Your PANCE study plan, week by week.

The PANCE tests what new physician assistants need across the organ systems, along with tasks like history-taking, diagnosis and pharmacology. Cardiovascular and pulmonary carry the most questions, so they get the most time here.

1. Systems review, a bit under half. A few systems a week, each day ending with questions on what you covered.
2. Mixed practice, the rest. Question blocks across all systems, a timed practice exam every other week, and focused work on your weakest areas.
3. Final week. Error log and high-yield review, nothing new, and a day off before the exam.

Topic hours follow the rough share of each organ system on the NCCPA content blueprint. Any system you tick as shaky gets 50% more time. These shares are rough, not official.

Check the current blueprint at nccpa.net before you rely on it.

A plan that survives week two beats a perfect one that doesn’t.

• Study at the same time each day. Your phone goes in another room for that block.
• Keep a log of every miss and why. Re-read it before each study day.
• When you miss a day, don’t double up. Carry on from where the plan says you are.