General Mandate of the College
- Offers a Doctor of Medicine Program including an Integrated Liberal Arts and Medicine Program.
- Curriculum includes basic science and clinical courses.
- Employs a learner-centered, competency-based, and community-oriented approach.
- Aims to develop professional physicians to strengthen healthcare.
- Focus on human resource development needs of Leyte Province and Region VIII.
- Responsible for research, extension services, and leadership in these areas.
Governance
- Governance vested in the Board of Regents of VSU.
- Board powers defined by RA No. 9437 and other relevant laws.
Administration
- Administration vested in the Dean of the College.
The College Dean
- Dean appointed by the Board upon recommendation of the VSU President.
- Appointment requires consultation with College constituents.
- Dean serves full-time for a three-year term, with possible reappointment.
- Search committee for Dean constituted within six months of the Act's effectivity.
- Dean’s duties include typical responsibilities and those delegated by the President.
- Salary follows RA No. 11466 (Salary Standardization Law of 2019).
- Officer-in-Charge appointed by the Board during vacancy, serving remainder of term.
- Dean assisted by a College Secretary appointed by the Board.
Faculty
- Faculty appointed by the Board upon the President’s recommendation.
- Appointments not to discriminate based on political belief, sex, gender, cultural/community affiliation, ethnicity, or religion.
- Faculty prohibited from teaching for or against any religious denomination.
Scholarship Programs and Admission
- Provision of scholarships and affirmative action for poor but deserving students.
- Students under "Doktor Para sa Bayan Act" must render return service.
- Return service may be required under other scholarship programs based on contracts.
- Admission free from discrimination on sex, gender, religion, cultural/community affiliation, disability, ethnicity, or other forms.
Academic Freedom and Institutional Autonomy
- Enjoyment of academic freedom and institutional authority as guaranteed by the Constitution.
Loan or Transfer of Resources and Personnel
- National agencies may loan or transfer equipment or detail personnel upon VSU Board request.
- Such transfers must not harm public service.
- Detailed personnel duties count as regular service time.
Assets, Liabilities, and Personnel
- College’s appropriations, assets, personnel, and liabilities titled under VSU.
- Government-owned land occupied by the College titled to VSU.
- If VSU ceases or land no longer needed, reverts to City of Baybay or Republic of the Philippines.
Duty and Tax Exemptions
- Importation of medical publications and equipment for College exempt from customs duties upon CHED certification.
- Educational grants and donations to the College exempt from donor’s tax and deductible in computing donor income tax.
Compliance with CHED Requirements
- VSU must comply with CHED policies and guidelines before establishing the College or offering new/revised courses.
Supplatory Application
- RA No. 8292 (Higher Education Modernization Act of 1997) applies suppletorily.
Appropriations
- Funding included in the annual General Appropriations Act to carry out this Act’s provisions.
Implementing Rules and Regulations
- Board to issue implementing rules within 60 days of the Act’s approval, in consultation with CHED.
Separability Clause
- Invalidity of any provision does not affect the remaining provisions which remain in effect.
Repealing Clause
- All laws, decrees, orders, and regulations inconsistent with this Act are amended, repealed, or modified accordingly.
Effectivity
- Act takes effect 15 days post-publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.