USTMAAAmerica

The UST Medical Alumni Association in America is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization of graduates of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine & Surgery who are residing in the USA.

The formation of the UST Medical Alumni Association in America is credited to the visionary and dedicated leader, Dr. Jose L. Evangelista.  When he assumed the Presidency of USTMAA Midwest chapter in 1986, his vision was to unify all Thomasians, unite all chapters and alumni into one national organization, with one national convention and one center of communication.  The Thomasian leaders from other states were invited to a historic unification meeting at the Westin Hotel in Detroit on May 26, 1987.  Thereafter, the USTMAAA Foundation was established in 1990 with a goal of raising $1 million in the Endowment Fund.

The history of USTMAAA cannot be written with any degree of accuracy without the invaluable contribution of the many generous alumni occupying brilliant pieces of the history.