Family Medicine EOR: 2026 blueprint changes
The PAEA Family Medicine EOR keeps its broad primary-care scope but rebalances toward diagnostic studies and preventive care, adds a Professional Practice task area, and drops its standalone Urgent Care content area.
PAEA releases the updated exams on July 27, 2026; legacy versions remain available through July 2027, so programs can transition on their own timeline.
A new Professional Practice task area (6%) was added to this exam (Health Maintenance is retained).
Task-area weightings: old vs 2026
Task areas are the medical-knowledge categories every Family Medicine EOR question is written against. Here is how they shift for 2026:
| Task area (medical knowledge) | Old | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| History & Physical | 15% | 16% ↑ |
| Diagnostic Studies | 10% | 14% ↑ |
| Diagnosis | 25% | 20% ↓ |
| Health Maintenance | 10% | 12% ↑ |
| Clinical Intervention | 10% | 8% ↓ |
| Clinical Therapeutics | 20% | 18% ↓ |
| Scientific Concepts | 10% | 6% ↓ |
| Professional Practicenew | — | 6% |
Biggest content-area changes
- Diagnostic Studies (task area) up from 10% to 14%.
- Psychiatric/behavioral health content up from 5% to 7%.
- Dermatologic 5%→7% and Endocrine 5%→7%; EENOT 8%→10%.
- Gynecologic/reproductive health down from 8% to 6%.
- The standalone Urgent Care content area was removed (redistributed).
- Professional Practice added at 6% (Health Maintenance is retained at 12%).
What to study now — free Family Medicine resources
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What changed on the 2026 Family Medicine EOR?
Diagnostic Studies rose to 14%, Diagnosis fell to 20%, a 6% Professional Practice area was added (Health Maintenance stays, at 12%), the standalone Urgent Care content area was removed, and psychiatric/behavioral, dermatologic, and endocrine content each ticked up.
Does Family Medicine still have Health Maintenance?
Yes. Unlike Surgery and Psychiatry, Family Medicine keeps Health Maintenance (now 12%) and adds Professional Practice (6%) alongside it.
Source & disclaimer. Weightings are summarized from PAEA's publicly posted 2026 End of Rotation blueprints and crosswalk documents as of June 2026; PAEA is the authoritative source — always confirm current details there. FirstPassPA is an independent study tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PAEA or NCCPA. PANCE® and PANRE® are registered trademarks of the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants; End of Rotation™ is a program of the Physician Assistant Education Association.