While much is known about the prevalence of burnout among physicians and nurses, little is
known about burnout in the physician assistant (PA) profession. Approximately 50 percent of …

Leading organizations committed to improving health and healthcare in the United States
agree that a more diverse healthcare workforce is needed to combat widespread disparities …

Studies primarily involving single health professions programs suggest that holistic review in
admissions can increase underrepresented minority (URM) representation among admitted …

Introduction: Healthcare workforce diversity is essential for increasing access and reducing
racial/ethnic health disparities. We examined the growth and trends in physician …

Purpose A new physician assistant (PA) program accreditation standard requires
institutional support for PA student diversity. Therefore, preadmission factors associated with …

Importance The underrepresentation of Black men in the health care workforce, particularly
among physician assistants and associates (PAs), represents a missed opportunity to …

Purpose: An entry-level doctoral degree for the physician assistant (PA) profession has been
a perennial issue since the master's degree approval in 2000 and the 2009 release of the …

Background Numerous studies have demonstrated that the increasing racial and ethnic
diversity of the US population benefits from access to healthcare providers from similarly …

Background There is a critical need for a diverse pool of academic leaders to increase the
number and diversity of the medical workforce. Physician Assistant/Associate (PA) is a …

Purpose To explore whether community college (CC) applicants were a significant
contributor to the diversity of matriculants to physician assistant (PA) programs and whether …