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  • Healthcare Professions Education
  • Medical Training Diversity

Background:

  • Underrepresented minority (URM) participation in healthcare professions is crucial for health equity.
  • Physician Assistant (PA) programs are a key pathway for training healthcare providers.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To identify characteristics of PA programs associated with varying percentages of URM students.
  • To understand factors influencing minority enrollment in PA education.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) annual survey data from 2002-2003 and 2012-2013.
  • Utilized bivariate correlation and multiple regression to examine program characteristics and URM student percentages.

Main Results:

  • White matriculants increased from 76.5% to 81.8% between 2002-2003 and 2012-2013.
  • Black student enrollment decreased from 6.2% to 4.4% during the study period.
  • Master's degree requirement showed a negative association with URM student percentage, while URM employee percentage showed a positive association.

Conclusions:

  • Strategies to enhance URM participation in PA programs require further investigation.
  • Programmatic factors like faculty diversity and degree requirements may influence URM enrollment.