Naomi Nocheseda

Dr. Naomi Sotto-Nocheseda is a homegrown health care professional at the Far Eastern University-Dr. Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation Institute of Medicine. She completed her undergraduate degree in Medical Technology in 1981 and Doctor of Medicine in 1985. She finished her pediatrics residency training in the same institution, becoming a Diplomate in 1994 and Fellow in 2005 of the Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. Dr. Nocheseda started her medical career in the academe, teaching Physiology and Pediatrics at the School of Medicine. She went on to become the Junior Training Officer and Clinical Full Time faculty eventually becoming the Senior Training Officer and Clinical Full-time faculty before becoming the Chairman of the Department of Child Health. She has completed courses in Vaccine Trust Course by the IPA, Pediatrics in Disaster by the AAP and Postgraduate Education in Nutrition by Boston Medical University. She has several publications, unpublished research and case reports. She is active in the Philippine Pediatric Society, Inc. in the committees of Undergraduate Pediatric Curriculum, HAB Subcommittee on Curriculum, Preventive Health Care, School Health and Scientific Meetings. She is set to begin her doctoral studies in health professional education at UP-NTTC, Manila.