perpetual Help Medical Center Dalta 50
University of Santo Tomas Hospital 120
Veterans Memorial Medical Center 120
Victoriano Luna Medical Center, AFP Health Service Command 140
VRP Medical Center 30

For more information, you please directly contact the APMCI office:
• Tel. No. : 415-3488 / 372-7947
• Email : apmcfi@yahoo.com