Following are the top leading medical schools/colleges in the Philippines:

University of the Philippines College of Medicine (UPCM)
- The college is proclaimed Center of Excellence in the field of medical education by the Commission on Higher Education.
- The UPCM is the leader in the field of community-oriented medical education. It is led by creative and well compensated faculty members.

University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
- Established in 1871, the faculty is the first medical school in the Philippines.
- The University is proclaimed to be a Center of Excellence by the Commission on Higher Education. It is a consistent Top Performing Medical School in the Philippine Physician Licensure Examination.

University of the East Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center
- The center has a number of academic units including the College of Medicine, Nursing, Physical Therapy and Graduate Program.
- The College of Medicine has established itself as one of the finest medical schools in the country. It was acknowledged as one of the best three schools of medicine.
- All the Medicine graduates of 1996 passed the MEdical Licensure Examination given last February 1997.

St. Luke's College of Medicine - William H. Quasha Memorial (SLCM-WHQM)
- It was established in 1994 as the medical school of the St. Luke's Medical Center.
- St Luke's Medical Center (SLMC) is the first hospital in the Philippines and second in Asia that is accredited by the Joint Commission for International Accreditation (JCIA).
- SLCM-WHQM is duly accredited by the Commission on Higher Education.

Far Eastern University NRMF Institute of Medicine
- FEU-NRMF has consistently maintained a percentage passing rate well above the national passing level and has placed in the top 10 positions of the government licensure examinations in all courses.
- In 1986, the Board of Medical Education, DECS, and the Association of Philippine Medical Colleges gave the Institute the highest level of accreditation, and awarded it as a Center of Excellence in Medical Education.

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