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Degree

Masters in Education, Marietta College, Education, 2006.

Abstract

The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics has reported that the physician assistant profession will increase by 50% between the years 2004 – 2014. Because of this projected growth, the popularity of the profession is increasing and physician assistant programs across the United States are facing increasing numbers of applicants. Choosing applicants that are successful both in completion of the program and in passing the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) is a goal that all physician assistant programs strive to achieve. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between admission and performance variables and PANCE scores for two classes of the Marietta College Physician Assistant Program from June 2002 through September 2005. The variables examined included; age, gender, ethnic background, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores (verbal and quantitative), didactic comprehensive exam scores, clinical comprehensive exam scores, Physician Assistant Clinical Knowledge Rating and Assessment Tool (PACK-RAT) scores, pre-requisite GPAs, entering GPAs, didactic GPAs, clinical GPAs, overall GPAs. Identification of a relationship between one or more of the variables with scores on the PANCE will help to provide physician assistant programs with objective admission criteria and standards to gauge student performance throughout the program, as well as help to predict the students’ future success on the PANCE.

Keywords

Physician Assistant National Certification Examination (PANCE) Performance; Student Demographics; Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Scores; Standardized Test Scores; Grade Point Average (GPA)

Advisor

Dorothy J Erb

Pages

49p.

Document number: marietta1144851787
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