THE UNIVERSITY was named fifth top-performing school in the March 2019 licensure exams for medical technologists.
UST’s passing rate rose to 92.98 percent, or 53 out of 57 examinees, from last year’s 82.61 percent, or 19 out of 23 examinees.
Aaron Terrence Ibe led the newest batch of Thomasian medical technologists with a score of 90.10 percent, securing the sixth spot in the top 10.
Thomasian David Jameson Cañeso notched the eighth spot with a score of 89.20 percent.
Cagayan State University (CSU)-Andrews Campus and the Adventist University of the Philippines were named the top-performing schools, both registering perfect passing rates.
John Steward Alberto of CSU and Zairah Monjardin of Far Eastern University – Nicanor Reyes Medical Foundation led the country’s newest batch of medical technologists. Both scored 91.10 percent.
The national passing rate slipped to 68.45 percent, or 2,801 out of 4,092 examinees, compared with last year’s 72.67 percent, or 2,648 out of 3,644 examinees.
