SunStar NMMC's new molecular lab passes proficiency test CAGAYAN DE ORO. Liaison officer Dr. Bernard Rocha on Monday, February 8, 2021, said Northern Mindanao Medical Center's new molecular laboratory will soon be able to process swab tests as it passed the proficiency test conducted by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine. (Screenshot from City Information Office video) + February 08, 2021 NORTHERN Mindanao Medical Center's (NMMC) new molecular laboratory will soon be able to process swab tests as it passed the proficiency test conducted by the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM), the hospital's liaison officer Dr. Bernard Rocha said Monday, February 8, 2021. "Nakuha na namo ang certification gikan sa RITM regarding sa among proficiency test na we passed," Rocha said.