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The Physician Assistant National Recertifying Exam or PANRE is the official recertifying examination offered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA) for individuals who:

• a.hold a valid NCCPA certification and
• b.are in their fifth or sixth year of the certification maintenance cycle.

Individuals must register via the NCCPA web site, which requires a registration fee, for a 180 day block of time to schedule their exam. Scheduling of an actual test date must be done through a testing center (www.pearsonvue.com/nccPA). The PANRE may only be taken once within a 90 day period; up to twice in the fifth year and twice in the sixth year.

The NCCPA have developed a self assessment exam that consists of 120 similar PANRE questions. The exam is available online only and may be purchased at the time of registration.

Please visit the official NCCPA web site for further information regarding the PANRE and requirements.

Study
Listed below are the names of various books, pocket guides, and other media that physician assistant educators and students have suggested. Learning is an individual and dynamic process and therefore the suggested listings are merely suggestions and may not be the appropriate resource for everyone. The NAPA does not endorse any one item or receive compensation or royalties for any products. Contact your local book seller for the most current edition.

Books

1. Atlas of Human Anatomy, by Frank Netter
2. Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary
3. Dubin’s Rapid Interpretation of EKGs
4. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
5. Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (various specialties)
6. Griffith’s 5 Minute Clinical Consult
7. Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
8. Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary

Clinical

1. Boards & Wards series (various specialties)
2. Maxwell Quick Medical References
3. Pocket Medicine (Notebook Series)
4. Recall series (various specialties)
5. Scut Monkey Clinical Pocket Reference
6. Tarascon pocket guide series
7. Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics

Study

1. A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Exams for PAs: Published in collaboration with AAPA and PAEA.
2. First Aid for the USMLE, Steps 1, 2, and 3.
3. Lange: Q&A for the Physician Assistant
4. Make your own unique study guide and/or pocket reference!
5. National Medical Series (NMS) for Independent Study (various specialties
6. Physician Assistant Review (by: Auth & Kerstein)
7. PA-C Prep (by: Datachem), CD-ROM

PDA

1. Diagnosaurus
2. Epocrates
3. Merck Manual
4. Tarascon Pharmacopoeia

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