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Physician Assistant National Recertifying Examination (PANRE)PANRE · NCCPA
240 multiple-choice questions delivered as four blocks of 60 questions; the exam includes both scored and pre-test items that examinees cannot distinguish, and no official scored/pre-test split is published240 minutes (four hours) of testing time within a five-hour appointment: four 60-minute blocks plus 45 minutes of break time and a 15-minute tutorialWhat you'll find
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