Assessing the Racial and Ethnic Diversity of Physician Assistant/Associate Program Graduates from 2010 to 2012 and 2019 to 2021.

Tamara S RitsemaJordan R HerringHoward O StrakerEdward Salsberg

Published in: The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association (2024)

Using the IPEDS data, we found that Black and Hispanic graduates are underrepresented among PA program graduates. The PA education community needs to develop new strategies for diversifying the profession consistent with the new US Supreme Court decision banning race-conscious admissions.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
healthcare
african american
emergency department
primary care
mental health
electronic health record
machine learning