Co-Authors: Morgan Luck, EdD, PA-C – Associate Professor, Shenandoah University; Kirsten Bonnin, DMSc, PA-C – Clinical Professor, Northern Arizona University; M. Jane McDaniel, MS, MLS(ASCP)SC – Lecturer, Director of Alumni Affairs, Yale University; Angela Kiselyk, EdD, PA-C – Assistant Professor, A.T. Still University; R. Curtis Bay, PhD – Professor, A.T. Still University; Jonathan Kilstrom, MPAS, PA-C – Adjunct Faculty, University of Nebraska Medical Center; Michelle DiBaise, DHSc, PA-C, DFAAPA – Professor, Chair and Program Director, A.T. Still University
Bettie Coplan, PhD, PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose
Anthony Miller, M.Ed., DMS (Hon.), PA-C: No financial relationships to disclose
Description: Presenters will describe results of a five-program analysis of the characteristics of applicants who were offered admission and who matriculated during two admissions cycles preceding and two cycles after the programs removed the GRE as a requirement for admission. Factors assessed included race, ethnicity, first-generation status, economic disadvantage, and GPA.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the racial and ethnic diversity among PA students nationally
Identify factors that contribute to relatively low PA program matriculation rates among applicants who are underrepresented in medicine (URiM) compared to those who are not URiM
Examine the relationship between removing the GRE as a requirement for admission and the proportion of PA school applicants offered admission who are URiM, first-generation, or experience economic disadvantage
Examine the relationship between removing the GRE as a requirement for admission and the proportion of PA school matriculants who are URiM, first-generation, or experience economic disadvantage
Discuss whether removal of the GRE as a requirement for PA program admission may lead to greater emphasis on grade point average (GPA) as a consideration for admission
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