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%).

RESULTS: UST Entrance Test (USTET) for AY 2015-2016

UPDATE: The results of the 2014 UST Entrance Test (USTET) will be released on January 28, 2015; the results can now be accessed here.

Please take note. Here is a list of general instructions for USTET 2014 Qualifiers.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS/REMINDERS FOR QUALIFIED APPLICANTS ONLY:

1. Qualified applicants must reserve a slot online and pay the non-refundable reservation fee of P5,000 through any of the following ways:


Online: Please visit UST website (OFAD.UST.EDU.PH) for the instructions.
On Site: Please visit the Office for Admissions(OFAD) from Mondays to Saturdays (except holidays) from 8:30AM-11:30AM and 1:30PM-4:30PM.


2. Reservation is by batch. Please take note of your batch and reservation schedule.

FIRST BATCH : FEBRUARY 03 - 15, 2014
(Only for qualified applicants who do not belong to the second and third batch)

SECOND BATCH : FEBRUARY 26 - MARCH 08, 2014
(Only for qualified applicants with travel management, HRM or Nursing as their first choice. Please reserve your slot at the office for admissions (OFAD) only).

THIRD BATCH : MARCH 10 - 22, 2014
(Only for successful waitlisters)

3. The reservation fee (P5,000) shall be deducted from your tuition fee upon enrollment.

4. If you reserve a slot in one program, you forfeit the slot in the other program.

5. Failure to reserve a slot within the specifies schedule will automatically mean forfeiture of your slot.

6. You are also qualified for admission to Colegio de San Juan de Letran-Manila and Angelicum College - Quezon City.

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The USTET was administered in three batches by its Office of Admission (OFAD) last August 24, September 28 and December 7, 2014 in Manila, 37 official testing centers in Provincial areas and 10 international testing locations.

For the USTET, OFAD now employs the barcode system where a control number is assigned to an applicant. This number corresponds to his or her own barcoded answer sheet.

High school grades, or the student's academic performance, make up 40% of the applicant's total score. Added to it, as 60% of total score, is his/her USTET score.

There are cases admission to some of UST's colleges doesn't only depend on the USTET score. A second screening, through an interview, is required by the College of Nursing and the College of Tourism & Hospitality Management. The Conservatory of Music requests for an audition, while the College of Architecture and the College of Fine Arts & Design asks for an artwork rendition.

UST is one of the oldest educational institutions in the Philippines. Together with UP, UST, UE, AdU, AdMU, DLSU, NU, and FEU, UST involve itself in the UAAP, among other extra-curriculars.