Thursday, June 25, 2020

PANCE Failure and Pass Rate Physician Assistant Certification Exam

The PANCE examination has been in existencesince 1973, and as of 2017 over 115,547 people have taken the exam. In 2003 the number was just over50,000 which representsa 43% increase in just 14 years! In most years the number of thosetaking the PANCE has risen. In 2016 there were 8,025 test takers (first time and repeat) with an overall pass rate of 93%. Again, to give you some historical perspective, in 2003 there were 5,480 test takers (first timeand repeat) with an overall pass rate of80%.Inthe same year, there were 1,140 repeatersof the PANCE, and only 44% of them passed. As you can see the chances of passing your PANCE the first time has risen dramatically. Current PANCE Pass Rates Courtesy of the NCCPA The Changing Nature of PANCE pass rates Historically, since the PANCE was initiated,the pass rate has fluctuated between69.0 and 94.6 percent. Since the PANCE was introduced in1973, there has been a shift in thenumber of test takers and the pass rate.In 1973 there were 880 PANCE testtakers (770 passed, 110 failed; 87.5%pass rate), and in 1983 the number was1,238 (1,605 passed, 367 failed; 79%pass rate). In 2003, the number of certifyingexaminations administered totaled5,480, with 4,340 candidates attainingcertification. The failure rate was 20.1%;1104 candidates were unsuccessful. In 2016 the number of certifying examination administered totaled 8,631 with 8,025 attaining certification. The failure rate was less than 4%, andonly 549 candidates were unsuccessful. I am unable to find more recent data on PANCE repeaters and pass rates. Current PANRE pass rates For those of you (myself included) who are in the recertification cycle, the future looks bright as well. Not only has the recertification cycle been extended to 10 years but the overall first attempt pass rate is 92% with 97% of recertifying PAs passing after one (or multiple attempts) Courtesy of the NCCPA PAs have up to four attempts to pass PANRE during the last two years of the certification maintenance cycle. The data provided above is based on the year in which a PA was due to take and pass PANRE, and it includes those who took advantage of the opportunity to take the exam a year early. For example, the data for 2016 includes all PAs who were required to pass PANRE by the end of 2016, regardless of whether they took the exam in 2015 (a year early) or 2016 (certification expiration year). You may also like -PANRE and PANCE Review: EKGFrom the official Physician Assistant Certification and Recertification Exam Review Course. Electrocardiogram/EKG review by the amazing Carol Sadley, Med PA-C. NEW! ECG "Pearls Pitfalls" Lecture Series Physician []Free PANRE and PANCE Practice Tests and Exam QuestionsI am happy to announce that the free PANCE and PANRE practice exams are finally up and running! There were a few technical hurdles to overcome, but I have worked out most of the kinks with the exam professor software. I want to []The 4 Best PANCE and PANRE Study Guides and Review Books What are the best PANCE and PANRE board review books? Here are my picks for the top PANCE and PANRE review books of 2019 that have helped me score in the top 5% on both the PANCE and PANRE exams. You can browse my complete list []

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