The study, entitled “Regional and institutional trends in assessment for academic promotion,” was co-authored by Prof. Thomas Edison E. dela Cruz, Dr. rer. nat., a full professor of the Department of Biological Sciences and Member of the country’s Teacher Education Council.

Surveying a total of 314 policies pertaining to full professorship, the study acknowledged the “assessment as research performance [as a] vital tool in upholding the highest standards of quality, with selection and competition believed to drive progress.” The study covered a total of 121 countries, with 32 from the Global North and 89 from the Global South. While there were marked differences between Global North and Global South, as well institutional and national policies, the study found that this diversity was less present across disciplines—despite the inherent uniqueness of each.

The provided strategic implications for researchers, research managers, and national governments.

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The paper was an effort to validate if the learning outcomes on professional behaviors are, indeed, achieved in internship settings. Thus, utilizing a qualitative cross-sectional design that involved observation, in-depth interviews, and review of documents, the paper aimed to “identify the professional behaviors…being demonstrated, determine their consistency and extent of manifestation, identify the factors facilitating and/or impeding their consistent and full-extent manifestation, and determine the current knowledge, attitude, and skills of OT clinical teachers in attitudes development.” 

Among the professional behaviors manifested were initiative, adaptation, patience, and collaborative practice, which were observed in different activities in the program. According to Medallon, the paper’s findings can help in “possible policy and curricular changes to ensure that attitudes would not just be listed as learning outcomes but would really be emphasized in the teaching-learning process.”

Medallon is also the Internship Supervisor of the Department of Occupational Therapy of the .

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