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PAST 542 Bridge to Professional Practice

Credits: 3
Bridge to Professional Practice occurs just before graduation, when students return to campus to complete a comprehensive review course to prepare them to pass the physician assistant national certification exam (PANCE), which is a requirement in order to obtain a license to practice medicine. This course includes a series of professional practice topics, focused board review sessions, and practice exams based on the content blueprint of the PANCE exam.

Graded: Pass/No pass
May be taken only once for credit