MED | UP, PLM top the list of best medical schools in the Philippines

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University of the Philippines and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, both state universities, take the top two spots in the list of best medical schools in the country, consistently getting 100 percent passing percentage in the physician board exams.

Image Courtesy: PLM Med

The list, shown below, was drawn up by the House Committee on Higher and Technical Education based on the outstanding performance of their graduates in the last two Physician Licensure Examinations administered by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC). 

Two other state universities, West Visayas State University in La Paz, Iloilo, and Cagayan State University-Tuguegarao, made it to the list of best med schools in the Philippines. 

Which are the top medical schools in the country?

1. University of the Philippines-Manila (100%);

2. Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (100%);

3. Ateneo de Manila University (100%);

4. Cebu Institute of Medicine (100%);

5. University of Santo Tomas (98.88%);

6. University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (96.80%);

7. Cebu Doctors’ University (95.74%);

8. West Visayas State University-La Paz (95.29%);

9. Xavier University-Cagayan de Oro (93.94%);

10. Cagayan State University-Tuguegarao (86.36%)

11. University of St. La Salle-Bacolod (85.71%).