PANCE Performance, Attrition & Goals

PANCE Results

The Drury University Physician Assistant Program intends to publish and make readily available to enrolled and prospective students general program information, including the most current annual NCCPA PANCE Exam Performance Summary report no later than April 1st each year. As the planned inaugural cohort will not be eligible to take the PANCE until late 2025, no data is currently available.

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Class graduation year	Number of first-time takers	Program first-time taker pass rate	National first-time taker pass rate for the class graduation year
2025
2026
2027
2028
2029

Five-year, first-time taker average pass rate for program: information unavailable

Five-year, national first-time taker average: information unavailable

Attrition Rates

TABLE WITH ATTRITION RATES

	Graduated Classes
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)	Class of 2025	Class of 2026	Class of 2027
Entering class size
Graduates
*Attrition rate
**Graduation rate

Program Goals

1. Recruit highly qualified applicants who successfully complete the program.

1. Criteria #1 – Recruit highly qualified applicants.

Outcome: Measured by admissions data and attrition rate

Measures/Benchmarks:

Undergraduate cumulative GPAs >3.25 out of 4.0 average for cohort
Undergraduate science GPAs >3.25 out of 4.0 average for cohort
Applicants having greater than 750 hours of patient care experience.

Success of Goal

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
Average undergraduate cumulative GPA
Average prerequisite GPA
Applicants with > 1000 hours of patient care experience

Criteria #2 – Student applicants who successfully complete the program.

Measures/Benchmarks:

Graduation Rate at or above the national average.

Success of Goal

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Nat’l Ave 2025		Cohort 2026	Nat’l Ave 2026		Cohort 2027	Nat’l Ave 2027
Graduation Rate (DUPAP ≥ National Average)

2. Provide a curriculum that facilitates students achievement of program learning competencies that prepares students for clinical practice.

Outcome: Measured by passage of summative exams, graduating student exit surveys, and graduated student feedback surveys.

Criteria #1 – Students achieve competency of program learning competencies.

Measures/Benchmarks:

Student pass rate of summative exams is ≥ 97%.

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
End-of Curriculum Exam
OSLER
End-of-Curriculum Skills Assessment

Criteria #2 – All students who attend DUPAP indicate they felt prepared for clinical practice.

Measures/Benchmarks:

3.5 out of 5.0 on Likert Scale indicating students felt prepared for clinical practice.

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
Student Exit Survey on Achieving Program Defined Competencies (Given upon completion of the program)
Graduate Feedback on Achieving Program Defined Competencies (Given one year after graduation)

3. Provide an educational program that ensures student readiness to pass the PA National Certifying Examination (PANCE).

Outcome: Measured by Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Exam Performance Summary Report.

Criteria: DUPAP students meet or exceed national PANCE pass rate.

Measures/Benchmarks:

PANCE Pass Rate at or above national average for cohort.

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Nat’l Ave 2025		Cohort 2026	Nat’l Ave 2026		Cohort 2027	Nat’l Ave 2027
PANCE Performance 1st time test takers

4. Prepare graduates to provide care in various medical specialties to diverse patients across the lifespan in areas of high need in Southwest Missouri and beyond.

Criteria #1 – Offer supervised clinical practice experiences in rural and underserved areas.

Measure/Benchmarks:

100% of students having clinical opportunities in at least one rural medicine or underserved area.

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
% of students with SCPEs in rural areas
% of students with SCPEs in underserved areas

Criteria #2 – Graduates of DUPAP will work in various medical specialties serving patients across the lifespan.

Measure/Benchmark:

DUPAP graduates will be represented in each of the following practice areas:

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
% of students who practice in pediatrics
% of students who practice in surgery
% of students who practice emergency medicine
% of students who practice women’s health
% of students who practice family medicine
% of students who practice inpatient medicine
% of students who practice in behavioral health

Criteria #3 – 30% of Drury PA graduates stay in southwest Missouri to practice medicine in various levels of care or work in rural or underserved healthcare areas.

Measure/Benchmark:

30% of DUPAP graduates will work either in SW Missouri, rural, and/or underserved areas.

Success of Goal:

Criteria	Cohort 2025	Cohort 2026	Cohort 2027	Cohort 2028
% of graduates who work in SW Missouri.
% of graduates who work in rural areas outside of SW MO.
% of graduates who work in underserved areas outside of SW MO.

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PANCE Performance, Attrition & Goals

PANCE Results

Attrition Rates

Program Goals

1. Recruit highly qualified applicants who successfully complete the program.

2. Provide a curriculum that facilitates students achievement of program learning competencies that prepares students for clinical practice.

3. Provide an educational program that ensures student readiness to pass the PA National Certifying Examination (PANCE).

4. Prepare graduates to provide care in various medical specialties to diverse patients across the lifespan in areas of high need in Southwest Missouri and beyond.

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