If you are considering a CME course with an Amazon or Apple gift card add-on, check what the add-on costs, when it arrives, and whether it earns CME. The answers are straightforward: the card is an optional paid add-on, and the course activity, not the card, is what may earn CME credit.
PANRE Review Course CME Package: $499.99 · 30 months of access · 2,500+ board-style practice questions · up to 100 AAPA Category 1 CME credits through the PANRE Clinical Review Module.
Important: Amazon and Apple gift cards are paid add-ons, not free gifts, discounts, or rebates. Their price is added to the course price at checkout.
No. You may select an Amazon or Apple card at checkout, and its price is added to the $499.99 course price. Add-on tiers run from $100 to $1,500. Apple options use $100 increments; Amazon offers $100 and $150, then $100 increments through $1,500. The add-on increases your total. It is not a discount or rebate.
No. Credit comes from completing the PANRE Clinical Review Module activity. To earn credit, review the module content, complete the module post-test with a score of 70% or higher, and complete the evaluation. Missed post-test questions may be retaken. The gift card add-on earns no CME credit.
It is emailed within 2–3 business days of purchase. You do not need to finish the course first. The card and the course activity have separate timelines: the add-on is sent after purchase, while course credit depends on completing the activity requirements.
No. Gift card packages are nonrefundable once the card is emailed. Check your employer’s CME policy before checkout. Some plans cover the course but not the gift card portion, and employer coverage should not be assumed.
No. When you buy two or more CME courses, 20% comes off every course automatically. Gift-card add-ons remain at face value. You can add a card to each course you buy, but the discount does not reduce the card amount.
It can be a budgeting choice if you have CME allowance remaining and would use the card for practice-related educational extras anyway. The card price is included in the total package price, so the purchase runs through in one transaction. Confirm that your employer’s policy covers the complete purchase; the add-on is not free money, and the card is not a source of CME credit.
The PANRE Review Course CME Package is $499.99 and provides 30 months of access to its study materials. The PANRE Clinical Review Module offers up to 100 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. To receive a certificate, complete the module content, earn at least 70% on its post-test, and submit the activity evaluation. The certificate states the precise credit earned; claim only credit commensurate with your participation.
The course includes more than 2,500 board-style questions, 15 body-system question modules mapped to the NCCPA PANRE blueprint, and five full-length 240-question mock exams with per-question rationales and cited sources. Answer explanations have been rewritten to current (2023–2025) clinical guidelines and are individually cited.
The PANRE Readiness Dashboard tracks attempted-versus-correct answers, breaks performance down by topic, supports question flagging and unlimited retakes, and shows an “on track to pass” indicator at 75% or higher. The course is now a web app: lectures, the post-test, evaluation, and certificate are available on a phone, tablet, or computer without a download.
A money-back guarantee applies to purchasers of the full course who do not pass on their first attempt; see the course page for terms.
The Psychiatry question module includes 67 questions. The discipline used to parse a clinical stem is similar to the discipline needed to assess a CME add-on: identify the question being asked before choosing an answer.
You are a PA in primary care. A 26-year-old patient presents with about two weeks of elevated, irritable mood, dramatically decreased need for sleep, about four hours nightly while still feeling energetic, pressured speech, grandiosity, and a recent spending spree reported by family. There is no prior documented manic episode in the chart. A sibling has bipolar disorder, and the record shows two prior “depression” treatment trials followed by abrupt discontinuation. Vital signs are not provided in this stem.
Correct answer: A) Evaluate for bipolar disorder before starting or restarting an antidepressant.
Options
A) Evaluate for bipolar disorder before starting or restarting an antidepressant
B) Start or restart an SSRI for depression with good response to prior treatment
C) Diagnose generalized anxiety disorder with insomnia and start an SSRI plus a sleep aid
D) Treat for schizoaffective disorder with an antipsychotic alone
Why A is correct: Decreased need for sleep, grandiosity, pressured speech, and elevated or irritable mood warrant evaluation for bipolar disorder before prescribing an antidepressant. The history of depression-treatment trials followed by abrupt discontinuation is a pattern worth clarifying.
Why the other options are wrong: B is the classic trap: antidepressant monotherapy can precipitate or worsen mania when bipolarity is a concern. C explains the sleep change as anxiety but misses the mood elevation, grandiosity, and pressured speech. D overreaches; the stem does not describe psychotic features or functional decline outside the mood episode.
Practical exam note: When a stem describes decreased need for sleep with grandiosity or pressured speech, it is asking you to screen for mania before reaching for an antidepressant. For additional background, see the National Institute of Mental Health’s bipolar disorder overview.
The up-to-100-credit designation applies to the PANRE Clinical Review Module, not to every course in the broader program. A separate program-level accreditation statement covers 14 modules and 468.75 AAPA Category 1 credits; that program-level total is not the credit amount for this individual PANRE course. The PANRE Review Course credit does not apply to the Pharmacology course.
The activity is “Comprehensive Clinical Review for Practicing PAs: 2026–27 Enduring CME Activity,” AAPA reference number CME-2016187. Its approval window is August 26, 2026–August 26, 2027. That window is distinct from the course’s 30-month access period. Review the activity details and approval dates on the product page, and claim only credit commensurate with participation.
PAs may log AAPA Category 1 CME toward NCCPA requirements as permitted by NCCPA policy. Physicians may find educational value in the activity, but it counts as Category 2 for their own CME reporting. Nurse practitioner acceptance of AAPA Category 1 credit varies by state; check with your state board of nursing.
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Author: Jeremy Boroff, MPAS, PA-C, Emergency Medicine PA with 24 years of clinical experience, PA educator, author, and CME developer. Sole faculty for this activity; no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
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