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Competencies, Attrition & PANCE Pass Rate

The Yale School of Medicine Physician Associate Program is accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA), maintaining high standards of compliance and achieving excellent graduation rates, while also adhering to the competencies outlined by prominent Physician Assistant organizations, preparing students for comprehensive healthcare provision.

Yale PA Program Competencies

The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA), the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA) and the National Commission on the Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) created a document which outlines the Competencies of the Physician Assistant Profession.

Based on the above, the Yale School of Medicine PA Program developed a set of competencies that each PA student is expected to meet in order to graduate. These competencies reflect our commitment to academic excellence, readiness for clinical practice, and professional growth.

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Attrition

Year of Graduation Class of 2022 Class of 2023 Class of 2024
Maximum entering class size (as approved by ARC-PA) 45 45 45
Entering class size 36 40 35
Graduates 36 39 35
*Attrition rate 0.0% 2% 0.0%
**Graduation rate 100.0% 98.0% 100.0%
*Attrition rate calculation: Number of students who attrited from cohort divided by the entering class size.

**Graduation rate: Number of cohort graduates divided by the entering class size.

Comments: Student attrition is when a student enters the accredited phase of the program but does not graduate with that cohort of students. Student attrition can be the result of several factors including poor academic performance, medical leave of absence, or deceleration within the program.