ASMPH named one of Philippine’s Top Medical Schools

Pasig City Rep. Roman Romulo, Chairman of the House committee on Higher and Technical Education identified the top medical schools.

University of the Philippines-Manila (100 percent)
Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila (100 percent)
Ateneo de Manila University (100 percent)
Cebu Institute of Medicine (100 percent)
University of Santo Tomas (98.88 percent)
University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center (96.80 percent)
Cebu Doctors’ University (95.74 percent)
West Visayas State University-La Paz (95.29 percent)
Xavier University-Cagayan de Oro (93.94 percent)
Cagayan State University-Tuguegarao (86.36 percent)
University of St. La Salle-Bacolod (85.71 percent).

Commission on Higher Education records show that the country has 38 higher institutions of learning accredited to train prospective doctors.

According to the PRC, some 74.65 percent, or 2,259 out of 3,026 examinees, passed the Physician Licensure Examinations in February 2014 and August 2013.