Application Procedures

First Time Applicants:

1. Create an account in E-NIPS. An email notification will be sent out to your registered email shortly. Only Filipino citizens (i.e. natural born, dual citizenship) are eligible to participate.


2. The medical school shall validate and approve qualified registrations. Once approved, you will be receiving an email notification and may now log to E-NIPS.


3. Click the link Apply for Internship. Select the period your are applying for in the ensuing dropdown list.


4. Hospitals and the real-time number of available slots will be shown. Only hospitals with remaining slots will be present. Select up to 3 hospitals. Order them based on your preference.


5. After selecting hospitals, the medical schools will be processing the academic credentials. Proof of registration payment must also be sent to apmcfi@gmail.com. Once the credentials and proof of payment are completed, the application is forwarded to the selected hospitals.


6. Hospitals will be evaluating the submitted applications. The internship applicant will be matched to the highest ranked hospital selection that has accepted the applicaiton. Matching status will be reflected in E-NIPS as soon as it is determined.

Returning Applicants:

1. Returning applicants are those that have previously applied for internship via E-NIPS but did not pushed through or discontinued.


2. Request a reset of application via an email to apmcfi@gmail.com. In the email, please indicate your reason for re-application. Please do not register a new account.


3. Once the reset is granted, you may proceed with application. The procedure is similar when applying for the first time. See steps 3-6 in the section above.

Note:

• Please note that it is important to have an account in E-NIPS and having the hospital you were matched reflected in your account. Failure to do could have implications in the issuance of internship completion certificates and PRC reporting in the future.


• For inquiries and concerns, please email apmcfi@gmail.com.

Regular Advisories

January 15, 2025

1. The last day of application for the First Round of August 2025 internship is on January 20, 2025. Eligible applicants must be able to select hospital choices on or before this date. Approval of accounts is necessary prior to applying for internship.
   
   
2. Uploading of documents review of applications and recording of results shall continue from January 20 to February 21, 2025. The final matching results will be known on or before February 24, 2025.
   
   
3. Advisory for 2nd round of application will be posted on or before February 21, 2025. The Second Round of Application will run from February 24 to April 7, 2025.
   
   

December 14, 2024

1. The final matching results for the First Round of February 2025 internship period is now available. Applicants for the midyear internship may now view it on their respective accounts.


2. The walk-in round for the midyear internship will start on December 16, 2024. Updated hospital slots will also be viewable on the said date.


3. For walk-in round applicants, please note of the procedures stated in the December 9 advisory.

December 9, 2024

1. The deadline for recording of February 2024 first round results is on December 13, 2024. Hospitals are advised to complete the recording on or before the said date.


2. E-NIPS will be in maintenance mode from 7pm of December 14 until morning of December 15. Final matching status for the pending applications will be known by December 15 2024.


3. Walk-in round applications will commence on December 16, 2024. Those who are eligible to apply are as follows:
   
   a. Those that were not matched during the first round.
   
   b. Those that applied for internship in the previous years but did not continue/pursue internship. Please request a reset of application to apmcfi@gmail.com.
   
   c. First time applicants that did not apply in the first round.


4. The procedure for walk-in application are as follows:
   
   a. Check the remaining hospital slots in E-NIPS by December 15. If you are applying for the first time, you need to register an account in E-NIPS.
   
   b. Request an endorsement letter to apply for internship from APMC via email (apmcfi@gmail.com). Indicate in your email your preferred hospitals. You may indicate up to 3 hospitals. For those who are transferring, please indicate only 1 hospital.
   
   c. The letter of endorsement will be emailed by APMC to your preferred hospital for evaluation.
   
   d. You will be informed of the results via email. If you are selected by multiple hospitals, inform apmcfi@gmail.com your preferred hospital. Once accepted, the result shall be encoded by APMC in E-NIPS and will be reflected to your E-NIPS account.
   
   e. If not accepted, repeat steps b and c.


5. Please note that it is important to have your matched hospital be reflected in E-NIPS for it to be included in the official reports and prevent problems in the release of your internship completion form (i.e. pink form).

November 25, 2024

1. Due to the influx of registration today, we are experiencing server slowdown due to high traffic. Rest assured, the slowdown is currently being addressed. We also recommend to check E-NIPS later in the day once traffic subsides.

November 11, 2024

1. The first round application for the February 2025 internship period (midyear) is extended until November 13, 2024.

October 28, 2024

1. 1. The application period for the August 2025 internship period (regular) will commence on November 25, 2025. The key dates are as follows:
   
   First Round Application: November 25, 2024 to January 20, 2025
   
   End of Recording of 1st Round Result: February 21, 2025
   
   Second Round Application: February 24 to April 7, 2025
   
   End of Recording of 1st Round Result: May 16, 2025
   
   Walk-In Round Application: May 19 to July 31, 2025
   
   End of Recording of Walk-in Round Results: August 31, 2025


2. FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE applicants who will be applying for the regular internship may now register accounts. The registration will be subject to the medical school's approval. Only approved accounts can apply for internship.


3. RETURNING applicants with existing E-NIPS account and previous internship application but did not pushed through with internship may now request a reset of application via apmcfi@gmail.com


4. For further information, please check the application procedures for both first-time and retuning applicants at the E-NIPS main page or email apmcfi@gmail.com.

October 14, 2024

1. There will be a few more hospitals that shall be added to the list of participating hospitals for the February 2025 internship period. The hospitals were given until October 16, 2024, to confirm their participation in the midyear period. It will be fully reflected in E-NIPS by October 17, 2024.


2. For those who have already submitted their application but still wish to re-select hospitals, please request via apmcfi@gmail.com. Requests for change of hospitals due to the addition of new hospitals will be accommodated only until October 25, 2025.

September 23, 2024

1. The application period for the February 2025 internship period (mid-year) will commence on October 7, 2024. The key dates are as follows:
   
   First Round Application: October 7 to November 11, 2024
   
   End of Recording of 1st Round Result: December 13, 2024
   
   Walk-In Round Application: December 16, 2024 to January 24, 2025
   
   End of Recording of Walk-in Round Results: January 31, 2025


2. FIRST-TIME ELIGIBLE applicants who will be applying for the mid-year internship may now register accounts. The registration will be subject to the medical school's approval. Only approved accounts can apply starting October 7.


3. RETURNING applicants with existing E-NIPS account and previous internship application but did not pushed through with internship may request a reset of application via apmcfi@gmail.com


4. For the August 2025 internship period, schedule and slots are still being finalized. Please stand-by for further announcement by October 2024.


5. For further information, please check the application procedures for both first-time and retuning applicants at the E-NIPS main page or email apmcfi@gmail.com.