Association Between Physician Assistant Program Characteristics and Student Diversity
Having faculty from URM backgrounds may influence PA programs' success in improving student cohort diversity. Other program characteristics, including absence of admissions testing requirements, may also shape student diversity. These findings can inform PA and other health professions programs as they develop approaches to increase racial and ethnic diversity among their students.
Authors
- Chris M Gillette (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-1285)
- Adrian S. Banning (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3138-7936)
- Michele Toussaint (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8712-3502)
- Mary Warner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5796-751X)
- Bettie Coplan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3618-5636)
- Brenda Quincy
- Nina Multak
- Ryan White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3488-4604)
- Matthew Wright
Institutions
- High Point University (US)
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey (US)
- Butler University (US)
- Arizona Department of Health Services (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
- University of Tampa (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
- Published
- 2025-04-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jpa.0000000000000673
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Diversity and Career in Medicine
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.87