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Two Xaverians Top Medical Board Exam

August 2006 Boards Produces Ten New Doctors

Cesareo U. Tongco II (XS ’97)

Posted Wednesday, 04-Oct-2006 10:03 AM

     The Physician Licensure Examination in August 2006 was topped by two Xaverians.  Patrick Leonard G. Co (XS ’96) bested 2,696 examinees from all over the country to emerge as the board topnotcher, #1 overall.  Nathaniel L. Yu Chua (XS ’97) also made it to the top ten, he tied for #8 overall.  This is probably the first time that a Xaverian has become the #1 board topnotcher, and certainly the first time that two of our own have made it into the top ten.

     Eight other Xaverians were among the 1,491 new doctors.  These are Ishmael Christian D. Ching (XS ’97), Vicente Francisco Q. Firmalo (XS ’97), Patrick H. How (XS ’96), Rey Emmanuel S. Lu (XS ’97), Fernando A. Melendres Jr. (XS ’97), John Eric N. Tan (XS ’97), Kimberson C. Tanco (XS ’98), and Cesareo Amadeo U. Tongco II (XS ’97).  The Oathtaking of the New Physicians was held on Sunday, September 17, 2006 at the PICC Plenary Hall.

     Both topnotchers, Patrick Co and Nathaniel Yu Chua, were from UST, as was Kimberson Tanco.  Ishmael Ching, Vicente Firmalo, Patrick How, Rey Lu, and Cesareo Tongco II, took Medicine in UERM-MMC.  John Eric Tan was from De La Salle - Dasmariñas, while Fernando Melendres studied at UP-PGH.

New Xaverian Doctors from UERM-MMC (L-R): Ishmael Ching, Vicente Firmalo, Cesareo Tongco II, Patrick How, Rey Lu.

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