Graduate Outcomes

PANCE Performance

Major outcomes measures related to our program’s performance include our graduates’ Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) scores and job placement rates. The student attrition data for our program is available below.

Elon PA Student Attrition

*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attritted from cohort (decelerated + withdrawals + dismissals) divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).
**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the (entering class size + number joining class cohort).

Comments: In the Class of 2022, two students left the cohort. One student withdrew and one student took a medical leave of absence in the clinical year resulting in this student joining the Class of 2023

In the class of 2023, three students left the cohort. The first was the 2022 student who became part of the 2023 cohort. This student withdrew. The second student took an extended medical leave of absence, joining the 2024 cohort. The third student withdrew.

In the Class of 2024, three students were lost to attrition. The first student was the student with the leave of absence from the Class of 2023. They ultimately withdrew. The second student took medical leave of absence and ultimately withdrew.  The third student identified a significant chronic medical condition mid-didactic year and opted to withdraw from the program to address their health.

Specialty areas of practice:

• 21% Emergency medicine
• 32% Outpatient primary care (family medicine, general internal medicine, pediatrics)
• 15% Surgical subspecialties (orthopedics, vascular surgery)
• 10% Urgent care