PANCE

Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE)


Graduates of the program are eligible to sit for the Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE), administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).

The program has had no more than one student in a class not pass the examination on the first attempt. All graduates who have retaken the examination have passed.  Pass rates for the NYIT physician assistant program are indicated below:

Year First-time Pass Rate Final Pass Rate
2002 100% 100%
2003  92% 100%
2004  93% 100%
2005  95% 100%
2006  94% 100%
2007  91%  91%
2008  95% 100%