Fatima’s nursing, pharmacy graduates in PRC exams’ top 10

Our Lady of Fatima University (OLFU) opened the New Year big with additional topnotchers to its roster!

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)’s November 2015 nurse licensure examination results showed Warley Fajardo III, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing graduate from OLFU Quezon City campus placed Top 8 among board-passers with a passing mark of 84.60 percent. PRC announced that 9,114 out of 18,500 or 49.26 percent passed the board examination.

A total of 374 BSN graduates from Valenzuela City, Quezon City and Antipolo City campuses passed the licensure exam. The three campuses registered a combined average passing mark of 59.67 percent ( first timers), higher than the national passing mark of 49.26 percent.

According to dean Nelia Capulong, of the College of Nursing – OLFU Quezon City campus, Fajardo III has been performing well since first year college and graduated cum laude.

The College of Pharmacy-Quezon City campus of Our Lady of Fatima University was recognized by the PRC as the top 3 performing school in the January 2016 pharmacist licensure examination, achieving a passing average of 84.62 percent. OLFU-QC campus along with Antipolo campus were also recognized by PRC as top performing schools in the same board examination last July 2015.

OLFU’s latest topnotcher, Josephine Marie Angeline Sengson, a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy graduate from OLFU Valenzuela City Campus placed top 10 in the pharmacist board examination with a passing mark of 91.05 percent.

The College of Pharmacy has already produced seven topnotchers from the pharmacy licensure examination.

A total of 141 pharmacy graduates from OLFU Valenzuela City, Quezon City and Antipolo City campuses passed the January 2016 board exam achieving a passing average of 71.93 percent, higher than the national passing average of 54.87 percent.

The College of Pharmacy is a consistent top performing college in the pharmacist licensure examination for the past nine years.