Concerns About Bias in the Physician Associate Admissions Process: A Prephysician Associate Perspective
The majority of pre-PA students are concerned about admissions bias, particularly SGM and low SES students. Academic mentorship appears to reduce these concerns, suggesting PA programs should enhance mentorship to support diverse applicants and mitigate bias.
Authors
- Mitchell J. Barnett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9645-9865)
- Eric J. Ip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3997-995X)
- Darren T. Ngo
Institutions
- Mitchell College (US)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/jpa.0000000000000745
- Primary Topic
- Medical Education and Admissions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00