Program Goals and Outcomes
Program Goals
- To have our first-time PANCE pass rate at or above the national average each year.
- To maintain a graduation goal of 90% or greater.
- To have at least two Medically-Underserved Community (MUC) rotations as defined by the Health Resources Services Administration available per student.
Program Outcomes
PANCE Passage Rate
To become a certified PA, you must pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE), a computer-based, multiple-choice test comprising questions that assess basic medical and surgical knowledge. Chatham graduates have averaged a 94% first-time pass rate over the past five years. More information on PANCE is available on the NCCPA website.
Our program goal is to have our first time PANCE pass rate at or above the national average each year. We have achieved this 3 out of the last 5 years.
Graduation Rate and Student Attrition
Our program goal is to maintain a graduation rate of 90% or greater. The average graduation rate for the past three graduating classes is 89%.
ARC-PA Student Attrition
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Graduated Classes |
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|
Class of 2022 |
Class of 2023 |
Class of 2024 |
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Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) |
80 |
80 |
80 |
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Entering class size |
50 |
59 |
60 |
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Graduates |
44 |
51 |
55 |
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* Attrition rate |
12% |
14% |
8% |
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**Graduation rate |
88% |
86% |
92% |
Medically-Underserved Community Rotations
Our program goal is to have at least two Medically-Underserved Community (MUC) rotations as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration available per student.
This goal was achieved in five of the last five years. Please see the chart below for related data.
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GRADUATING CLASS YEAR |
GRADUATING CLASS SIZE |
NUMBER OF UNDERSERVED ROTATIONS AND AVERAGE/STUDENT |
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2021 |
65 |
212 (3.26/student) |
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2022 |
44 |
289 (6.56/student) |
|
2023 |
51 |
224 (4.39/student) |
|
2024 |
55 |
240 (4.36/student) |
|
2025 |
55 |
174 (3.16/student) |