MANILA, Philippines – The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) recognizes the top performing schools in the March 2021 Physician Licensure Examination (PLE) or Physician board exam. The full list of performance of schools is also available on this page as released on March 19 or in 3 working days.
PRC administered the first Physician board exam this year on March 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2021 in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.
With the approval from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), PRC pushed through the scheduled medicine board exam this month. The government also recognized the urgent need for physicians in these trying times.
PHYSICIAN BOARD EXAM RESULTS
PRC administered the first Physician board exam this year on March 7, 8, 14 and 15, 2021 in Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Legazpi, Lucena, Tacloban, Tuguegarao and Zamboanga.
With the approval from the Inter-Agency Task Force on Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF-EID), PRC pushed through the scheduled medicine board exam this month. The government also recognized the urgent need for physicians in these trying times.
PHYSICIAN BOARD EXAM RESULTS
- LIST OF PASSERS: March 2021 Physician board exam result
- TOP 10 PASSERS: March 2021 Physician PLE board exam result
Here's the performance of schools in the March 2021 Physician Licensure Examination in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981 otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7(m) "To monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish the results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation."
PREVIOUS EXAMINATIONS
In the November 2020 Physician board exams, Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) led the schools with 100% passing rate or 138 takers passed. University of the Philippines (UP) - Manila came in second with 98.63% or 144 out of 146 passed the exams.
In the March and September 2020 PLE, Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation was the lone top performing school, 91.60% or 109 out of 119 passed.
In the September 2019 Physician board exams, Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health - Pasig, CIM and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila topped the schools with identical 100% passing rate, 133, 127 and 103 passers respectively. University of Santo Tomas (UST) followed with 99.31% with 430 out of 433 passers.
PLE top performing schools in the previous examinations
UPDATES
PRC Board News will update this page immediately once the results are out online. You may also monitor release of results on PRC's official website (prc.gov.ph).
In the November 2020 Physician board exams, Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) led the schools with 100% passing rate or 138 takers passed. University of the Philippines (UP) - Manila came in second with 98.63% or 144 out of 146 passed the exams.
In the March and September 2020 PLE, Far Eastern University - Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation was the lone top performing school, 91.60% or 109 out of 119 passed.
In the September 2019 Physician board exams, Ateneo de Manila University School of Medicine and Public Health - Pasig, CIM and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila topped the schools with identical 100% passing rate, 133, 127 and 103 passers respectively. University of Santo Tomas (UST) followed with 99.31% with 430 out of 433 passers.
PLE top performing schools in the previous examinations
| Exam Date | SCHOOL | NO. OF EXAMINEES | NO. OF PASSERS | % PASSED |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2020 | CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE | 138 | 138 | 100.00% |
| March & September 2020 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 119 | 109 | 91.60% |
| September 2019 | ATENEO DE MLA UNIV. SCHOOL OF MED. & PUBLIC HEALTH-PASIG | 133 | 133 | 100.00% |
| CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE | 127 | 127 | 100.00% | |
| PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA | 103 | 103 | 100.00% | |
| March 2019 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 147 | 144 | 97.96 |
| September 2018 | CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE | 150 | 149 | 99.33 |
| March 2018 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 168 | 150 | 89.29 |
| September 2017 | CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE | 122 | 122 | 100 |
| SAINT LUKE'S COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 83 | 83 | 100 | |
| March 2017 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 178 | 157 | 88.20 |
| September 2016 | PAMANTASAN NG LUNGSOD NG MAYNILA | 115 | 115 | 100 |
| SAINT LUKE’S COLLEGE OF MEDICINE | 75 | 75 | 100 | |
| March 2016 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 113 | 91 | 80.53 |
| August 2015 | CEBU INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE | 127 | 127 | 100 |
| UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES-MANILA | 156 | 156 | 100 | |
| February 2015 | FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY-NICANOR REYES MEDICAL FOUNDATION | 110 | 103 | 93.64 |
UPDATES
PRC Board News will update this page immediately once the results are out online. You may also monitor release of results on PRC's official website (prc.gov.ph).
