Military Veteran Matriculation in US Physician Associate/Assistant Programs.

Introduction: This study aims to determine whether veterans have differential access to physician associate/assistant (PA) education by examining likelihood of matriculation relative to nonveteran peers. We explore associations between veteran status and likelihood of matriculation for change over time and whether effects differ among active duty versus non-active-duty applicants.

Methods: Multivariate logistic regression was used to investigate associations between self-identified military status and likelihood of PA program matriculation in five Centralized Applicant Services for Physician Assistants admissions cycles (2012-2013, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2018-2019, 2020-2021).

Implicit Association Test Alone Is Not Sufficient to Increase Underrepresented Minority Representation in Physician Assistant Programs.

Purpose: Physician assistant (PA) program matriculants are consistently less diverse than the US population. This study evaluates whether administration of an Implicit Association Test (IAT) to PA program admission committees is associated with changes in the likelihood of (1) receiving an admission interview, (2) receiving an offer of admission, and (3) matriculation of individuals underrepresented in medicine (URiM).

Methods: Admission committees from 4 PA programs participated in an IAT before the 2019/2020 admissions cycle.

Professionalism in Physician Assistant Education as a Predictor of Future Licensing Board Disciplinary Actions.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate associations between postgraduate disciplinary actions (PGDA) by state licensing boards and physician assistant (PA) school documented professionalism violations (DPV) and academic probation.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study comprising PA graduates from 2001 to 2011 at 3 institutions (n = 1364) who were evaluated for the main outcome of PGDA and independent variable of DPV and academic probation. Random-effects multiple logistic regression and accelerated failure time parametric survival analysis were used to investigate the association of PGDA with DPV and academic probation.

PA applicant U.S. citizenship status and likelihood of program matriculation.

Background: Barriers to matriculation into Physician Assistant (PA) programs and entry into the PA profession have disproportionate impact on historically marginalized groups. This study evaluates if U.S.