07/08/2026
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The College of Health Sciences (CHS) of Mindanao State UniversityโMain Campus led an intercampus consultation to review, revise, and enhance the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) curriculum across the MSU System at the MSUโIligan Institute of Technology College of Nursing Hall on August 6.
With the theme, โStrengthening Collaboration Towards Responsive, Harmonized and Outcomes-Based Nursing Education Across the MSU System,โ the consultation convened nursing administrators, curriculum committee members, faculty members, and representatives from different MSU campuses to collectively examine the direction of nursing education across the University System.
The consultation focused on reviewing existing curricula and identifying areas where participating campuses could establish greater alignment while preserving the academic requirements and needs of their respective programs.
Discussions covered the organization and sequencing of nursing courses, allocation of units, course coding, student workload, and the alignment of learning outcomes with instruction and assessment. Participating campuses also exchanged experiences and institutional practices related to outcomes-based education, quality assurance, accreditation, and curriculum implementation.
MSUโCHS Dean Dr. Athena Jalaliyah B. Derico-Lawi emphasized that the curriculum review is ultimately directed toward preparing nursing students for professional practice.
โWe would want our students to become competent healthcare professionals, thatโs why we need to revise the curriculum,โ Derico-Lawi said.
She further stressed the need to ensure that intended learning outcomes are reflected throughout the educational process.
โWe want also our learning outcomes to be aligned with our syllabus, so we can measure how competent our students really are,โ she added.
The intercampus gathering also opened opportunities for nursing schools within the MSU System to examine their respective approaches and learn from practices implemented across campuses.
MSUโIIT College of Health Sciences Dean Dr. Minnie B. Mamauag underscored the value of this exchange among institutions.
โBy sharing our practices, we are actually helping each other to become a greater force,โ Mamauag said.
Former MSUโIIT nursing dean Dr. Abdullah Junior S. Mangarun likewise emphasized the common institutional identity that connects the campuses despite their geographical differences.
โWe may be coming from different geographic areas, but we are one system,โ Mangarun said.
The consultation drew representatives from MSUโMain Campus, MSUโIIT, MSUโGeneral Santos, MSUโNaawan, MSUโSulu, MSUโZamboanga Sibugay, and MSUโBataraza Extension in Palawan.
The dayโs discussions culminated in recommendations, agreements, and action points that will contribute to the continuing review and refinement of the BSN curriculum as the proposed changes undergo the appropriate University processes.
Through the initiative, MSUโCHS Main Campus reinforced intercampus cooperation in developing a nursing curriculum that responds to evolving educational and healthcare demands while advancing a shared direction for nursing education across the MSU System.
Report: Shalimar Daracag
Photos: Rohanifah Goldie Z. Pangcoga, Nadzymyra Zyra B. Tabao, Shalimar Daracag
