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Based on the data from 2020 PACKRAT examination that was administered in the Spring of 2020, areas of particular strength for Butler students include Health Maintenance, Clinical Therapeutics, Diagnostic Studies, and Orthopedics/Rheumatology. In each of the last ten years, Butler’s experiential year PA classes have exceeded the national average on the end-Program PACKRAT examination. In eight of the last ten years, Butler’s didactic year PA classes have exceed the national average on the end-Didactic PACKRAT examination. on a rating scale ranging from 1 = “strongly disagree” to 5.0 = “strongly agree.” Our Program’s benchmark is an average rating of 3.0 or higher. According to the classes of 2018 – 2020 PA Exit Survey, the average student rating on the item, “My level of confidence in my preparation to enter PA practice and provide medical care under the supervisor and direction of a physician” was 4., 4., and 4. Each year, students who are about to graduate are asked to rate curricular instruction in various topics as identified in the ARC-PA Standards.