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Adult Laboratory Values
3.27.2023 • NCCPA ADULT LABORATORY VALUES (Normal values for healthy adults)
Read MoreBackground Questions
6.1.2021 • Every two years during the certification maintenance cycles and when a PA applies for an NCCPA exam, they are required to answer three background questions which are listed below.
Read MoreCode of Conduct
9.26.2020 • The National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) endeavors to assure the public that certified physician assistants (PAs) meet professional standards of knowledge and skills. Additionally, NCCPA attempts to ensure that the PAs it certifies are upholding appropriate standards of professionalism and ethics in practice. The NCCPA’s Code of Conduct for Certified and Certifying PAs and PAs with the PA-C Emeritus Designation (the "Code of Conduct") outlines principles that all certified or certifying PAs and PAs holding the PA-C Emeritus designation are expected to uphold.
Read MoreName Changes
9.26.2020 • To take any NCCPA exam, examinees must present two forms of ID at the testing center; a primary and secondary ID or two primary IDs.
Read MorePANRE/PANRE-LA Content Blueprint
5.3.2022 • PANRE/PANRE-LA Content Blueprint (Effective 2023)
Read MoreAdministrative Certification Extension (ACE) Policy
12.22.2021 • Administrative Certification Extension (ACE) Policy
Read MorePrinting CME Transcripts
10.17.2021 • You may also retrieve you CME transcripts as a PDF document. When you click “Print,” the transcripts are already in PDF format, and you can save them to your computer.
Read MorePreapproved Certification Programs
6.1.2021 • In the attached pdf, you will find s a list of Certification Programs that are preapproved for Category 1 CME and the maximum amount of CME credits they are worth.
Read MoreCompetencies for the PA Profession
5.28.2021 • This document defines the specific knowledge, skills, and attitudes that physician assistants (PA) in all clinical specialties and settings in the United States should be able to demonstrate throughout their careers.
Read MoreSample PANRE / PANRE-LA Questions
5.27.2021 • This document provides sample questions using the format of those found on the PANRE and on the PANRE-LA. A critique and references will be provided for every PANRE-LA question.
Read MorePANRE Policies, Procedure and Authorization
5.27.2021 • NCCPA evaluates applications without regard to age, gender, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or disability. Eligibility requirements vary among NCCPA’s exams and are published on the NCCPA website.
Read MoreCME Logging Instructions
9.26.2020 • See here: https://www.nccpa.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Continuing-Medical-Education-Logging-Instructions.pdf
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