The De La Salle Health Sciences Institute (DLSHSI) is a full- complement medical and health allied institution that provides holistic, excellent, and premium health professions education, health care, and research services in a nurturing God-centered environment. It pursues its commitment to Nurturing life.
The Institute is composed of three significant services division: Academics, De La Salle University Medical Center, and the DLSHSI Angelo King Medical Research Center and two institutional divisions: Lasallian Mission and Linkages and Finance and Administration Divisions.
DLSHSI's ministry of nurturing life is exemplified by the services provided by these divisions individually or together, as one, in communion in mission, through "nurturing potentials," "nurturing health," "nurturing discoveries," "nurturing communities," and "nurturing your spirit."
The De La Salle, Health Sciences Institute offers different courses that cater to the needs and demands of the health care providers and institutions here in the Philippines and abroad. THRUST: MC² = Marketing. Communicating. Connecting.
The Scholarship Program and Development of DLSHSI provide every Filipino student a unique opportunity to experience free Lasallian health sciences education. This great mission is part of De La Salle Philippines, Inc.'s thrust in response to the country's 100 Years of Lasallian Presence. THRUST: SDT = Serving. Developing. Transforming.
The De La Salle Health Sciences Institute: Angelo King Medical Research Center (DLSHSI-AKMRC) is DLSHSI's ground zero for medical and healthcare research. It produces groundbreaking research in various medical fields. Also, it seeks to find solutions to national health concerns, such as research on treatments for tuberculosis, dengue, and cancer, as well as on the efficient use of evidence-based complementary and integrative medicine in health care.
Thus, research services are available for herbal and other traditional or indigenous medicine, alternative nutrition, massage, acupuncture, mind-body interventions such as yoga, and other alternative healing modalities. An established site for international clinical trials has positioned itself as a contract research organization for local pharmaceutical companies, given its capability to conduct Phase I-IV clinical trials. The Center is also engaged in research training, conferences, publication, and research-based product development.
The De La Salle Health Sciences Institute proudly introduces its one of a kind high school program through the Special Health Sciences High School. The said program has been approved by the Department of Education in August 2015 and formally issued a Government Permit in October 2015.
The De La Salle Health Sciences Institute features its Special Health Sciences High School with the Senior High School Department focused on Academic-STEM Track blended with Health-related Courses. The curriculum is designed to prepare students in health sciences like Nursing, Biochemistry, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory Science, Radiologic Technology, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, and Speech and Language Pathology-all Doctor of Medicine. For De La Salle Health Sciences Institute, this special health sciences high school is envisioned to prepare and form students as future medical and health allied professionals who value the Lasallian healing ministry the most. Thus, making sure the curriculum features PUSH (Public Understanding of Science in Health) as an integral component. Public Understanding of Science in Health (PUSH) highlights the theoretical foundations and fundamentals of Science about health programs of the Institute. These subjects show how sciences are important, related, and useful in the field of health care. This also focuses on the laboratory and field exposures of the students after finishing the introductory PUSH courses. Finally, this also requires the students to finish an Investigatory Project, culminating in all their theoretical knowledge and exposures from the introductory PUSH courses. The remaining senior years shall be devoted primarily to the Internship Program to be exposed to the actual health sciences profession. The said unique curriculum should help students determine their career paths without being forced to take a degree that they do not want to take.
Moreover, students may opt to enroll in certificate programs that will hone their abilities and talents. As a result, they shall be equipped with the skills needed for a specific job even without a college degree. At the age of 18, when they graduate from Senior High School, they shall be employable, productive, and competitive. Thus, adding up to the nation's human resources. Still, those who opt to pursue a higher degree shall have better opportunities in DLSHSI.
DLSHSI ensures that its internal community members are animated to pursue its vision and mission anchored on its values of Spirit of Faith, Zeal for Service, Communion in Mission, and Reverence for Life. Thus, the De La Salle Animo Center serves as the venue for the pursuit of animated opportunities for the DLSHSI community members for their growth and development in all aspects of life – spiritual, social, civic, cultural, musical, and sports. Amid the campus, surrounded by the lush vegetation of the campus' mini-forest, one will find the soul of life in the Institute, the 500-capacity Two Hearts of Jesus and Mary Chapel. Here, students commune with God, friends, mentors, and other community members through a daily celebration of the Eucharist, individual prayers, and "Kapitan" moments, which also often turn into informal group study sessions cum fellowship.
