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The Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination®<\/sup> (PANCE) is administered by the NCCPA to assess the basic surgical and medical knowledge of prospective physician assistants.<\/p>\n

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\nPANCE Online Course<\/a>
\nPANCE Study Guide<\/a>
\nPANCE Flashcards<\/a>\n<\/div>\n

<\/span>Eligibility<\/h2>\n

The only eligibility requirement needed to take the PANCE exam is being a graduate from an accredited PA program. The program must be accredited by ARC-PA.<\/p>\n

<\/span>PANCE Exam Outline<\/h2>\n

The PANCE exam contains 300 multiple-choice questions and you will be given a time limit of 5 hours. The exam is administered in five blocks of 60 questions each. You will have one hour to complete each block, and you will be permitted a total of 45 minutes of break time to use between blocks as you please.<\/p>\n

The questions on the exam are categorized in two dimensions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Medical Content Categories<\/caption>\n
Medical Content Category<\/th>\nPercentage of Exam<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Cardiovascular System<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dermatologic System<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Endocrine System<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eyes, Ears, Nose, and Throat<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gastrointestinal System\/Nutrition<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genitourinary System<\/td>\n4%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hematologic System<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Infectious Diseases<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Musculoskeletal System<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Neurologic System<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Psychiatry\/Behavioral Science<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pulmonary System<\/td>\n9%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Renal System<\/td>\n5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reproductive System<\/td>\n7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Task Categories<\/caption>\n
Task Category<\/th>\nPercentage of Exam<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
History Taking and Performing Physical Examination<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Using Diagnostic and Laboratory Studies<\/td>\n10%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Formulating Most Likely Diagnosis<\/td>\n18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Health Maintenance, Patient Education, and Preventive Measures<\/td>\n11%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinical Intervention<\/td>\n16%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pharmaceutical Therapeutics<\/td>\n15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Applying Basic Scientific Concepts<\/td>\n8%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Professional Practice<\/td>\n6%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

<\/span>PANCE Online Prep Course<\/h2>\n

If you want to be fully prepared, Mometrix offers an online PANCE prep course<\/strong> designed to give you everything you need to succeed!<\/p>\n

Here’s what you’ll find in the PANCE course:<\/p>\n

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