PANCE Practice Test (Physician Assistant)

The PANCE Practice Test (Physician Assistant) is a free advanced-level, 25-minute skill test from Science of Apps. It tests readiness for the NCCPA Physician Assistant National Certifying Exam (PANCE) — cardiovascular; pulmonary and EENT; gastrointestinal, renal and genitourinary; musculoskeletal, neurology and psychiatry; and endocrine, haematology, infectious disease and reproductive medicine — written to the NCCPA PANCE blueprint and major clinical guidelines (ACC/AHA, GOLD, ADA) for 2026. Educational only; not medical advice. Score 70% or more on its 25 questions to earn a verifiable PANCE Exam Readiness certificate (SOA-PANC). Every question is based on published standards and research — including PANCE content blueprint (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants), ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines (American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association), CPR and ECC Guidelines (American Heart Association) — and each answer is explained with its source.

Yes. Science of Apps has a free PANCE Practice Test built on the current NCCPA exam outline for 2026 and 2027. It covers cardiovascular, pulmonary, and GI, scores you instantly and issues a verifiable certificate.

Read the five skill areas on this page, then take the 25-minute test online — no fee, course or sign-up. You see every answer explained when you finish. Score 70% or more and you get a PANCE Exam Readiness certificate straight away, on screen, as a PDF and by email, with a credential ID anyone can verify.

Yes. The questions are original scenarios written by Science of Apps, and each one is based on a public source you can read: PANCE content blueprint (National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants); ACC/AHA clinical practice guidelines (American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association); CPR and ECC Guidelines (American Heart Association); ADA Accessibility Standards (US Access Board); GOLD Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of COPD (Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease); Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS) Student Course Manual (American College of Surgeons). The source is shown under each question and linked in the answer review. Science of Apps doesn't copy questions from other tests.

Five skill areas with five questions each, drawn from a bank of 10 per area so a retake brings new questions: Cardiovascular (ACS, Heart failure, Arrhythmias and Hypertension); Pulmonary and EENT (Asthma, COPD, PE and EENT); Gastrointestinal, Renal and Genitourinary (GI, Kidney, Electrolytes and GU); Musculoskeletal, Neurology and Psychiatry (MSK, Neuro and Behavioural health); Endocrine, Haematology, Infectious Disease and Reproductive (Endocrine, Blood, ID and Women's health). Every question is an original scenario written to the 2026–2027 standard, with the published source named under it.

Physician assistant student, New graduate PA, PA preparing for recertification (PANRE-LA), PA programme faculty and Clinical preceptor. It suits anyone who wants a quick, verifiable way to show PANCE knowledge in 2026 and 2027, from students and career switchers to experienced professionals.

A 300-question, five-hour exam built on the NCCPA blueprint, which crosses organ systems (cardiovascular, pulmonary, GI and more) with task areas such as history and physical, diagnostic studies, diagnosis, pharmacology and clinical intervention.

Use the NCCPA blueprint to weight your study, practise clinical vignettes under timed conditions and review why each wrong option is wrong, not only why the right one is right.

No. It is an independent practice test written to the publicly available PANCE content outline for 2026 and 2027, for checking your readiness before you book the real exam. Passing earns a Science of Apps certificate rather than the official credential.

Yes. The test is online, in English and free everywhere — people take it from India, the US, the UK, Europe, Africa, Latin America and Asia-Pacific. Your certificate is dated with your own local date and can be verified from anywhere at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/.

25 questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — with a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

We rate it Advanced: assumes years in the role or deep specialist knowledge. It has 25 scenario questions — 5 from each of 5 skill areas — and a 25-minute limit. You need 70% (18 of 25) to pass and 90% for distinction.

Nothing. There is no fee to take a test, to receive the certificate, to have it emailed or to verify it, and no sign-up.

On our server, not in your browser. The answers never reach the page until you submit, so a certificate can only be earned by passing. Each certificate gets a unique credential ID stored by Science of Apps.

You see your score for each area and every question with the correct answer and why, with the published source behind it. You can retake after 30 minutes, and the retake draws questions you haven't seen yet.

No. Every certificate is dated, so it always shows when you passed. Retake a test any time for a newer date or a higher score.

Yes. After you pass, Add to LinkedIn opens the Licenses & certifications form with the certificate name, Science of Apps as the issuer, the issue date, your credential ID and the verification link filled in. You can also download it as a PDF or PNG, and it's emailed to you as a PDF.

Every certificate has a credential ID and a QR code. Scanning it, or entering the ID at scienceofapps.com/certification/verify/, shows the holder's name, the certification, the score and the issue date from our records.

No. They are Science of Apps' own assessments of applied skill. They aren't issued by a university or standards body, and they work best alongside a portfolio that shows the skills in real work.