By Keziah G. Huelar
Celebrating Centralian excellence—April Joyce C. Catalan, a ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ 2018 graduate of Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, ranked fifth in the Pharmacy Board Exam held on August 5, 2018. Catalan got a rating of 91.22, earning her a spot in the top ten. Catalan is the first Centralian to be included in the top 5 after the College of Pharmacy was reopened last 2011.
̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ also hails 37 new pharmacists who successfully passed the said exam of which the university received an overall passing percentage of 91.89%.
According to the Professional Regulation Commission, 2,927 out of 4,230 passed (or a national passing percentage of 69.19%) the Pharmacist Licensure Examination given by the Board of Pharmacy.
The Pharmacy Department was then under the College of Nursing and Allied Health Sciences. On 2017, the department became a college. In 1963, Nenita Lemery, ranked No 1, Pharmaceutical Board Exam while in 1968, Patricia Tayco placed 2nd. ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ dedicates its passion in producing excellent medical practitioners in promoting the health ministry for the glory of God.