Vera Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Hello guys I just took my PANRE for the first time and i feklt like i guessed alot on the exam. Anyone out there who took the primary care exam this month who felt like lt was hard too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painfulexp Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Based on the time of your post, I can see you are having trouble sleeping too. I found the exam difficult. Of the four sections, one was particularly more difficult than the other three. I walked out of there feeling happy it was over, but scared I might have to take it again in 3 months. I loathe this entire process: studying for months; coming out feeling like a complete idiot; not knowing exactly when I will get my results; waitong full three months to retest, if failed; financial consequences of failing, etc. At this point I just want to know SOMETHING. Some people say they check under "Verify PA Certification" because that is updated BEFORE the email is sent out. I don't know if this is true or not. I have been checking it and nothing has changed for me. Some say scores come out qThursday, but based on what has been posted, some have gotten their scores on a day other than Thursday. It seems some are getting their scores in a matter of days, while others are waiting 10-14 days. NCCPA says it takes up to two weeks. Don't know why the disparity; stikes me as strange. May have to do with varying number of tests to score. Who knows?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vera Posted December 20, 2014 Author Share Posted December 20, 2014 So you also wrote it in December too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egw9457 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I took the PANRE earlier this month (Dec 5) and received my results on Dec 15. I also thought the test was incredibly difficult (I took the Primary Care Exam). I think it's normal to walk out feeling like you might have failed. Some how I passed. Still haven't found the answers to some of the questions even on Uptodate/various literature. Best of luck for good news soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egw9457 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Waiting for the results is the worst---I feel your pain on this one! Hopefully soon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbrothers98 Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I took the PANRE earlier this month (Dec 5) and received my results on Dec 15. I also thought the test was incredibly difficult (I took the Primary Care Exam). I think it's normal to walk out feeling like you might have failed. Some how I passed. Still haven't found the answers to some of the questions even on Uptodate/various literature. Best of luck for good news soon! You may never find the answers to those questions. Realize that there are questions on the PANRE that are there to be tried out, think of it as a test of the test. If the question passes statistical muster, it will be continued in further versions of the exam. If not it is discarded. Remember that 98% of PAs pass the PANRE, you are being compared to others in the statistical cohort, usually several thousand other PAs whom took the test within the last 5 years. While you walk out of PANRE feeling you failed, and you may have on a strictly percentage basis, in comparison to others within the cohort, you actually passed with much room to spare. Dont confuse PANRE with the formative exams you took in PA school at the end of the cardiology block. These exams are similar to the PackRat and other summative exams whose scores are statistically derived given the significant breadth of knowledge tested. So unless you have been under a rock for the last 5-6 years, if you spent some time preparing for PANRE, if you practiced in some broad area of medicine such as IM, EM, family practice, you likely passed with a reasonable margin. Then the rest is just anxiety management. Faith in divine intervention, faith in yourself, faith in statistics and probability, what ever anyone wants to use, I will take the plunge and congratulate all of you on passing. Now you dont have to do it again for 10 years! Just remember not to schedule your next PANRE before a major holiday. G Brothers PA-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplepac Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I took Primarycare PANRE in December .I am still waiting for the result and its killing me.I agree with vera, I guessed a lot of questions. I hope all of us pass., forget about it & enjoy the holiday season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vera Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share Posted December 24, 2014 Thank you soo much for the encouragement!!! Yes will never take any exam before any holiday. It's cruel!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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