The Philippine Physician Licensure Examination, also called Philippine Medical Boards, is the professional licensure examination for physicians in the Philippines exclusively administered twice a year by the Professional Regulation Commission.
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Admission requirements
According to Section 9 of Republic Act 2382, also known as the Medical Act of 1959, a board examinee must meet the following qualifications:
Boards review programs
After graduating from medical school, candidates who meet all the admission requirements usually enroll in special review classes held from May to July in medical schools, colleges, universities, and review centers.
Program schedule, content, and delivery differs from one review program to another. In these programs, lecturers, called medical board reviewers, are usually full-time professors and part-time professorial lecturers in medical schools and universities.
The review center with the highest number of enrollees is Topnotch Medical Board Prep. Other review centers in the country include Cracking D' Boards, and Brains Medical Boards Review Center. Only Cracking D' Boards that holds review classes both in Cebu and Manila, while Topnotch Medical Board Prep has the highest passing rate.
The Ateneo School of Medicine and Public Health, Ateneo de Zamboanga University, De La Salle University College of Medicine, Fatima College of Medicine, Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila, University of Santo Tomas, University of the East RMMC, and University of the Philippines each offer review classes for their respective graduates.
Coverage
During the entirety of the examination, the following topics are included, pursuant to Section 6:
Grading System
The twelve subjects are separately graded, with each subject contributing 8.3% to the overall grade. The passing average is 75%, with no grade falling below 50% in any subject. The passing average is obtained using the Mean Passing Level of the entire batch of examinees, which is done using the Nedelsky Method, wherein an examinee's raw scores are transmuted based on the current Mean Passing Level.