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Dr. Jose ‘Brix’ Pujalte Jr. joins the Marcos Cupboard after 12 years as Philippine Orthopedic Middle chief
MANILA, Philippines – Veteran orthopedic surgeon Jose “Brix” Pujalte Jr. was named as the brand new secretary of the Division of Well being (DOH) on Monday, July 13, shortly after Secretary Teodoro Herbosa tendered his resignation.
Pujalte, a medical practitioner for about 35 years, has been serving because the medical middle chief of the Philippine Orthopedic Middle (POC), a 700-bed tertiary hospital underneath the DOH, since 2014.
His father, Dr. Jose Magallanes Pujalte, additionally headed the POC underneath the regime of former president Ferdinand E. Marcos.
Pujalte took his oath at Malacañang within the presence of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday, July 14.
Educator, creator
Pujalte accomplished his medication diploma from the College of the Philippines (UP) Manila in 1990. He then entered the POC as an orthopedic resident the next 12 months.
He later obtained a grasp’s diploma in hospital administration from the Ateneo Graduate College of Enterprise in 1996. He has additionally accomplished quite a few fellowships each in and in a foreign country.
An educator, Pujalte has been educating at UP Manila, the Far Japanese College–Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Basis, and the San Beda Faculty of Drugs.
He has additionally authored three normal medication books and, in a 2023 PeopleAsia function as considered one of their “Males Who Matter,” talked about co-authoring an orthopedic textbook chapter along with his father that has been cited in native and worldwide journals.
Chief in well being
In 2008, Pujalte secured Profession Government Service eligibility, which implies that an individual is certified to carry top-level positions within the authorities.
Previous to changing into the POC chief in 2014, he grew to become president of the Philippine Orthopedic Affiliation in 2009 and of the ASEAN Orthopedic Affiliation in 2010. He’s additionally the founding president of the Philippine Shoulder Society and a founding member of the Philippine Backbone Society.
Pujalte was identified to have fought towards the privatization of specialty hospitals in 2014, together with the POC.
In a 2018 Philippine Information Company report, Pujalte was quoted as saying that indigent sufferers would have suffered if the privatization had pushed by means of. “Kaya ang unang tanong rin ng mga empleyado, saan pupunta ‘yung mga mahihirap (In the beginning, hospital staff had been asking, the place would the poor go)?” – Rappler.com
