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DDx for Physician Associate programs

Standardize clinical reasoning — without slowing your program down

PA education moves fast. Learners rotate quickly, shift specialties often, and are expected to contribute from day one. But clinical exposure and preceptor vary And it’s hard to ensure every student develops the same core reasoning skills.

DDx helps PA programs build consistent, practical clinical reasoning across the curriculum, using AI-powered cases designed for how PAs actually practice.

Built by clinicians and educators, DDx gives PA programs a scalable, ARC-PA–aligned way to strengthen clinical decision-making, readiness, and confidence — without adding faculty workload.

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DDx helps PA programs

Expand and standardize case exposure despite short rotations and preceptor variability
Deliver high-fidelity clinical simulations aligned to PA workflow—at scale
Assess reasoning and readiness with clear, competency-based benchmarks
Identify at-risk learners early and enable targeted remediation

Case exposure that fits PA practice

DDx provides the most comprehensive library of faculty-designed, end-to-end clinical encounters to ensure every PA student practices core conditions and transferable reasoning patterns, regardless of clinical site or specialty.

  • Support accelerated and compressed programs with flexible, self-paced practice and targeted exposure to cases learners may miss
  • Build skills quickly across specialties with progressively challenging cases that strengthen core reasoning patterns
  • Reinforce high-frequency conditions such as hypertension, type 2 diabetes, upper respiratory infections, musculoskeletal complaints, abdominal pain, and common rashes

Realistic clinical simulations — without SIM center dependency

DDx simulates the decisions PAs make every day, from focused history to management and disposition — without the cost or logistics of standardized patients.

  • Practice end-to-end clinical encounters aligned to PA scope and workflow
  • Prepare for OSCEs, EORs, and real clinical responsibility
    Replace or supplement SP and SIM experiences when resources are limited

Validated, competency-based assessment

DDx evaluates clinical reasoning in a way that mirrors PA responsibilities — not just test performance.

  • Evaluate clinical reasoning and related competencies using our faculty-developed, rubric-based framework aligned to ARC-PA
  • Track longitudinally across the didactic and clinical phases
  • Establish benchmarks to reduce variability across sites and preceptors

Faster identification and targeted remediation

With limited time for individualized remediation, PA programs need tools that act quickly. DDx uses case-level analytics to:

  • Flag gaps in diagnostic reasoning, test selection, or management
  • Provide structured, competency-based feedback and targeted, case-based remediation that directly addresses specific reasoning issues.
  • Track improvement over time without increasing faculty workload
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Real impact for PA education

87%
87% of students report increased confidence after using DDx
80%
savings compared to SPs and OSCE-equivalent simulations
Countless faculty hours saved through automated case development, delivery and assessment
100%
unmatched insight into how NP students think, not just what they answer

How PA programs are using DDx

DDx is designed for the realities of PA education — compressed timelines, rapid specialty transitions, limited faculty bandwidth, and wide variability in clinical sites and preceptors.

  • Deploying DDx as a shared clinical reasoning platform across the curriculum, creating continuity from the didactic phase through clinical rotations
  • Using DDx cases for OSCE preparation, simulation support, and clinical readiness checkpoints, especially when standardized patient or SIM resources are limited
  • Embedding short, modular DDx cases within core didactic courses, particularly Health Assessment, Clinical Medicine, and systems-based instruction
  • Tracking learner performance longitudinally to monitor clinical reasoning development, rotation readiness, and progression across specialties

Prepare every student for clinical practice

DDx equips PA programs with scalable, realistic, clinical reasoning education — built by physicians, trusted by institutions, and aligned with PA workflows. Contact us to learn more.