Program Competencies and Performance Measures

PANCE Performance*

*The CCPA program has received provisional accreditation

The most recent PANCE score report is available here

Class

Graduation Year

Number first time takers

Program First Time Taker Pass Rate

National First Time Taker Pass Rate

2023

2023

88

68%

92%

2024

2024

69

62%

92%

2025

2025

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2026

2026

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2027

2027

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Program Attrition

Graduated Classes

Class of 2023

Class of 2024

Class of 2025

Class of 2026

Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA)

90

90

90

90

Entering class size

90

90

90

89

Graduates

88

82

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* Attrition rate

2%

8.89%

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**Graduation rate

98%

91.11%

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*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort divided by the entering class size.
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.
# No data yet available.

CCPA Program Goals

  • Goal 1: Matriculate and graduate a cohort of diverse students from historically underrepresented groups.+

    • Benchmark

      1. Matriculate a greater national average, than other PA programs, of diverse and underrepresented students
      2. Maintain an annual attrition rate of <10% of diverse and underrepresented students

      Data Source

      1. CASPA comparison data
      2. Student attrition rates

      Results

      1.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
        DemographicUS PopNat CHC Patient PopPA Program ComparisonCCPA CO2023CCPA CO2024CCPA CO2025
        White (non-Hispanic)63%42%69.8%37.78%21%42%
        Asian6%4%10.5%15.56%13%27%
        Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0%1%0.2%1.11%2%1%
        American Indian/Alaska Native1%1%0.5%1.11%1%6%
        Multiracial12%3%3.1%17.78%16.85%54.65%
        African American/Black12%21%4.9%8.89%18%17%
        Hispanic/Latino19%31%9.5%28.89%40%37%
        Income At or Below 100% Fed Poverty Limit13%68%—34.1% (economically disadvantaged)62% (economically disadvantaged)66.7% (economically disadvantaged)
      2. Please see program attrition rate chart above.

  • Goal 2: Develop graduates with the requisite medical knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based, patient-centered primary health care.+

    • Benchmark

      1. First time taker PANCE pass rate >85%.
      2. On student exit surveys, new graduates will report >3.5 (on a 5 point likert scale) on obtaining the knowledge and skills to deliver evidence-based patient-centered primary healthcare.

      Data Source

      1. Clinical year pass rate.
      2. Pance Pass rate
      3. End of program survey

      Results

      1. Clinical Year Pass Rate for the Class of 2023 was 98%
      2. Please see PANCE performance chart above.
      3. On the program exit survey, 2023 graduates rated their education on incorporating knowledge of etiologies, risk factors, underlying pathologic process, and epidemiology for medical conditions into diagnosis, management, and patient education with a 4.0 on a 5.0 Likert scale.

  • Goal 3: Prepare graduates with the cultural humility and skills necessary to care for underserved communities.+

    • Benchmark

      1. 100% of students do SCPE rotations in underserved areas
      2. On student exit surveys, graduates will report >3.5 (on a 5 point likert scale) on preparedness to serve underserved communities.
      3. Cohort median of Preceptor Evaluation of Student (Cultural awareness) >3.5 (on a 5 point likert scale)

      Data Source

      1. SCPE logs
      2. End of program survey
      3. Preceptor evaluations

      Results

      1. 100% of students in the Class of 2023 completed Supervised Clinical Patient Experiences (SCPEs) in designated Health Professions Shortage Areas (HPSA).
      2. On the program exit survey, 2023 graduates rated their ability to recognize the cultural norms, needs, influences, and socioeconomic, environmental, and other population-level determinants affecting the health of the individual and community being served, and ability to incorporate them into evaluation and management of the patient as a 4.5 on a 5.0 Likert scale.
      3. On student evaluations of preceptors, students rated their preparedness with the cultural humility and skills necessary to care for underserved communities as a 4.56 on a 5.0 Likert scale.

CCPA Program Graduate Competencies

Medical Knowledge
MK1- Apply the knowledge of foundational medical sciences to provide appropriate, evidence-based, culturally competent patient care.
Clinical and Technical Skills
CTS1- Elicit a comprehensive, detailed, and accurate patient history.
CTS2- Perform an appropriate physical examination on a patient with accurate technique.
CTS3- Perform basic clinical procedures using accurate techniques.
Clinical Reasoning and Problem-Solving Abilities
CRPS1- Interpret clinical encounter findings and diagnostic studies to formulate a working diagnosis.
CRPS2- Formulate comprehensive patient management plans.
Interpersonal Skills
IS1- Demonstrate respectful, clear, and culturally sensitive communication with patients.
IS2- Communicate medical information accurately and clearly to members of the interprofessional healthcare team.
Professional Behaviors
PB1- Demonstrate professional responsibility and an understanding of the guidelines that drive the PA profession.
PB2- Exhibit professional behaviors in interactions with patients and the healthcare team.