Strength in Differences? The Importance of Diversity to Students When Choosing a Physician Assistant Program

The Journal of Physician Assistant Education : the Official Journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association
Cynthia X Yuen

Abstract

Physician assistant (PA) programs are the linchpin of endeavors to increase the diversity of the PA profession. Key to this role is understanding whether students from various backgrounds value certain program attributes differently. The current study investigated whether PA students' demographic characteristics were associated with their likelihood of having considered program diversity, and the importance they placed on program diversity when selecting a program to attend. In 2017, 3882 recently matriculated PA students provided key demographic information (ie, gender, race, and ethnicity) and indicated whether they had considered student body and faculty diversity when choosing PA programs to attend. Those who had considered a factor then reported how important it was to them for their program to have that attribute. The current study investigated whether students' demographic characteristics were associated with their likelihood of considering PA program diversity and their subsequent ratings of the importance of program diversity. Female, Asian, and underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students, compared with male and non-Hispanic white students, were significantly more likely to consider program diversity when choo...Continue Reading

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