December 17, 2009 marked the formal turnover of the Maxicare Scholarship Grant to the Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health (ASMPH) at the Xavier Hall of the Ateneo de Manila University. The ASMPH seeks to form, educate, train, and field physician-leaders who will actively catalyze and take charge of the process of affecting and effecting systemic changes in society through the health sector.
Present during the turnover were: (from left to right) Mr. Benedicto Delgado, M.D. – Maxicare Vice President for Medical Services, Mr. Jose Pastor Puno – Maxicare President and CEO, Mr, Rene Buenaventura – Equitable Foundation Trustee and Equicom Group of Companies Vice Chairman, Mr. Antonio Go - Equitable Foundation Trustee and Equicom Group of Companies Chairman, Father Bienvenido Niebres, S.J – Ateneo de Manila University President, Mr. Alfredo Bengzon, M.D., MBA – Ateneo Professional Schools Vice President and Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health Dean, Ms. Maria Eufemia Yap, M.D., MSc - Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health Associate Dean and Ateneo Graduate School of Business Health Unit Director, and Mr. Christopher Peabody - Ateneo School of Medicine & Public Health Advancement Officer.