The idea of establishing a college of Medical Arts was conceived when the administrators of Adventist Medical Center College- Iligan, formerly Mindanao Sanitarium and Hospital College, felt the need for paramedical workers in the hospital. With the shortage of Adventist paramedical workers, particularly in the area of physical therapy, radiology, midwifery and other related fields; and with the present trends in the tertiary level of education, the AMC Board dreamed to establish a paramedical college in Iligan City. This institution of higher learning would offer programs in paramedical lines to talented young people of different religious affiliations and regional groups, especially to the Seventh-day Adventist youth in Southern Philippines.
