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PANCE Results

The Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) results may be viewed here:ÌýPANCE pass report PDF.

Program response to the PANCE pass rate PDF.

Goals

The PA program will:

  • Select qualified applicants, through a holistic process, who successfully complete the program.
  • Provide a quality educational experience that allows graduates to gain the knowledge, skills and competencies required for entry-level medical practice.
  • Provide a quality educational experience that allows graduates the knowledge, skills and competencies required to provide medical care to diverse patient populations in a wide variety of clinical settings.
  • Provide a quality educational experience that prepares graduates to meet or exceed an all-time PANCE pass rate of 95%.

Effectiveness in meeting goals will be updated each June.

Evidence of Effectiveness in Meeting Goals (PDF report).

Program Outcomes

  1. The program expects to have a graduation rate consistent with the national average of PA programs.
  2. The program expects to have an attrition rate consistent with the national average of PA programs.
  3. 100% of graduates will be employed or actively engaged in a project utilizing their PA training (for example: medical missions) or enrolled in a post-graduate residency/fellowship within six months of graduation.
ÌýÌýÌý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Graduated ClassesÌý
ÌýClass of 2021Class of 2022Class of 2023
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)48 48 48
Entering class size484848
Graduates474242
*Attrition rate2%12.5%12.5%
**Graduation rate98%87.5%87.5%

Rates will be calculated as follows:

*Attrition rate calculation per ARC-PA:ÌýÌýNumber of students who attrited from cohort divided by the entering class size.

**Graduation rate per ARC-PA:ÌýÌýNumber of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

**Graduation is held annually in December.Ìý