The Butler University PA Program is one of the region's leading medical education institutions. Graduating its first class in 1996, the Butler PA program is the oldest in the state of Indiana. It boasts a 5-year first-time-taker PANCE pass rate of 98.6% (2013-2017) as well as a 100% job placement rate within six months of graduation (2016). Based in the heart of Indianapolis, it offers students a top-tier didactic education coupled with hands-on clinical experiences with major healthcare systems, both in state as well as outside of Indiana.