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{{Short description|Private university in Valenzuela, Philippines}}
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'''Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU)''' is a private, ], ] basic and higher education institution.
'''Our Lady of Fatima University''', formerly known as '''Our Lady of Fatima ''', and also formerly known as '''Fatima Medical Science Foundation, Incorporated (FMSFI)''' is a ] in the ]. It has five main campuses, one based in ], the others in ], ].,<ref name="camp">OLFU Campuses: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=152&cat=1 Retrieved February 26, 2012.</ref> ] and the newly constructed ] The university concentrates mainly on ]. Its name was derived from The National Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima or ''Pambansang Dambana ng Birhen ng Fatima'' (in the '']'' language) near the ] campus, but is not affiliated with the ], and welcomes students of all faiths (as do Catholic universities).<ref name="OLFUH">OLFU: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=1&cat=1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref>


==History== ==History==
]
Founded in 1967 by Jose Olivares and his son-in-law, Dr. Vicente M. Santos, the university grew out of ''Our Lady of Fatima Hospital''.<ref name="OLFUH" /> The hospital became the primary provider of medical and ] services for Valenzuela. Olivares was an ] and previously a ] professor at ] and at the ]. Santos rose from humble origins in ], graduated from the ], became an ], and delivered over 96,000 babies during his 40 years of service. The college seeks to promote the virtues of ''"Veritas et Misericordia"'' (] for ] and ]).<ref name="OLFUH" />


In 1967, Jose C. Olivares, with his son-in-law, Dr. Vicente M. Santos Sr., founded the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in Valenzuela City. In 1973 he expanded the hospital to include a nursing college.<ref name="OLFUH">OLFU: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=1&cat=1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref>
The founders set about improving the facility from a ] to a ] for health care providers such as nurses and ]. This began in 1973 with the founding of Our Lady of Fatima College of Nursing. Dr. Santos and his wife Juliet Olivares-Santos continued the school's expansion, including the 1979 establishment of ''Fatima College of Medicine'' with the Pioneer Batch graduating in 1983. While Fatima still focuses mainly on medical and allied health studies, in the 1990s, the college diversified, starting programs in ], ], ], ], ], and ]. The college became a university in December 2002, with Vicente Santos as its founding President.<ref>HCMI: Fatima College into University http://www.hcmieducation.com/FU.php Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> Upon his death, his wife, Dr. Juliet O. Santos, became the university's second president.


In 1979 the Fatima College of Medicine was established, with its pioneer batch graduating in 1983. In the 1990s the college diversified, starting programs in ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].
The next five years further saw an increase in infrastructure development. New buildings were established in ] and ], with nursing virtual laboratories and simulators. This paved the way for Fatima’s College of Nursing to be designated by CHED as a Center of Development in late 2008.<ref>Fatima College of Nursing: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=213&cat=3 retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> Fatima’s expansion continued with another campus being established in 2008 in Antipolo.<ref name="camp" />


The college became a ] in December 2002, with Dr. Vicente M. Santos Sr. as its founding president.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HCMI Education |url=http://www.hcmieducation.com/FU.php |access-date=2024-03-22 |website=www.hcmieducation.com}}</ref>
Owing to recognitions it has received through voluntary accreditation of its programs within the framework of the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines, the university voluntary subjected itself to CHED’s Institutional Quality Assurance Through Monitoring and Evaluation (IQuAME) in 2008. In 2009, after being evaluated, it was placed in Category A(t) as a mature teaching university.<ref name="OLFUH" />


The next years further saw an increase in infrastructure development. New buildings were established in the ] and ] campuses, with additional nursing virtual laboratories and simulators. Fatima's College of Nursing was designated by the ] as a Center of Development in 2008.<ref>Fatima College of Nursing: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=213&cat=3 retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> Fatima's expansion continued with the establishment of additional campuses in ], ], ], and ].<ref name="camp" />
In recognition of the university accomplishments, the Commission on Higher Education through CEB Resolution No. 076-2009 granted autonomous status to the university for five years from March 11, 2009 to March 30, 2014.”<ref name="OLFUH" />


The university submitted itself to the ]'s Institutional Quality Assurance through Monitoring and Evaluation (IQuAME) in 2008. In 2009 it was placed in Category A(t) as a mature teaching university.
==Campus==
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The ] granted autonomous status to the university for five years from March 11, 2009, to March 30, 2014.
===Quezon City Campus===
*'''OLFU Athletic Center'''
During the Guidance Week in the QC Campus, the masterplan for the proposed Athletic Center was made public. The OLFU Athletic Center houses the ] for ], ], ] for the Fatima Phoenix, and the dance studio for the ''Fatima pep squad''. The Athletic Center will be built along Amor Street in Hilltop Subdivision, meters away from the ''Mathay Court''. The project is due for completion in 2014.


==Campuses==
===Valenzuela City Campus===
The university has six campuses <ref name="camp">OLFU Campuses: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=152&cat=1 Retrieved February 26, 2012.</ref> which are located in:
*'''OLFU Art Gallery'''
The Our Lady of Fatima University, Antipolo campus held the opening of the Fatima University Gallery's first art exhibit entitled, ''Breaking New Ground'' on February 26, 2012.<ref name="OLFuArt"> ''Our Lady of Fatima University'' Retrieved February 26, 2012.</ref> The exhibit paid homage to the ] and ] of masters and ] such as ]'s ''Borobodur and Carnival Forms'', his paintings ''Homage to Eusebio Sempere'' and ''Homage to Eduardo Chillida''.<ref name="OLFuArt" /> The exhibit also displays ]'s ''Manila Abstract (ceramic jar)'', ''Seascape'', and ''Untitled (Trees)'', along with ]'s piece, ''Ruins of Manila''. (arts)|Realism]].<ref name="OLFuArt" /> It also displays ''Jerry Elizalde Navarro'' works, ''Abdulmari Imao'''s ] and other works of multi-awarded modern and contemporary Filipino artists.<ref name="OLFuArt" /><ref name="OLFuArt" /><ref name="OLFuArt" />


*], ]
===Pampanga Campus===
**Our Lady of Fatima University – Valenzuela
The Our Lady of Fatima University –Pampanga is the only non-sectarian private university at the heart of the province’s capital, the City of San Fernando. The Pampanga Campus is established through the efforts of the University Administrators headed by University President Dr. Caroline Marian S. Enriquez, the University Executive Vice President Mr. Don August O. Santos, and the Board of Trustees.
**Fatima University Medical Center – Valenzuela

**College of Medicine
OLFU-Pampanga offers secondary, tertiary education, and vocational courses as well under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). The tertiary programs of ECC-OLFU are Bachelor of Science (BS) in Accountancy, BS in Business Administration with majors in Marketing Management and Human Resource Development Management, BS in Information Technology, BS in Computer Science, BS in Secondary Education with majors in English, Math, History, Filipino, General Science and BS in Civil Engineering. ECC also has associate courses on Computer Technology, Computer Secretarial, and Bookkeeping, graduate school programs such as Master in Business Administration and Master in Public Administration.
*], ]
**Our Lady of Fatima University – QC
Last September 19, 2012, the university reached a new milestone when it conducted the groundbreaking ceremony of its 4th campus and participated in by the members of the Board of Trustees.
*], ]
**Our Lady of Fatima University – Antipolo
On March 1, 2013 the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) granted the Pampanga Campus permit to offer Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science, Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, and Bachelor of Science in Travel Management. The BS in Medical Laboratory Science and BS in Pharmacy were granted Government Recognition on March 19, 2015. On April 1, 2013, the CHED granted the campus permit to operate Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Science in Criminology. The Bachelor of Science in Psychology was granted government recognition on May 12, 2015.
**Fatima University Medical Center – Antipolo
*], ]
In June 2013, the second building, Blessed Lucia Building was constructed to house a growing Fatima community.
**Our Lady of Fatima University – Pampanga

*], ]
The succeeding years have been fruitful for the campus as the CHED granted the permit that authorized the Pampanga Campus to operate the Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy on May 12, 2014, Bachelor of Arts in Communication Arts and Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science on February 25, 2014. On April 10, 2015, the CHED granted Pampanga Campus the permit to operate First Year and Second Year of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting Technology.
**Our Lady of Fatima University – Nueva Ecija
*], ]
On July 7, 2015, the Our Lady of Fatima University Pampanga Campus pioneered the program of Bachelor of Science in Culinary Management in the Philippines that was granted by CHED in virtue of the University’s status as an Autonomous Higher Education Institution and in accordance with the pertinent provisions of RA 7722, otherwise known as the “Higher Education Act of 1994.” Due to this increasing number of students and programs, the second building named after Saint Jacinta, was built.
**Our Lady of Fatima University – Laguna

On the 28th of July 2015, the Our Lady of Fatima University – Pampanga already replaced the name ‘East Central Colleges’ by the registration granted by the Security and Exchange Commission in Manila.
In October 2015, the campus offered the Bachelor of Science in Hotel and Restaurant Management (BSHRM). This is the result of the autonomous Higher Education Institution status of the University that allows it to offer its courses in Pampanga Campus
The University was granted government permit to operate Senior High School program comes School Year 2016-2017 on the 8th of October 2015. The University’s Senior High School will offer the Academic Track with four strands, namely: Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), Humanities and the Social Sciences (HumSS), General Academic Strand (GAS), and the Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM). In preparation for the incoming Senior High School students, the University is now constructing its newest building.

===Nueva Ecija Doctors' College, Inc. Campus===
Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) now manages and operates the Nueva Ecija Doctors’ College, Inc. (NEDCI) located in Maharlika Highway, Cabanatuan City, Nueva Ecija effective November 9, 2015.
NEDCI is the fifth campus of Our Lady of Fatima University. Other OLFU campuses are Valenzuela City, Quezon City, Antipolo City, and lastly the Pampanga Campus which was inaugurated in 2013. Students of NEDCI are assured of the same quality of education and services that being provided to students of other OLFU campuses.
NEDCI is currently offering four (4) college programs namely Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, Medical Technology, Tourism and Hotel and Restaurant Management. Beginning School Year 2016-2017, it will also accept Senior High School (SHS) students offering the four (4) strands of Academic Track, i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM); Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM); Humanities and Social Sciences (HumSS); and General Academic Strand (GAS), same SHS program offerings as other OLFU campuses.


==Accreditation== ==Accreditation==
Fatima College of ], Fatima College of ], Fatima College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Fatima College of ] and Fatima College of ], programs are accredited by the Philippine Association of and Universities-Commission on Accreditation.<ref>PACUCOA Website: Our Lady of Fatima University Accreditations http://www.pacucoa.ph/accredited%20institutions/ncr/ncrolfu.htm Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> The Association of Schools, Colleges and University-AAI also accredited Fatima's ] and the College of Arts and Sciences.<ref name="HCMI">HCMI Education: http://forprofitcolleges.org/our-lady-of-fatima-university/our-lady-of-fatima-university-accreditation/ retrieved February 6, 2012</ref> The Fatima College of Medicine is also accredited by the ] and the ].<ref>OLFu Official Website: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=210&cat=3 Retrieved February 6, 2012</ref> The College of Maritime Education is ] Certified ISO 9001:2000 and is included in the ]'s "white list" as a qualified provider of maritime education. The College of Medicine is accredited by Association of the Philippine Medical Colleges.<ref>AFPMCI http://www.apmcf-ph.net/</ref><ref name="VALUE" /> It was also listed in the ] Geneva Recognized Medical Schools.<ref name="VALUE" /> It is accredited furthermore by the Illinois State Board of Education and New York State Board of Education and is recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to administer Title IV Program.<ref name="VALUE" /> The Fatima College of Physical Therapy, Fatima College of Pharmacy, Fatima College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Fatima College of Nursing and Fatima College of Dental Medicine programs are accredited by the Philippine Association of and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA).<ref>PACUCOA Website: Our Lady of Fatima University Accreditations http://www.pacucoa.ph/accredited%20institutions/ncr/ncrolfu.htm Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref>


==Fatima University Medical Center==
==Accomplishments==
Near the college of medicine is the Fatima University Medical Center, a 150-bed ] on the university campus. The center is an institutional partner that serves as a teaching ].
The first graduate class of 1976 garnered a 100% passing average in the ].<ref>OLFU History & Accreditations http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=1&cat=1 retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> Less than a year after becoming a university, the Commission on Higher Education, recognizing the “enormous contribution of the Our Lady of Fatima University in the growth and prominence of tertiary education in the country and the Asia-Pacific and its commitment through quality education, research and extension work” granted deregulated status to the university through CHED Resolution No. 393-2003 dated October 27, 2003.<ref name="Commute">Commute Express: OLFU bags CHED Awards http://www.commuterexpress.ph/viewstory.php?id=286&section=tbl_lifestyle&image_date=2009-12-10 retrieved february 6, 2012.</ref>

In 2010, Dean Arturo de Leon, the Dean of College of Dentistry, was elected as the President of the Philippine Dental Association (PDA) and the South East Asia Association of Dental Educators (SEAADE). Dean De Leon was the first independent candidate to run and be elected as President of PDA and the youngest President of SEAADE.<ref>DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF PHILIPPINE DENTAL ASSOCIATION AND SOUTH EAST ASIA ASSOCIATION OF DENTAL EDUCATORS http://www.fatima.edu.ph/news_details.asp?id=128&mode=1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref>

It is the first and only Philippine medical school to have an institutional clerkship program with a foreign hospital. The university has sent over 100 medical students for ] training at the Brooklyn Medical Center and Peninsula Hospital in ] and the Jackson Park Hospital in ].<ref name="VALUE" /> Fatima has graduated more than 30,000 medical and allied medical health practitioners from all disciplines.<ref name="VALUE">ValueMD: Fatima College of Medicine http://www.valuemd.com/fatima.php Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> During the 2011 Physician Licensure Examinations, the university dominated half of the list of top ten board passers.<ref>OLFU DOMINATES FEB 2011 PHYSICIAN'S LICENSURE EXAM http://www.fatima.edu.ph/news_details.asp?id=142&mode=1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref>

==Fatima University Medical Center and Virtual Laboratories==
At the heart of the College of Medicine lies the ' which is a 150-bed ] within the university campus.<ref name="VALUE" /> The Center is an institutional partner that serves as a teaching ], equipped to give students hands-on experience and exposure. It is furnished with medical, ] and ] equipment. It houses a first class ], ], with centralized monitors, physical ] clinic, pulmonary laboratory, ] clinic and ENT clinic.<ref name="VALUE" />

Fatima creates a "hands-on classroom" providing students with patient care experience. Equipped with training manikins and simulators, Fatima provides students exposure to medical procedures.<ref name="VALUE" />


==Athletics== ==Athletics==
The ''Fatima Phoenix'' commonly called Team Fatima are chosen ] compete in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].<ref name="PHN">FATIMA PHOENIX http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=166&cat=5 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> These are students who are gifted in sports are representing the University in NAASCU, PRISAA and other competitions.<ref name="PHN" /> In 2010, in its second foray into the NAASCU competition, Fatima Phoenix finished 4th overall champion in competing in nine sports.<ref name="PHN" /> The 'Fatima Phoenix' commonly called Team Fatima are chosen ] who compete in ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ], and ].<ref name="PHN">FATIMA PHOENIX http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=166&cat=5 Retrieved February 6, 2012.</ref> Their students represent the university in NAASCU, PRISAA and other competitions.


==References== ==References==
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Our Lady of Fatima University
  • Pamantasang Birhen ng Fatima (Filipino)
  • Universidad de Nuestra Señora de Fátima (Spanish)
Former names
  • Our Lady of Fatima College of Medicine (1973–1979)
  • Our Lady of Fatima College of Medicine (1979–2002)
MottoVeritas et Misericordia
Motto in EnglishTruth and Compassion
TypePrivate Non-sectarian Coeducational basic and higher education institution
Established1973; 51 years ago (1973)
FoundersJose C. Olivares
Vicente M. Santos
Religious affiliationNon-sectarian
Academic affiliations
ACSCU
AMSA
APMC 		MTIAP NYSBE PACUCOA
PresidentDr. Caroline Marian S. Enriquez
Location120 McArthur Highway, Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines
14°40′41″N 120°58′51″E / 14.67797°N 120.98095°E / 14.67797; 120.98095
CampusMain
Valenzuela City, Metro Manila
Satellite
ColorsGreen   and   White
NicknameFatimanian
Sporting affiliationsNAASCU
MascotFatima Phoenix
Websitewww.fatima.edu.ph
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"Rise to the top"

Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational basic and higher education institution.

History

Our Lady of Fatima University (Valenzuela Campus) in August 2022

In 1967, Jose C. Olivares, with his son-in-law, Dr. Vicente M. Santos Sr., founded the Our Lady of Fatima Hospital in Valenzuela City. In 1973 he expanded the hospital to include a nursing college.

In 1979 the Fatima College of Medicine was established, with its pioneer batch graduating in 1983. In the 1990s the college diversified, starting programs in computer science, maritime education, education, psychology, biology, tourism and business.

The college became a university in December 2002, with Dr. Vicente M. Santos Sr. as its founding president.

The next years further saw an increase in infrastructure development. New buildings were established in the Valenzuela and Quezon City campuses, with additional nursing virtual laboratories and simulators. Fatima's College of Nursing was designated by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) as a Center of Development in 2008. Fatima's expansion continued with the establishment of additional campuses in Antipolo, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, and Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

The university submitted itself to the CHED's Institutional Quality Assurance through Monitoring and Evaluation (IQuAME) in 2008. In 2009 it was placed in Category A(t) as a mature teaching university.

The CHED granted autonomous status to the university for five years from March 11, 2009, to March 30, 2014.

Campuses

The university has six campuses which are located in:

Accreditation

The Fatima College of Physical Therapy, Fatima College of Pharmacy, Fatima College of Hotel and Restaurant Management, Fatima College of Nursing and Fatima College of Dental Medicine programs are accredited by the Philippine Association of and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA).

Fatima University Medical Center

Near the college of medicine is the Fatima University Medical Center, a 150-bed hospital on the university campus. The center is an institutional partner that serves as a teaching tertiary hospital.

Athletics

The 'Fatima Phoenix' commonly called Team Fatima are chosen athletes who compete in basketball, volleyball, badminton, taekwondo, cheerdancing, track and field, chess, billiards, and swimming. Their students represent the university in NAASCU, PRISAA and other competitions.

References

  1. OLFU: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=1&cat=1 Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. "HCMI Education". www.hcmieducation.com. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
  3. Fatima College of Nursing: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=213&cat=3 retrieved February 6, 2012.
  4. ^ OLFU Campuses: http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=152&cat=1 Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. PACUCOA Website: Our Lady of Fatima University Accreditations http://www.pacucoa.ph/accredited%20institutions/ncr/ncrolfu.htm Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  6. FATIMA PHOENIX http://www.fatima.edu.ph/content.asp?pid=166&cat=5 Retrieved February 6, 2012.

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