Non-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 communicationMilitary Veteran Matriculation in US Physician Associate/Assistant Programs
Broughton A, Landry A, Showstark M, Barry C, Najmabadi S, Rolls J, Honda T. Military Veteran Matriculation in US Physician Associate/Assistant Programs. The Journal Of Physician Assistant Education 2024, 35: 156-161. PMID: 38227642, DOI: 10.1097/jpa.0000000000000568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLikelihood of matriculationProportion of veteransPA programsMatriculant poolsNonveteran peersMilitary veteransAssociated with higher oddsMilitary statusActive-duty military personnelActive-duty statusAssociated with oddsMultivariate logistic regressionStudy time frameUnadjusted modelsVeteran statusHigher oddsInvestigate associationsActive dutyVeteransExperience hoursLogistic regressionLookback periodActive-dutyMilitary personnelBonferroni correction