Performance of Schools: October 2023 PLE, Physician Board Exam

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announces the top-performing schools in the October 2023 Physician Licensure Exams (PLE) seven (7) working days after the last day of exams. The official results include the list of passers, top examinees, the performance of schools, oath-taking schedule, and registration requirements, among other important announcements.

The Physician board exam was conducted on October 20-21 & 27-28, 2023 at testing centers in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Cebu, Davao, Iloilo, Koronadal, Legazpi, Lucena, Pampanga, Rosales, Tacloban, Tuguegarao, and Zamboanga. The Board of Medicine is headed by Dr. Zenaida L. Antonio, Chairman, and its members, Dr. Godofreda V. Dalmacion, Dr. Eleanor B. Almoro, Dr. Martha O. Nucum, Dr. Efren C. Laxamana and Dr. Joanna V. Remo.

PLE 2023 Results Summary

• List of Passers: A-G | H-Q | R-Z
• Main Page: October 2023 Physician Licensure Exam Results
• Top 10: Physician Board Exam Results October 2023

Top Performing Schools

PRC recognizes the top schools (colleges and universities) in the October 2023 Physician licensure exams.

Below are the October 2023 physician licensure exams top-performing schools, having 50 or more examinees pass and with at least an 80% overall passing percentage, as per Commission Resolution No.  2017-1058 (C) series of 2017, courtesy of PRC.

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Performance of Schools

The performance of schools for October 2023 Physician licensure exams in alphabetical order as per R.A. 8981, otherwise known as PRC Modernization Act of 2000 Section 7 (m) or “to monitor the performance of schools in licensure examinations and publish results thereof in a newspaper of national circulation.”

Release of Results

According to PRC Resolution No. 1589, series of 2022, entitled “Schedule of the Licensure Exam for the Year 2023, ” the October 2023 Physician licensure exam results will be released on November 6, 2023.

Meanwhile, the October 2023 PLE results may be out earlier or later than the target release date. We advise everyone to bookmark this page and follow us on our social media channels for the latest updates on results.

Schedule of Registration

The schedule of online appointments for the issuance of the new physicians’ Professional ID and Certificate of Registration will be held on the following date(s).

Initial registrants are advised to register online via the PRC official website https://online.prc.gov.ph/ and follow the steps in online registration. Here are the registration requirements:

• Notice of Admission/NOA (for identification purposes only)
• Duly accomplished Oath Form or Panunumpa ng Propesyonal
• Two (2) pieces of passport-sized ID photos on a white background with a complete name tag
• Two (2) sets of documentary stamp
• One (1) piece short brown envelope

PRC added that successful examinees should personally register and sign in to the Roster of Registered Professionals.

Verification of Rating

Ratings and test results for the Physician licensure exams will be verified online within a few working days of being posted.

Successful takers can refer to the PRC official website and use the Verification Page to know their board examination passing rate.

As posted, passers must only provide the exam name, the date of examination, the application number, first and last names, and birth date.

Oath-Taking Ceremonies

All successful examinees interested in attending the face-to-face mass oath-taking shall register no later than 12:00 NN of the day before the date of the oath-taking at http://online.prc.gov.ph to confirm their attendance.

Further, inductees shall bring ANY of the following on the day of the oath-taking:

• Vaccination Card
• Negative RT-PCR results took within 48 hours before the oath-taking

Inductees are advised to register and confirm their attendance in the regions where they took their licensure examination and intend to register as professionals.

The details and exact date(s) of whether the oath-taking will be conducted face-to-face or virtual/online will be provided here or on our FB page.

Updates

For clarifications, PRC advised to email them through the Licensure Exam Division at the below contacts:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

To receive fast and reliable news and announcements regarding the physician board exams for 2023, we advise our readers to visit the PRC official website.

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