29/10/2026
𝗜𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼𝘀 | 𝗖𝗖𝗦𝗝𝗗𝗠 𝗕𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗨 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹
Under the leadership of 𝗢𝗜𝗖 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗠𝘀. 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝘇𝗶𝗲𝗹 𝗖. 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗯𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗻, the City College of San Jose del Monte (CCSJDM) remains steadfast in carrying out its commitment as it continues to deepen its knowledge and stabilize its preparedness in building nursing education, thus, the meaningful reason for conducting another benchmarking visit to another institution, which was in 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗕𝗨𝗟𝗦𝗨) - 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 on October 28, 2026, focusing on best practices in the Nursing Program under the leadership of 𝗗𝗿. 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗮 𝗟. 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮, 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗦𝗨 - 𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗮𝗳𝗮𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻, 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 the 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘂𝘀, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸 𝗥𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗗𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝘀. 𝗠𝗮. 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗥𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗥. 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇, 𝗥𝗟, 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻.
Representing CCSJDM during the visit were 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗲𝗹 𝗖. 𝗖𝗿𝘂𝘇, Head of the Office of Institutional Governance and Assurance (OIGA), together with 𝗗𝗿. 𝗥𝘆𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝗮𝘆 𝗖. 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝗮𝗼, Vice President for Research, Innovation and Internationalization, 𝗗𝗿. 𝗝𝗼𝗵𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲 𝗘. 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼, Vice President for Student Affairs and Services, and other members of the CCSJDM Administrative Council.
Part of the valuable insights gained from the benchmarking activity provided by BULSU's Nursing Program were in the areas of curriculum development, quality assurance, instructional resources, faculty development, and research engagement. Among the notable practices shared were the strict implementation of a standard syllabus format, where they emphasized that these should be aligned with the institution's Vision, Mission, and Goals; their course outcomes connected to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); clearly specified learning modes in course syllabi; and the integration of updated library references and learning resources.
Moreover, the CCSJDM representatives learned about and examined the university's nursing facilities and simulation laboratories, faculty qualification standards, including active RN licenses, advanced academic credentials, and professional organization memberships, as well as faculty training programs that aim to help strengthen instructional competencies. During the discussions, the importance of community and hospital affiliations through Memoranda of Agreement (MOA) was further highlighted, including partnerships with public and private hospitals and the requirement of a base hospital with a minimum 100-bed capacity. Another thing emphasized was the school's research culture that encourages both faculty members and nursing students to actively participate in scholarly work and research competitions.
This benchmarking primarily illustrates the continuation of CCSJDM’s commitment to institutional excellence, especially in establishing a well-developed and quality nursing education program in the future, and the adoption of innovative and impactful academic practices that will benefit future healthcare professionals from CCSJDM.