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Sobia Shariff Hussaini1,2,3,4,5, Bettie Coplan1,2,3,4,5, Chris Gillette1,2,3,4,5
1Sobia Shariff Hussaini, MHA, is an assistant professor, director of Admissions & Academic Practice Partnerships, Department of PA Studies, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
Purpose:
This study highlights trends in available physician assistant (PA) applicant and matriculant data over the first 15 years of the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) service (2002-2016). This study expands knowledge identified in the CASPA 10-year data report.
Methods:
This was a retrospective analysis of CASPA data from all CASPA-participating PA programs between 2002 and 2016. Central Application Service for Physician Assistants staff verified all applicant academic information. In addition, beginning in 2007, the online CASPA admissions portal linked matriculant data with applicant data.
Results:
During the first 15 years of the CASPA service, there was a 194% increase in the number of CASPA-participating programs (from 68 to 200) and a 409% increase in the number of total applicants. Several trends identified in the CASPA 10-year report persisted, including increasing grade point averages among applicants and matriculants and lower matriculation rates among underrepresented minority applicants and applicants who reported economic disadvantage.
Conclusion:
This 15-year comprehensive analysis of the CASPA data will benefit the profession by providing historical information that faculty and policymakers can use as a basis for developing and evaluating future admissions policies and practices.
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