Mei Liang, Steven Lane Physician Assistant Education Association 24th Annual Report on Physician Assistant Educational Programs (preliminary) Savannah, Oct 2008

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Programs Overview

Total Number of PA Programs Source: ARC-PA

Geographic Distribution programs in 44 states; 31% of all programs are in NY, PA, and CA.

Sponsoring Institution Community Colleges (5%)

Private 63% Type of Sponsoring Institution

Highest Credential Awarded Associate: 2%

Financial Characteristics: Budget Year Mean$1,389,3021,077,814 Median$1,000,000$713,000 Receiving: Federal Grants16%32% Private Donation15%9% Industry Donation4%0%

Financial Characteristics: External Funding Average federal grant amount is $124,212 42% of the programs receive at least one type of external funding

Cost of Studying at a PA Program PublicPrivate Average in-state tuition$28,742$60,359 Range $11,362 - $64,314 $20,228- $101,324 Average out-of-state tuition$51,975$60,495 Range $17,500 - $89,500 $24,062- $101,324 Average incidental costs$5,859$7,338 Range $1,175 – 28,578 $950 - $134,000 Enrollees receiving financial aid 88%92%

Rotations 42% of programs offered international rotations 4% required international rotations 8% paid to precept their students Top three forms of support provided to preceptors: 74%Certificate of recognition 69%Adjunct faculty status 56%Library access

Prerequisites General chemistry91.8% Physiology88.2% Anatomy81.8% Microbiology78.2% Biology75.5% Statistics55.5% Organic chemistry51.8% Math: algebra/calculus47.3% Biochemistry36.4% Genetics20.0%

Program Personnel

Faculty and Staff

Numbers of Faculty and Staff AllFacultyStaff Min number/program210 Max number/program Range 1 to 55%22%013% 6 to 1054%58%114% 11 to 1529%16%230% 16 to 208%1%314% More than 205%3%413% >=515%

Demographics FacultyStaff Average age4845 GenderFemaleMaleFemaleMale 53%47%86%14% Average age by gender

Ethnicity Faculty Staff

Faculty Salary – Average Salary

Faculty Salary by Ethnicity and Gender MaleFemale White$83,405$77,790 Black/African American$73,053$87,121 Hispanic/Latino$85,058$76,137 Asian$80,707$74,320

Salary Profile – Program Director Average FTE100%Eastern$100,687 Percentage PA90%Heartland$113,838 Mean$106,140Midwestern$101,444 Median$103,500Northeastern$107,250 Min$78,000Southeastern$105,465 Max$160,000Western$112,769

Salary Profile – Academic Coordinator Average FTE97%Eastern$76,443 Percentage PA90%Heartland$79,335 Mean$78,769Midwestern$78,238 Median$78,788Northeastern$75,639 Min$39,556Southeastern$84,120 Max$105,000Western$77,992

Salary Profile – Clinical Coordinator Average FTE97%Eastern$71,897 Percentage PA93%Heartland$88,176 Mean$76,179Midwestern$72,036 Median$76,336Northeastern$70,629 Min$25,125Southeastern$82,745 Max$133,000Western$78,609

Salary Profile – Faculty Average FTE82%Eastern$76,504 Percentage PA81%Heartland$73,015 Mean$78,727Midwestern$77,421 Median$77,184Northeastern$83,940 Min$43,255Southeastern$80,210 Max$124,400Western$78,124

Clinical Work Percentage of faculty who did clinical work63% Average hours per week15 Range (hours)1-50 Clinical work generated income91% Income retained by faculty member85% Income retained by program/institution15%

Departing Personnel Percentage of faculty who ended employment9% Average age48 Average years of employment5 Stated reason for ending employment Return to clinical practice28% Retirement20% Geographical relocation17% Career advancement15%

Incoming Personnel Number of weeks to fill vacant position Faculty 15 weeks average Staff7 weeks average Range0-104 weeks Median8 weeks Average number of qualified applicants Faculty5 Staff8

Barriers to hiring new personnel Lack of candidates51% Salary50% Candidates’ lack of experience41%

Matriculants

First Year Enrollment

Gender

First Year Minority Enrollment

Age, GPA, and HCE Average age26.8 Average undergraduate overall GPA3.43 Average undergraduate science GPA3.35 Average overall HCE5,644 hours or 2.7 years

Background Check and Drug Testing

Graduating Students

Number of Recent Graduates Based on average number of graduating students per program: 39.5

Minority Graduates

Trends in Starting Salary for New Graduates: % Employed in clinical practice as PA