THE UNIVERSITY recorded a perfect passing rate in the March 2019 licensure exam for physicians, with all 31 Thomasians making the cut.
Thomasian Jan Bendric Borbe led the country’s newest batch of physicians with a score of 89.83 percent, sharing the spot with Clinton Rabadon of West Visayas State University in La Paz, Iloilo City.
Last year, the University posted a 90-percent passing rate, or 36 out of 40 Thomasian examinees.
The Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation was named this year’s top-performing school, after posting a 97.96-percent passing rate, or 144 out of 147 examinees.
The national passing rate rose to 76.71 percent, or 1,209 out of 1,579 examinees from last year’s 66.65 percent, or 1,067 out of 1,601 examinees.