This is the second consecutive year that all the students in the program have passed the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) on the first attempt.
The most recent graduates of the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine physician assistant program achieved a remarkable 100% pass rate on the national certification test administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants – and all 40 graduates from the class of 2023 did so their very first attempt.