University of Cebu School of Medicine student Cy Johann Kent Romuga placed 3rd in the Physician Licensure Exam taken earlier this month, according to results released on Friday evening, March 19.
Romuga is the university’s first medical board topnotcher. He is also the only student from Cebu who made it to the top 10 this exam cycle.
All three takers from the University of Cebu passed the exam.
In a Facebook post, the university congratulated Romuga and the other exam passers.
This is the second batch of exam takers from the medical school, which opened only in 2015.
Aside from the University of Cebu, all seven exam takers from the Cebu Institute of Medicine (CIM) also passed.
In November 2020, the University of Cebu and CIM both had a 100% passing rate.
All 15 first time examinees from the Cebu Doctors University passed the exam, while 13 out of 14 who took the exam for the second time passed.
See the complete list of board passers and the performance of schools in the March 2021 Physician Licensure Examination here. – Rappler.com