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Program Data
Donovan Lessard, MA
Director of Research
Accredited PA Programs in 2016
26.8MONTHS
Weeks of Supervised Clinical Practice
Note: Reports of 0 required weeks were excluded.
4.4
4.6
4.8
4.9
4.9
6.2
7.3
Behavioral/mental health
OB/GYN
Pediatrics
Emergency medicine
General surgery
Internal medicine
Family medicine
Programs Offered Master’s Degrees96.7%
Top Reported Budget Categories (median)
All Sources$1.46mil
Tuition & Fees
$1.81mil
Sponsoring Institution$1.13mil
Federal Grant$156k
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$43,000
$77,269 $82,782
PublicIn-state/Resident
PublicOut-of-state/Non-resident
Private
Median Tuition by Public/Private Status
n = 60 n = 60 n = 137
22%
28%
32%
35%
2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016
Percentage of Programs Paying for Clinical Sites or Preceptors, 2012-2013 – 2015-2016
81.8%
16.7%
0.0%
1.5%
56.8%
32.4%
7.2%
3.6%
0% 25% 50% 75% 100%
No payments to clinical sites orpreceptors
Yes, payment to some clinical sitesand/or clinical preceptors but not
all
Yes, payment to all clinical sitesand clinical preceptors
Yes, payment only to clinicalpreceptor
Non-AHC AHC
FIGURE 7. Differences in Rates of Payment to Clinical Sites/Preceptors by AHC Status
Faculty Data
Faculty Demographics
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Highest Degree of PA Faculty & PDs
Doctoral(17%)
Master’s(78%)
75%
24%
56%
42%
71%
26%
Master's DoctoralFaculty PD Overall
5 Most common doctoral degreesRank Faculty PD Overall
1 PhD 33% PhD 33% PhD 33%2 MD 21% DHS 18% MD 19%3 DHS 18% EdD 18% DHS 18%4 PharmD 10% MD 11% EdD 10%5 EdD 8% DHEd 9% PharmD 8%
Academic Rank
3%
11%
61%
19%
6%2% 1%
39%
45%
13%
3%
10%
58%
22%
7%
Other Lecturer/instructor Assistant professor Associate Professor ProfessorFaculty PD Overall
Tenure Status81%
19%
74%
26%
80%
20%
No tenure-track Tenured/tenure-trackFaculty PD Overall
Top 5 Primary Positions
32% Didactic Faculty13% Program Director10% Clinical Coordinator9% Academic Coordinator8% Director of Clinical Education7% Faculty with combined didactic and clinical responsibilities
Faculty and PD Salaries
10%6%
23%
28%26%
6%2% 0%1% 1%
5% 6%
38%
32%
18%
1%
Less than$70,000
$70,000 to$79,999
$80,000 to$89,999
$90,000 to$99,999
$100,000 to$124,999
$125,000 to$149,999
$150,000 to$199,999
$200,000 to$249,999
Faculty PD
Tenure track frequencyTenured
8%Tenure-
track17%
Non-tenure track75%
Tenured faculty have higher salaries
8%11%
25%
30%
13%11%
2%
7% 8%
28%27%
21%
6%4%
8%5%
21%
25%
29%
9%
3%
Less than$70,000
$70,000 to$79,999
$80,000 to$89,999
$90,000 to$99,999
$100,000 to$124,999
$125,000 to$149,999
$150,000 to$199,999
$200,000 to$249,999
Tenured(n = 63)
Tenure track(n = 134)
Non-tenure track(n = 603)
Higher Rank = Higher Salary
5% 5%
17%
27%30%
16%
2%4% 3%
11%
28%
32%
14%
9%8% 7%
25% 25%28%
6%
1%
21%
4%
22%
33%
18%
1%
Less than$70,000
$70,000 to$79,999
$80,000 to$89,999
$90,000 to$99,999
$100,000 to$124,999
$125,000 to$149,999
$150,000 to$199,999
Professor(n = 64)
Associate professor(n = 213)
Assistant professor(n = 578)
Lecturer/instructor(n = 98)
Percent of faculty who
worked clinically
Student Data
Top 3 Time Periods Matriculants Decided to Become a PA
During the first two years of college (23%)
After receiving a bachelor’s
degree (17%) During junior year of
college (15%)
Top 3 Influential Factors on Matriculants’ Decision to Attend Current PA Program
Conversations with program faculty/staff (87%)
Campus atmosphere (85%)
Clinical curriculum (84%)
Most Desirable Future Practice Setting
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Rank Setting Matriculants Graduates
1 Suburban 79% 84%
2 Urban 71% 75%
3 MUA 70% 56%
4 Rural 52% 55%
5 Inner city 42% 36%
Desirability of specialties
Matriculants Graduates
1 Emergency medicine 71% Emergency medicine 73%
2 Family/General medicine 66% Urgent care* 71%
3 Surgical subspecialties 65% Family/General medicine 64%
4 General surgery 60% General internal medicine 54%
5 Cardiology 57% General surgery 46%
*Matriculants were not asked to rate this specialty
Average & Total Enrollment
8,939
8,204
4,414
46.8
45.8
42.0
1st Year
2nd Year
3rd Year
Total Enrollment
First year class enrollment has risen dramatically since 1985
Grade Point Averages of Matriculants
PA MD(1) DO(2)
GPA Total 3.55 3.70 3.44
GPA Non-Science 3.60 3.78 3.56
GPA Science 3.50 3.64 3.30
Note: PA and DO students matriculated in 2015, MD students in 2016 [this table only]
Gender of Matriculants
PA MD(3) DO(2)
Female 72.0% 47.8% 46.5%
Male 27.9% 52.2% 53.5%
Race and Ethnicity of MatriculantsPA MD(4) DO(2)
White 73.5% 51.5% 63.7%Asian 7.9% 21.3% 22.2%Hispanic* 6.5% 6.3% 6.0%Black or African American 3.9% 7.1% 3.1%American Indian Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.3% 0.1%Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.1% 0.0%
Other 1.9% 1.7% -Multiple Races 1.7% 8.8% 3.4%Foreign - 1.3% 1.5%Unknown 10.3% 1.6% -Note: Hispanic category was a separate question from race for PA matriculants.
Median Ages of Matriculants
PA MD(5) DO
Median Age 26 24 24
Student debt
MSS anticipated Student debt
Student Debt at Graduation
Employment Status at Graduation
Of those who accepted Job offers…
We could see more than10,000PA graduates in 2020
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
1984
-198
519
86-1
987
1988
-198
919
90-1
991
1992
-199
319
94-1
995
1996
-199
719
98-1
999
2000
-200
120
02-2
003
2004
-200
520
06-2
007
2008
-200
920
10-2
011
2012
-201
320
14-2
015
2016
-201
720
18-2
019
References
1. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2016. “Table A-16: MCAT Scores and GPAs for Applicants and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools 2016-2017” https://www.aamc.org/download/321494/data/factstablea16.pdf.
2. American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine. 2016. “Osteopathic Medical College Applicant and Matriculant Profile”. http://www.aacom.org/docs/default-source/data-and-trends/2015_mat.pdf?sfvrsn=8
3. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2016. “Table A-7: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Sex, 2007-2008 through 2016-2017”. https://www.aamc.org/download/321470/data/factstablea7.pdf
4. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2016. “Table A-12: Applicants, First-Time Applicants, Acceptees, and Matriculants to U.S. Medical Schools by Race/Ethnicity, 2013-2014 through 2016-2017”. https://www.aamc.org/download/321480/data/factstablea12.pdf
5. Association of American Medical Colleges. 2016. “Table A-6: Age of Applicants to U.S. Medical Schools at Anticipated Matriculation by Sex and Race/Ethnicity, 2013-2014 through 2016-2017”. https://www.aamc.org/download/321468/data/factstablea6.pdf
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