The Influence of Patient Care, Shadowing, and Volunteer Experience on Diverse Applicant Matriculation Into PA Programs

The Journal of Physician Assistant Education
by Bruza-Augatis, Mirela MS, PA-C; Coplan, Bettie PhD, PA-C; Sethi, Wendiann PhD; McDaniel, M. Jane MS, MLS(ASCP)SC

Introduction

To better understand factors contributing to low matriculation rates for health professions students from backgrounds underrepresented in medicine (URiM), this study examined the influence of healthcare-related preadmission experiences on physician assistant/associate (PA) program matriculation.

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