Jankr Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Was expecting to get results today - but nothing yet. From other posts i've noticed most get scores Thursdays around 9-10 AM. Are Thursdays the only day the NCCPA releases scores? - Not looking forward to waiting another week but at least it's not the olden days of 2-3 month waits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 13, 2015 Administrator Share Posted August 13, 2015 I took mine on a Monday or Tuesday, but didn't get mine until the following Thursday, 9-10 days total. Hang in there, it's going to be a long week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreatChecko Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 FACT Expect to wait until the second Thursday. Midmorning timeframe seems to have held for my friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator rev ronin Posted August 14, 2015 Administrator Share Posted August 14, 2015 Expect to wait until the second Thursday. Midmorning timeframe seems to have held for my friends. Midmorning east coast time. I got mine at 0630 Pacific time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjmcell Posted August 20, 2015 Share Posted August 20, 2015 Got mine today, Thursday at almost the exact time rev said it would come. I read his comment last night and basically refreshed NCCPA's website until the scores were published at 0730 Central time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jankr Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 I got my results today too - They came in around 0830 (Eastern time). I'm happy to announce I PASSED! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHillJr Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 So I guess I can expect to wait a full two weeks! I took mine on thursday August 20th--no results yesterday. So another week of waiting. We, as a group, should not have to put up with this archaic wait in today's era of technology. I recently had a NP student take her boards. She told me that results are displayed immediately upon conclusion of the computerized test. They click the submit button and, boom, results! We should lobby to have this system changed, there is no good reason for this foolishness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MediMike Posted August 28, 2015 Share Posted August 28, 2015 I took mine on the 21st and got results yesterday. It's not "foolishness", it's a much different style of test than whatever they take. The PANCE does not result off of a raw score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHillJr Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 It is foolishness, as this version of the test has, undoubtedly, been given several times this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broncosfan1382 Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I took mine on Saturday 8/22 and still haven't heard yet either. Hopefully we all hear this Thursday and hopefully it's good news! (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjohpac Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 I can see why it can take up to two weeks. They give an in-depth explanation on how they score it here: https://www.nccpa.net/scoring. I just took my exam on Aug 28th. This will be the longest two weeks of my life...sigh. Sent from my SM-G920T using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpackelly Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 It's hard, but when I took the PANCE in 1980 (yes, you read it right) it was offered only once a year, and it took five months to get the results. It was offered in September and you got the results in January. If you failed it, you had to wait until the next year to take it again. And it was a two day test with a clinical skills portion that was nervewracking. So it could be worse! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 30, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2015 It's hard, but when I took the PANCE in 1980 (yes, you read it right) it was offered only once a year, and it took five months to get the results. It was offered in September and you got the results in January. If you failed it, you had to wait until the next year to take it again. And it was a two day test with a clinical skills portion that was nervewracking. So it could be worse! I took pance in 1996, the last year it was given in this format. Board week included 3 written tests and 3 practicals given over several days. we took it in early October and I got my results Christmas eve. The next year, pa students sat for the first time for a single 300 question written test at a computer with no practical exam component. The reason given for the change at the time was that medical students don't have a practical component to their licensing exam. A few years later they did. I would like to see us add a practical portion back into pance as the med students have done with step 2 of their licensing exam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpackelly Posted August 30, 2015 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Major problem is of course cost and inter-rater reliability, which is actually why NCCPA discontinued the exam after a challenge that year.....they could not prove inter-rater reliability with the number of cases given (one long, two short) and would have had to increase it to an entire day with multiple trained examiners and stations.....far too expensive. Many people used to fail the practical portion; in contrast, almost no one fails the MD clinical step because it had to be made lawsuit proof. Only brief physical exam checklists are used, the old detailed physical exams that used to be required for us went the way of the do do bird (and it shows in practice). And the verbal component is basically to insure minimal essential communications with a patient in English. So it would cost much more and I am not sure what would be gained at this point. I was a grader/assessor for the NCCPA practical test between 1981 and 1993. It was so stressful for students that we saw several ambulances called for syncope. What we would now call panic attacks were not unusual. Up to the time you took the examination, an average of 25% failed every iteration by design, that is the way the test was graded. My stats were very up to date then, I think now it is less than 10% because the tests are graded with a different metric that is supposed to be more indicative of competence. That differentiation is beyong my scope of practice in statistics and I do not follow the NCCPA closely any more. Testing is now very big business but high legal risk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted August 30, 2015 Moderator Share Posted August 30, 2015 I understand that many programs now use simulated patients to try to polish physical exam skills. I don't have much experience with this, but could see how it could be a positive feature of the teaching process. I always liked the PBL format to try to incorporate book learning into practice and I can envision a hybrid PBL/simulated pt exercise that if done regularly would help students feel more at ease when they enter clinical rotations. Maybe 15 min long. You get a scenario with a basic complaint, meds list, etc and have to do an appropriate hx and PE and come up with a DDX and plan for further testing. you are then told the results of your requested studies and asked to come up with a Tx plan. you then do a debrief with the instructor in which they ask why you ruled in or out different disorders and how you arrived at a dx and tx plan. we had an oral version of this at the end of PA school. our exit orals lasted 20-30 min. The about -to- graduate PA student sat down with 3 instructors and they threw clinical scenarios at you , asked about tx given certain allergies or pmh, etc. I thought it was a great way to insure that students were ready to graduate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktheshark89 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 We have a 200q mc exam, 20 clinical scenario short answer exam, and a simulated patient experience where we have 5-7 20 minute patient encounters (with actors) where we have to do a history, physical, and then answer questions about the case on a computer (5 mins between cases). Usually they also throw in a full history and physical as well as a counseling session. We have to pass all parts to graduate. I think if programs were required to have a simulated patient encounters component to the summative exam required to graduate, which was held to certain standards, there would be no need or controversy over having a practical component to pa certification. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobbyHillJr Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Finally, wait over. I don't know how you guys did it in the "olden" days. Of course, you didn't have a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LTC 526 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Hey BobbyHillJr, when did you get your results? You took it Thursday, Aug 20th, right? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tfdouthit Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 It took me a total of 13 days to get my results (PANRE). I took the test on Wednesday August 26th, score posted yesterday. When I finally received the email to check scores the website the was down for maintenance. FORTUNATELY I passed but would not wish the long wait on anyone. Best of luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will352ns Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 Confirmed, Thursday is the day. Took it 03 Sep got results 0845 EST today.... Will325ns PA-C Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
West coast PA Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 Fiction- Called NCCPA in Johns Creek GA directly and verified that results can be released any day of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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