Early Predictors of Students at Risk of Poor PANCE Performance.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify early predictors in the physician assistant (PA) program curriculum that could be used to identify students "at risk" of failing the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE), allowing for early intervention. Previous literature implicates grades on foundational coursework as promising early predictors of PANCE performance.

Methods: Secondary data analyses were performed using student data from 2003 to 2014 school years in the PA program at a large university.

Identifying and managing chest pain in women.

Heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in women in the United States. Sex disparities remain despite research highlighting the unique aspects of managing women with ischemic heart disease. Increased mortality in women may be related to the critical differences in the clinical presentation of ischemic heart disease between the sexes.