By Elyn Joy B. Estimada and Mary Angel Lou S. Tribiano with PAMCO
The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced last August 24 that Dr. Ryan Michael Flores Oducado topped the 2022 Guidance Counselor Licensure Exam with a rating of 89.25%.
Dr. Oducado is a registered nurse and a graduate of the WVSU College of Nursing, Cum Laude, Class of 2007. Incidentally, he is serving his Alma Mater as an assistant professor and director of the Research and Development Center.
The topnotcher studied Professional Teaching Certification at the University of the Philippines Open University, his Master of Arts in Nursing, majoring in Community Healthy Nursing at Central Philippines University, and his Master of Arts in Education, majoring in Educational Management at Northwestern Visayan Colleges. He is also currently studying Doctor of Education – Educational Management at Iloilo Science and Technology University.
Dr. Oducado took his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Education, majoring in Psychology and Guidance at WVSU’s College of Education (With High Distinction, 2020) which made him eligible to take the Licensure Exam for Guidance Counselor this 2022.
The outstanding WVSU Alumnus and two-time Outstanding Researcher of the University, took four licensure examinations within fifteen years. He passed the Nursing Licensure Exam in 2007, the Midwife Licensure Examination in 2014, where he ranked second and garnered a 90.75 percent grade, and in 2015, he passed the Licensure Examination for Teachers.
In an interview with Bombo Radyo, Dr. Oducado said, “Masadya gid kay ang tanan ko nga efforts sa pagtuon sa pila ka tuig, nag-bear fruit sa amo ni nga board exam.”
According to the PRC, 405 out of 661 examinees passed the 2022 Guidance Counselor Licensure Examination.