The story of Emilio Aguinaldo College
begins with a man who envisions the Filipino youth to
be totally educated and trained through arts, sciences
and technology.
That man, Dr. Paulo C. Campos, one of
the very few Filipino National Scientists noted for his
work on nuclear medicine, has been recognized and awarded
for his numerous researches and publications. He is also
credited for establishing the first and best-known Radioisotope
Laboratory in the Philippines, the first Research Laboratory
in the Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines
and the Thyroid Clinic of the UP-PGH Medical Center.
It was in 1957 when the Marian School
of Midwifery, the forerunner of Emilio Aguinaldo College,
was established under the management of Marian Clinics,
Inc.
Two years after, Dr. Crisanto S. Vito Cruz and Gregorio
T. Delgado together with Mrs. Lolita R. Vito Cruz established
the first Medical Secretarial School in the Philippines.
The founding of the Marian School of Nursing and Midwifery
immediately followed.
In 1973, the University Physicians’
Services Incorporated (UPSI) took over the school management.
After a year Medical, Arts and Photography
(innovative academic program) and the four-year Bachelor
of Science in Secretarial Administration in which government
recognition were given.
In September 1977, the name Marian College
was changed to General Emilio Aguinaldo College, to apply
to both Manila and Cavite campuses.
Two years after, October 21, 1979, EAC
Foundation Inc. was established at Dasmariñas,
Cavite, thus giving birth to the Emilio Aguinaldo College
of Medicine with Dr. Lourdes E. Campos as Dean.
The College of Medicine and the University
Medical Center of EAC Cavite was sold to De La Salle University,
now known as DLSU Dasmariñas. After that, the EAC
administration focused on the development of EAC- Manila.
The School of Medicine of Emilio Aguinaldo
College, a Commission of Higher Education accredited institution,
was established on 23 July 2001
