![](https://i0.wp.com/www.psmid.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/14.jpg?resize=730%2C350&ssl=1)
Strengthening research
Research was highlighted in the following years beginning with Dr. Luis Mayo-Lao’s (1979-1980) establishment of the PSMID-United Research Paper Contest. Under the stewardship of Dr. Urbano Mendoza (1981-1982) and Dr. Angeles Tan-Alora (1983-1984), the Society’s expanding scientific activities and post-graduate courses continued unabated.