Military Veteran Matriculation in US Physician Associate/Assistant Programs.

Autor:	Broughton A; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Landry A; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Showstark M; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Barry CL; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Najmabadi S; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Rolls J; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts., Honda T; Adam Broughton, MS, PA-C (First) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Alexis Landry, MS, PA-C (Second) , Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Mary Showstark, MPAS, PA-C , Yale School of Medicine Physician Assistant Online Program, New Haven, Connecticut.; Carey L. Barry, MHS, PA-C , Physician Assistant Program, Department of Medical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.; Shahpar Najmabadi, PhD, MPH , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Joanne Rolls, MEHP, MPAS, PA-C , Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.; Trenton Honda PhD, MMS, PA-C (Senior) , School of Clinical and Rehabilitation Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association [J Physician Assist Educ] 2024 Jun 01; Vol. 35 (2), pp. 156-161. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jan 16.
DOI:	10.1097/JPA.0000000000000568
Abstrakt:	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). Models controlled for age, sex, race/ethnicity, patient care experience hours, total undergraduate grade point average, and number of applications submitted and applied a Bonferroni correction for alpha inflation. Results: Veteran applicant numbers were small across the study time frame but increased from 2012 (n = 708) to 2020 (n = 978), representing a 38% increase over the lookback period. Despite growth, the proportion of veterans in the matriculant pool has decreased from 4.2% in 2012 to 3.0% in 2020. In unadjusted models, military status was not strongly associated with odds of matriculation. In adjusted models, both veteran and active-duty status were associated with higher odds of matriculation, although this increase was not statistically significant at the 0.005 level for applicants on active-duty. Discussion: Military veterans and active-duty military personnel have higher likelihood of matriculation into US PA programs relative to nonveteran peers. The proportion of veterans in the matriculant pool has decreased over time. This suggests that while PA programs seems to value previous military experience, further efforts to evaluate and address barriers to military veterans in applying for admissions is needed. Competing Interests: Trenton Honda is Editor in Chief of JPAE. The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest. (Copyright © 2024 PA Education Association.)
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