Gender Minority Physician Assistant/Associate Applicants and Likelihood of Matriculation: A Retrospective Analysis.
Rolls J, Showstark M, Najmabadi S, Loder R, Barry C, Honda T. Gender Minority Physician Assistant/Associate Applicants and Likelihood of Matriculation: A Retrospective Analysis. The Journal Of Physician Assistant Education 2024 PMID: 39671322, DOI: 10.1097/jpa.0000000000000647.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLikelihood of matriculationGender minority statusMinority statusPatient care experiencesGender minoritiesCare experiencesPatient experiencePotential confoundersCentralized Application ServicePopulation prevalenceLogistic regressionCycling participationSelf-identifyPhysiciansRace/ethnicityLow prevalenceRetrospective cohortAssociated with matriculationMatriculationGenderStatusMinority applicantsApplicant poolAgeRetrospective analysisNon-native English-speaking applicants and the likelihood of physician assistant program matriculation
Najmabadi S, Valentin V, Rolls J, Showstark M, Elrod L, Barry C, Broughton A, Bessette M, Honda T. Non-native English-speaking applicants and the likelihood of physician assistant program matriculation. Medical Education Online 2024, 29: 2312713. PMID: 38324669, PMCID: PMC10851801, DOI: 10.1080/10872981.2024.2312713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysician assistantsPA programsESL statusCentral Application Service for Physician AssistantsPatient care experiencesImprove health carePatient care hoursTrained physician assistantLikelihood of matriculationProgram admissions processImprove patient outcomesCare experiencesLanguage concordanceCare hoursUnderserved populationsMultivariate regression modelHealth careMedical providersPatient careInvestigate associationsAdjusted modelsLogistic regressionPatient outcomesOddsEffective communication