October 2, 2024 – The Commission on Higher Education (CHED), through its Technical Panel, commended the university's efforts and deemed most of the documents for the School of Medicine (SOM) as compliant, following a thorough evaluation of its proposal to establish a Doctor of Medicine program. Lead Technical Panelist Dr. Manuel Dayrit noted during the exit conference that only minor compliance requirements remain, which are expected to be addressed and submitted with the revised proposal by November.