Predictors of Attrition Among Accelerated and Traditional Physician Assistant Students.

Purpose: Students can be admitted to a physician assistant program via an accelerated bachelor of science/master of science (BS/MS) track or by a postbaccalaureate track. The purpose of this study was to identify predictors of student attrition based on differences in modes of admission.

Methods: Student admissions and retention data were collected for 277 students in the physician assistant program at the New York Institute of Technology from the graduation years 2016 to 2020.