EOR Exam Blueprint
End of Rotation (EOR) exams are standard evaluations that PA students take during their clinical year. Each EOR exam has 120 multiple-choice questions and reflects the needs of a broad diversity of patients. 100 of the 120 questions are scored; 20 of the questions are unscored and used to aid in the development of future PANCE exams.
The Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) develops the EOR exams from a standard blueprint and topic list. The EOR exam blueprint and topic list are made public in order to aid students as they prepare for the PANCE exam. (Note: The “topic list” for each medical specialty is not intended to be all-inclusive.)
EOR Exams
There are seven unique EOR exams students will take during clinicals. Explore the exam blueprints below and download the EOR topic lists for each exam.
- 20% Cardiovascular
- 15% Orthopedics / Rheumatology
- 10% Gastrointestinal / Nutritional
- 10% Pulmonology
- 8% Neurology
- 7% ENOT/Ophthalmology
- 6% Urology / Renal
- 5% Dermatology
- 5% Endocrinology
- 5% Obstetrics / Gynecology
- 5% Psychiatry / Behavioral Medicine
- 4% Hematology
Want to dive deeper? Download the Emergency Medicine End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- 15% Cardiovascular
- 12% Pulmonology
- 11% Gastrointestinal / Nutritional
- 8% ENOT / Ophthalmology
- 8% Obstetrics / Gynecology
- 8% Orthopedics / Rheumatology
- 6% Neurology
- 5% Dermatology
- 5% Endocrinology
- 5% Psychiatry / Behavioral Medicine
- 5% Urology / Renal
- 4% Hematology
- 4% Infectious Diseases
- 4% Urgent Care
Want to dive deeper? Download the Family Medicine End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- 50% Gastrointestinal / Nutritional
- 12% Preoperative / Postoperative Care
- 9% Cardiovascular
- 8% Endocrinology
- 5% Dermatology
- 5% Neurology
- 5% Urology / Renal
- 3% Hematology
- 3% Pulmonology
Want to dive deeper? Download the General Surgery End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- 20% Cardiovascular
- 15% Pulmonology
- 12% Gastrointestinal / Nutritional
- 12% Orthopedics / Rheumatology
- 8% Endocrinology
- 8% Neurology
- 8% Urology / Renal
- 7% Critical Care
- 5% Hematology
- 5% Infectious Diseases
Want to dive deeper? Download the Internal Medicine End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- 15% Dermatology
- 15% ENOT / Ophthalmology
- 12% Infectious Diseases
- 12% Pulmonology
- 10% Cardiovascular
- 10% Gastrointestinal / Nutritional
- 6% Neurology / Developmental
- 6% Psychiatry / Behavioral Medicine
- 5% Orthopedics / Rheumatology
- 3% Endocrinolog
- 3% Hematology
- 3% Urology / Renal
Want to dive deeper? Download the Pediatrics End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- 18% Depressive Disorders; Bipolar and Related Disorders
- 18% Anxiety Disorders; Trauma- and Stress-Related Disorders
- 14% Substance-Related Disorders
- 12% Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
- 10% Disruptive, Impulse-Control and Conduct Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- 8% Personality Disorders; Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
- 8% Somatic Symptom and Related Disorders; Nonadherence to Medical Treatment
- 8% Feeding or Eating Disorders
- 4% Paraphilic Disorders; Sexual Dysfunctions
Want to dive deeper? Download the Psychiatry & Behavioral Health End of Rotation Exam Topic List
- Gynecology
- 15% Menstruation
- 12% Infections
- 10% Neoplasms
- 8% Disorders of the Breast
- 5% Structural Abnormalities
- 5% Other
- Obstetrics
- 16% Prenatal Care / Normal Pregnancy
- 15% Pregnancy Complications
- 8% Labor & Delivery Complications
- 6% Postpartum Care
Want to dive deeper? Download the Women’s Health End of Rotation Exam Topic List