REPUBLIC ACT NO. 1887 - AN
ACT TO AMEND SECTION ONE AND FOUR OF REPUBLIC ACT NUMBERED TWELVE
HUNDRED AND FORTY-THREE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FOR THE TENURE OF OFFICE OF
HOSPITAL RESIDENTS IN HOSPITALS UNDER THE CONTROL AND ADMINISTRATION OF
THE DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE |
Section
1. Sections one and four of Republic Act Numbered
Twelve hundred and forty-three are hereby 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 three years: Provided, further, That in the
computation of the three-year period, the period of time during which
the appointee may have served as resident in any clinical department or
section of any government training hospital be included. Provided,
lastly, That this three-year limitation shall apply only to all
appointment for residency hereinafter made.cralaw "Sec. 4. The Secretary of Health and the Secretary of National Defense are authorized under this Act to designate the medical training hospitals under their respective departments." Sec. 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.cralaw Approved: June 22, 1957 |