Underrepresentation of Black Men in Physician Assistant and Associate Training.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The underrepresentation of Black men in the health care workforce, particularly among physician assistants and associates (PAs), represents a missed opportunity to alleviate shortages of health care professionals and enhance workforce diversity. Increasing the number of Black men in the training pipeline could significantly benefit education, patient care, and overall health outcomes.

Objective

To analyze patterns from 2013 to 2021 among Black men applying to and matriculating into PA programs and compare these figures with the age-specific US population of Black men.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study assessed deidentified application and matriculation data from the Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA) for PA traini

SUBMITTER: Kibe LW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11519756 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature