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Graduate
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Characteristics of Program Graduates
- As of January
2004 the program has
82 graduates.
- More than 97% of program graduates
are in clinical practice as physician assistants.
- All program graduates have passed the Physician
Assistant National Certification Exam (PANCE) on their first attempt.
- Graduates’ average scores on the PANCE
have consistently placed the program in the top 20% of programs
nationally, and in the top 10% 4 of the past
7 years.
- PANCE scores for the class
of 2003 ranked the program among the top 5 programs in the country.
- Most have located in Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- 36% of graduates
practice in rural areas.
- More than half of program graduates practice
in primary care specialties.
- The average starting salary for new
graduates since 2000 has been $58,700.
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