ROOM ASSIGNMENTS: October 2024 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE)

September 30, 2024

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) releases the room assignments for the October 2024 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) a few days before the examination.

This year’s second Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) will be conducted on October 5-6, & 12-13, 2024.

Room Assignments

Below are room assignments for the October 2024 PLE:

Examinees shall report before 6:30 in the morning on the said date because latecomers will not be admitted.

Things to Bring Examination day

Here are the things to bring during the examination proper:

Notice of Admission
Official Receipt
One (1) piece of metered-stamped window mailing envelope
Two (2) or more pencils (NO. 2)
Ball pens (black ink only)
One (1) piece long brown envelope
One (1) piece long transparent/plastic envelope (for keeping your valuables and other allowed items)

Dress Code on Examination Day

Here are the specified dress codes from PRC:

For male examinees, tucked-in white polo shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks
For female examinees, tucked-in white blouse or shirt with collar (without any seal, logo, or mark); decent pants or slacks

Prohibited Items Inside the Exam Rooms:

Books, notes, review materials, and other printed materials containing coded information or formulas
Calculators which are programmable or with embedded functions, especially CASIO FX991ES and CASIO FX-991ES plus
Apple, Samsung and other smart watches, cellular phones, ear plugs, transmitters, portable computers, Bluetooth and other electronic devices which may be used for communication purposes;
Bags of any kind (place your documents inside the transparent/plastic envelope)
Other examination aides not stated in this program

All personal belongings of the examinees shall be surrendered to the proctor and shall be placed in a secured space within the examination room.

The rules on the conduct of bodily search, an inspection of personal belongings of the examinees, and the seizure/confiscation of prohibited items during the licensure exam (Annex A of PRC Memorandum Order No. 57, s. 2020) shall be strictly observed.

Exam Coverage

The October 2024 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) will cover the following topics:

Biochemistry
Anatomy and Histology
Microbiology and Parasitology
Physiology
Legal Medicine, Ethics and Medical Jurisprudence
Pathology
Pharmacology and Therapeutics
Surgery And Ophthalmology Otolaryngology and Rhinology
Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Pediatrics and Nutrition
Preventive Medicine and Public Health

References

Program for October 2024 Physician Licensure Exam (PLE) from PRC.

Exam Statistics & Passing Rate

Exam Date	No. of Examinees	No. of Passers	Passing Rate
April 2024	3,434	1906	55.50%
October 2023	6,456	4,083	63.24%
March 2023	2,887	1,573	54.49%
October 2022	5,958	3,826	64.22%
March 2022	2,837	1,427	50.30%
October-November 2021	2,302	1,677	72.85%
September 2021	1,546	1,084	70.12%
March 2021	1,927	1,234	64.04%
November 2020	4,704	3,538	75.21%
March & September 2020	1,424	800	56.18%
September 2019	4,716	4,006	84.94%
March 2019	1,579	1,209	76.57%
September 2018	4,542	3,717	81.84%
March 2018	1,601	1,067	66.6%
September 2017	4,064	3,340	82.2%
March 2017	1,317	813	61.7%
September 2016	3,695	2,899	78.5%
March 2016	1,044	483	46.3%
August 2015	2,921	2,491	85.3%
February 2015	832	594	71.4%

PRC Regional Offices Directory

If you have concerns and you need help from the Professional Regulation Commission, you can now access their office address, contact number and email address through this link: PRC Official Directory

PRC LERIS Account Assistance

If you have technical concerns with the with your LERIS account, including resetting your password, mismatched record edit, and other related concerns, you may email the Licensure Exam Division through the following emails:

Exam Updates

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