Accreditation and PANCE
Accreditation
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA)
has granted Accreditation-Continued status to the University of South Alabama Physician Assistant Program sponsored by the University of South Alabama. Accreditation-Continued is an accreditation status granted when a currently accredited
program is in compliance with the ARC-PA Standards.
Accreditation remains in effect until the program closes or withdraws from the accreditation
process or until accreditation is withdrawn for failure to comply with the Standards. The approximate date for the next validation review of the program by the ARC-PA
will be September 2024. The review date is contingent upon continued compliance with the Accreditation Standards and ARC-PA policy.
The program鈥檚 accreditation history can be viewed on the website.
Graduate Performance on Certification Exam Results
Graduates of the program will be able to sit for the Physician Assistant National
Certifying Examination (PANCE), which is required by the State Board of Medical Examiners
in most states to practice as a physician assistant.
Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination Performance Summary Report (PANCE) as provided by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
(NCCPA).
ARC-PA Student Attrition Table
In order to be in compliance with the 5th edition accreditation standard A3.12i, the
program has completed the ARC-PA Student Attrition Table.