With three of its campuses ranking among the nation’s top-performing schools, Our Lady of Fatima University’s (OLFU) College of Pharmacy emerged as a formidable force in the November 2024 Pharmacists Licensure Examination. This impressive achievement underscores OLFU’s steadfast commitment to academic excellence in pharmaceutical education.
The Pampanga Campus distinguished itself with a remarkable 92.59% pass rate, ranking fourth nationwide among top-performing schools. Close behind, the Valenzuela Campus achieved an impressive 90.32% pass rate, placing it eighth, while the Antipolo Campus secured ninth place with a commendable 89.39% pass rate, marking its fifth consecutive year as a top performer. These results underscore the university’s significant role in preparing pharmacy students for successful careers in the healthcare sector
Building on these achievements, Valenzuela Campus alumna Reign Milcah Soriano De Vera secured sixth place nationally with an impressive score of 94.45 percent, continuing OLFU’s tradition of producing topnotchers as the College’s 14th topnotcher-pharmacist.
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Demonstrating the university’s educational prowess, the Laguna Campus posted an impressive 100 percent pass rate among its first-time takers, reflecting exceptional preparation among its second batch of pharmacy graduates. Across all six campuses, OLFU’s first-time examinees collectively registered a solid performance, achieving a combined pass rate of 94.23 percent—substantially above the national average of 86.58 percent for first-time examinees.
Overall, OLFU registered an 86.26 percent pass rate for all examinees, significantly surpassing the national average pass rate of 76.89 percent. In total, 270 graduates from OLFU’s College of Pharmacy successfully passed the examination, contributing to the 2,905 examinees who passed nationwide out of 3,778 total candidates, as reported by the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC).
Details regarding the date and location of the oathtaking ceremony for the new pharmacists are expected to be announced by the PRC in the coming days. — Raymond Lumagsao
