THE UNIVERSITY emerged as the top-performing school in the September 2010 medical technology board examinations, while two Thomasians made it to the top 10 of the licensure test for chemists.
George Michael Ngo Sosuan, who obtained a 92.30-percent passing rate, led the country’s 910 new medical technologists. Among 265 Thomasians who took the exam, 251 passed, or 94.72 percent. Last year’s passing rate was 89.00 percent.
Other Thomasians who made it to the top 10 were Francisco IV Patling Tria (89.40 percent), Aileen Geobee Go Uy (89.20 percent) and Jude Anthony Cervas Trinidad (89.00 percent) who got the 5th, 6th and 8th spots, respectively.
The national passing rate increased to 71.21 percent from last year’s to 56.91 percent.
Dean Priscilla Torres of the Faculty of Pharmacy was ecstatic over the results of the medical technology board exam.
“I feel overwhelmed that UST is number one again,” Torres said. “We already achieved the highest passing rate and we made it higher this year.”
Because of the superior performance of UST’s medical technology program, the faculty will be applying for the Commission on Higher Education’s “center for development” status.
“The qualifications for that level include having at least 85 percent passing rate in the board exam for five years and a level two accreditation,” Torres said.
Meanwhile, two Thomasians made it to the Top 10 of the recent chemistry licensure examinations.
Franklin Amandy scored 88.25 percent and Kim Aganda got 88.00 percent, landing on the 7th and 8th places, respectively.
UST’s chemistry department had 28 examinees, 26 of which passed. The passing rate of UST also increased to 72 percent from last year’s 70 percent.
The national passing rate, meanwhile, increased to 56 percent from last year’s 53.68 percent.
