Aguilar, Angelica Joyce A.

MD 1Y1 – 3

1. PAMET
- The Philippine Association of Medical Technologists, Inc. (PAMET, Inc) is a non-stock,
non-profit organization. It was originally organized on September 15, 1963 by Mr.
Crisanto G. Almario at the Public Health Laboratory in Sta. Cruz, Manila. It had its first
convention and election of officers on September 20, 1964 at the Far Eastern University
wherein Mr. Charlemagne Tamondong became the first President. It was incorporated
and registered at the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 14, 1969 with
Reg. No. 39570, during the presidency of Mr. Nardito D. Moraleta. On June 21, 1969, RA
5527 also known as the Philippine Medical Technology Act, was enacted into law.
PAMET was officially recognized as the only Accredited Organization (APO) of registered
Medical Technologists in the Philippines. PAMET is a national body with forty-six (46)
provincial chapters nationwide and one international chapter, PAMET Singapore totaling
to more than thirteen thousand members. PAMET is affiliated with other local
professional associations namely Council of Professional Health Associations (COPHA),
Philippine Federation of Professional Associations (PFPA), Council of Health Agencies of
the Philippines (CHAP), Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in Clinical Laboratories
(PCQACL), Alliance of All Health Organizations of the Nation (AAHON) and Philippine
Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health (PASMETH). It is also
linked with government agencies such as Department of Health (DOH), Professional
Regulation Commission (PRC) and Commission on Higher Education (CHED).
Internationally, PAMET is affiliated with ASEAN Association of Clinical Laboratory
Sciences (AACLS), Asia Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (AAMLS),
International Federation of Biomedical Laboratory Scientists (IFBLS), Asia Pacific
Federation of Clinical Biochemistry (APFCB) and International Federation in Clinical
Chemistry. Other linkages include PAMET-USA and PAMET Singapore.

- PASMETH

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