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College of Nursing and Midwifery

The world-wide demand for nurses and other healthcare providers is being addressed by the University since the early part of 1990s. Even before the Balanga Campus (BC) (formerly Bataan Colleges) was integrated to BPSC in 1998, it has been associated with the excellent performance of its BS Nursing program. In 1991, Bataan Colleges offered Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) under the leadership of former Gov. Leonardo Roman and Dr. Felicidad Rubiano, the college administrator during that time. It opened with 120 students and 11 instructors, with Mrs. Juliana T. Abitong as the department head.

The Department aimed to promote quality nursing education and to prepare nurses to be locally and globally competitive. The program aims to prepare competent, efficient, committed and God-fearing nurses who are equal in standing with the best nurses in the Philippines, as well as those abroad.

     In March 1995, the department had its first batch of graduates. Out of the 56 graduates who took the board examination for nurses in the same year, 51 passed the board examination, giving the local result for the college of 91%. Leah Acapulco garnered the 11th place in the national result, Minerva Gutierrez the 20th place, and Noel Orosco the 21st place, respectively. In 2001, another graduate garnered the 20th place in the national result of the nurses' board exam in the person of Edralyn Kalambakal.

On the other hand, the Midwifery Department was established in 1971 and was given Government Recognition 171 in 1974. The Department was headed by Mrs. Juliana T. Abitong. This has put the University on the record as among the SUCs that pioneered the midwifery program. Dr. Mary Ann V. Casupanan was appointed department head of Midwifery in 1995. From 1998-1999 Mrs. Rosita D. Vianzon was appointed head of the Midwifery Department.

After the integration of BC to BPSC , the Nursing and Midwifery departments were merged  and became the Institute of Nursing and Midwifery (INM) in 1999. In a span of seven years, the Institute has already been served by two heads. Mr. Billy Flores assumed the leadership of INM from 1999-2000, while  from 2001 to early part of 2006, the late Mrs. Araceli Cabanding Ganzon had her chance of serving the Institute as Head.

The INM is now known as the College of Nursing and Midwifery (CNM), a more appropriate nomenclature for a university set-up.  Mr. Camilo de Leon Dominguez CNM

Living a culture of excellence in producing topnotchers in Professional Regulatory Commission's (PRC's) licensure examination, the CNM yielded a new blood of young midwives and nurses who are on a par with their contemporaries from big colleges and universities in the country. In the 2004 Licensure Examination for Midwives, Cyndi V. Saclag emerged as top one. In 2006 Licensure Exam for Nurses, Catherine Olar landed on the 8th place. Recently, the ranking rose higher as another BS Nursing graduate, Mel Antonette Lucero got the 5th place in nursing examination given in June 2007.  On the other hand, Ms. Leah Recca Felisilda landed on the 15th place for the June 2007 exam.