In
this time, pharmacists are highly in-demand, because of lacking of
professional manpower whom are expected to fill up the vacancy in all
pharmaceutical establishment position. Pharmacists are definitely
needed to start a pharmaceutical business, to continue to operate as
pharmaceutical business and to intercede for company linkage to FDA,
as liaison officer. Henceforth, the students are encouraged and
pursued to take this course.
School
is a second learning home of a person who is aspiring for more depth
knowledge and skills. It is where the basics and the fundamental
knowledge are being broadened and deepened. Moreover, because of the
high demand for pharmacists, students who are taking Pharmacy Degree
should choose a better school to attend at. School has a big role to
mold and hone the students' skills and knowledge in line with their
respective courses.
Choosing a school of pharmacy should be considered the following criteria:
- Percentage of students that made to pass the licensure exam, and the school's ranking from the previous and current Pharmacist Licensure Exams.
- Status of accreditation from various organizations or accrediting bodies, such as PACOP.
- Faculty of the school and their proficiency about the subject matter.
- The facilities of the school, experience and the expertise for pharmacy course.
- Conveyance of learning process and strategies on how would student to learn and succeed.
Based
on the latest Pharmacist Licensure Exam June 2013, SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY topped the schools with
50 or more examinees and with at least 80% passing percentage, having
a 98.39% passing percentage at which 122 out of 124 have passed;
Secondly is the OUR LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – VALENZUELA having a
91.04% passing percentage at which 122 out of 134 passed; and thirdly
is the UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS gathering a percentage score of
80.27% having 293 out of 365 who have passed.
Below is the list of Schools of Pharmacy in the Philippines*
ADAMSON
UNIVERSITY
ANGELES
UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
CEBU
DOCTORS UNIVERSITY
CENTRAL
ILOCANDIA COLLEGE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
CENTRAL
LUZON DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
CENTRO
ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY – MAKATI
CENTRO
ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY – MALOLOS
CENTRO
ESCOLAR UNIVERSITY – MANILA
EMILIO
AGUINALDO COLLEGE – MANILA
LYCEUM
NORTHWESTERN – DAGUPAN CITY
MANILA
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY – CALOOCAN CITY
MARIANO
MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY – BATAC
MEDINA
COLLEGE – OZAMIS CITY
MINDANAO
MEDICAL FOUNDATION COLLEGE
NATIONAL
UNIVERSITY – MANILA
NEGROS
ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY (CVPC) – DUMAGUETE
NUEVA
ECIJA COLLEGES
OUR
LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – ANTIPOLO CITY
OUR
LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – QUEZON CITY
OUR
LADY OF FATIMA UNIVERSITY – VALENZUELA
PANPACIFIC
UNIVERSITY NORTH PHILIPPINES
PHILIPPINE
WOMEN'S UNIVERSITY – MANILA
PINES
CITY COLLEGE
SAINT
JUDE COLLEGE – MANILA
SAINT
LOUIS UNIVERSITY
SAINT
PAUL UNIVERSITY – TUGUEGARAO
SAN
PEDRO COLLEGE – DAVAO CITY
SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY
SOUTHWESTERN
UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
ST.
SCHOLASTICA'S COLLEGE – TACLOBAN
UNIVERSIDAD
DE ZAMBOANGA
UNIVERSITY
OF BOHOL
UNIVERSITY
OF LA SALETTE – SANTIAGO
UNIVERSITY
OF LUZON
UNIVERSITY
OF PERPETUAL HELP – RIZAL-CALAMBA CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY
OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM DALTA-LAS PINAS
UNIVERSITY
OF PERPETUAL HELP SYSTEM-LAGUNA
UNIVERSITY
OF SAN AGUSTIN
UNIVERSITY
OF SAN CARLOS
UNIVERSITY
OF SANTO TOMAS
UNIVERSITY
OF SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
UNIVERSITY
OF THE IMMACULATE – CONCEPTION-DAVAO
UNIVERSITY
OF THE PHILIPPINES – MANILA
UNIVERSITY
OF THE VISAYAS – CEBU CITY
URDANETA
CITY UNIVERSITY
VIRGEN
MILAGROSA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION
WORLD
CITI COLLEGES, QUEZON CITY(QUEZON CITY M.C.C)
However,
in the end the student shall be the one who can tell his fate. School
is only to guide and instill knowledge, but it is in the student's
hand, how much he learned and absorbed the knowledge that conveyed to
him, that will make him to pass the board exam and make his school
proud to him.
*Based
on the lists that currently issued by the PRC, Pharmacist Licensure
Exam June 2103.
