22nd Annual Report onPhysician Assistant

Educational Programs

Albert F. Simon

Marie S. Link

Response Rate of Survey

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

1999-2000

2000-2001

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

Survey #1 Survey #2 Total Response

General Program Characteristics

Sponsoring Institution and Credential Awarded

71% Universities 21% Four-Year College 74% Masters 19% Baccalaureate 5% Certificate 2% Associate

Sponsoring Institution

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

University 4-yr College Community College Hospital Military

4

10

21

15

122

2

2

1

1

11

3

432

12

421

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

1

1

1

15

1

8

14

3

1

19

3

22

3

5

1

1

2

14

42

2

2

53

11

1

1

1

2

1

21

1

2

1

2

10

22

4

1

251

1

Programs by Year of First Entering Class

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

# of

Pro

gram

s

1965-68 1969-72 1973-76 1977-80 1981-84 1985-88 1989-92 1993-96 1997-00 2001-04 2005

Period when P.A. Programs were established

Credential Offered by Consortia Region

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90

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Deg

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Masters Bachelors Certificate Associate

Northeastern Eastern Southeastern Midwestern Heartland Western

Length of Curriculum

Average Length: 26.5 months• Masters: 27.3

• Bachelors: 25.0

• Certificate: 23.0

• Associate: 23.0

Financial Characteristics

Financial Support

Mean: $990,527; Median: 820,000 Range: $186,835 - $5,029,000 37 programs with Federal Grants

Financial Support

Masters Bachelors Certificate Associate

Mean $997,089 $893,273 $1,199,165 Not Available

Range $209,150 – 5,029,000

$186,835 - 2,842,000

$517,673 – 1,934,318

Not Available

Program Personnel

Annual Report Personnel Classification

Category I Academic coordinator, Educational Specialist

Category II Clinical coordinator, Clinical Instructor

Category III Associate Director, Co Director

Category IV Secretary, Manager

PA vs. Non-PA

Number of PA personnel: 448 (59.1%)• I: 256 (57.1%); II: 159 (35.5%);

III: 33 (7.4%)

Number of Non-PA personnel: 114 (15.0%)• I: 63 (55.3%); II: 11 (9.6%); III: 40 (35.1%)

Number of Non-PA personnel in Cat IV: 196 (25.9%)

General Characteristics of PA Personnel

Mean Salary:• I: $71,381; II: $70,534 III: $80,590

Mean Months in position:• I: 61.2 (median: 48); II: 50.1 (median: 32); III:

94.7 (median: 48)

General Characteristics of Non-PA Personnel

Mean Salary:• I: $69,162; II: $56,908; III: $48,289; IV:

$32,612

Mean Months in position:• I: 68.1; II: 37.5; III: 97.8; IV: 63.7

Median Months in position:• I: 40; II: 30; III: 64.5; IV: 36

Ethnicity and Gender of Personnel

White: 87.0% Male: 36.8% African American: 4.5% Female: 63.2% Latino/Hispanic: 4.6% Asian: 1.5% Asian Subpopulation: <1% Native Hawaiian/Other P.I.: <1% American Indian/Alaskan: <1% Other: <1%

(Categories I - III)

Ethnicity and Gender of Personnel

White: 69.7% Male: 9.0% African American: 14.4% Female: 91.0% Latino/Hispanic: 10.1% Asian: 2.7% Asian Subpopulation: 2.1% Native Hawaiian/Other P.I.: 0% American Indian/Alaskan: <1%

(Category IV)

Mean Annual Salary by Ethnicity & Gender

(Categories I - III)

Male Female

White $74,583 $67,234

African American

$71,853 $68,219

Hispanic $77,874 $61,574

Asian NA $63,114

Classification & Tenure Track Status

% faculty classification: 86% % in tenure track: 25% % tenured: 3.7%

Faculty vs. Staff Salaries

Faculty:• PA: $71,960

• Non-PA: $72,059

Staff:• PA: $69,066

• Non-PA: $42,592

(Categories I - III)

Highest Degree Held by Program Personnel

Doctorate: 12.3% Masters: 60.7% Bachelors: 13.4% Associate: 0.9% Not Reported: 12.7%

(Categories I - III)

Highest Degree Held by Program Personnel: 1996-2005

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Doctorate Masters Bachelors Associate

(Categories I - III)

Enrolled Students

Trends of Students Enrolled: 1986-2005

25 26 26 2630

3235 37

4143

40 4143

39 4038 38.5 40 40 41

05

101520253035404550

1986

1987

1988

1989

1990

1991

1992

1993

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1995

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2005

Year of Admission

Num

ber

of E

nrol

lees

Current Enrollment by Gender

Male: 27% Female: 73%

Trends in Enrollment: 1986-2005

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Maximum Capacity Current Enrollment % Unfilled

Mean Number of Students Currently Enrolled per Program - Degree Granted by Program

75

88.6

66.4

94.3

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20

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100

Associate Certificate Bachelors Masters

Total Full-Time Enrollment by Degree

Associate1% Bachelors

14%

Certificate5%

Masters80%

Trends in Student Enrollment: 1986-2005

2,4612,3862,5142,526

3,0863,408

3,836

4,400

5,1095,558

5,874

7,6217,5947,9888,1328,256

7,972

8,7539,1009,267

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Age of Current Enrollees

Under 20: 1.7% 20 - 29: 73.2% 30 and over: 25.1% Average age:

• Full-time: 27.2

• Part-time: 33.6

Enrollment by Age and Region

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Age Group

N.Eastern Eastern S.Eastern MidWest Heartland Western

Trends in Enrollee Age: 1986-2005

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<24 24-29 >29

Ethnicity of Enrollees White: 77.2% Hispanic/Latino: 6.6% Asian: 6.4% African American: 5.9% Other: 1.9% Asian Subpopulation: 0.9% American Indian/Alaskan: 0.9% Native Hawaiian/Other PI: 0.2%

Ethnicity of Full-Time Students – Entry-Level Degree Granted by Program

0%10%20%30%40%50%60%70%80%90%

100%

White Non-White

Associate Certificate Bachelors Masters

% of Programs without Minority enrollment by ethnic background

African American: 34.8% Hispanic/Latino: 33.7% Asian: 30.4% Asian Subpopulation: 76.1% Native Hawaiian/Other P.I.: 90.2% American Indian/Alaskan: 81.5%

6 programs have no minorities enrolled

Trends in Minority Student Enrollment: 1986 - 2005

21%22%

20% 20%

18%19%

18% 18%

21%22%

20%21% 21%

22%

25%

23% 23%24%

22%23%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

30%

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Year Reported

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Academic Profile

Baccalaureate Degree: 76.3% No academic Degree: 12.9% Masters Degree: 5.1% Associate Degree: 4.4% Doctoral Degree: 1.2%

GPA and HCE

Mean GPA: 3.39 Mean # of months of HCE: 28.6

Trends in Health Care Experience of Enrollees: 1986-2005

36

44 45 4652 52

5650

54 5348 49

45 45 43 4338

3235

29

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Recent Graduates(2005)

Number of Graduates

2,758 (80 programs) Estimated: 4,416 (128 programs) Mean per program: 34.5

• Female: 24.7

• Male: 9.8

Number of Recent Graduates

1817

23562686

3120

3713

4393 4416 42904554 4475 4416

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Northeastern Eastern SoutheasternMidwestern Heartland Western

Graduates by Ethnicity White: 79.9% Hispanic/Latino: 5.2% Asian: 5.2% Black: 4.9% Other: 2.0% Asian Subpopulations: 1.7% American Indian/Alaskan: 0.9% Native Hawaiian/Other P.I.: 0.3%

Trends in Minority P.A. Graduates: 1986-2005

13%

17%16%16%

14%

17%16%

19%18%18%18%

20%20%19%

17%

24%

20%20%22%

20%

0%

5%

10%

15%

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1987

1988

1989

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Employment Characteristics As a PA: 67.6% Not as a PA: 0.8% Unemployed: 3.8% Continued with Education: 0.3% Unknown: 27.7%

Employment in Primary Care vs. Non- Primary Care

Primary Care: 35.2% Non-Primary Care: 64.8%

Recent Graduate Employment in Primary Care

62%57% 55% 54% 54%

47% 49%

34% 38% 35%

0%

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80%

100%

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

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Trends in Starting Salary for New Graduates: 1996-2005

$50,362 $52,026 $52,664$54,761 $55,415

$57,218$59,434

$62,540 $63,497$65,595

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Starting Salaries by Region

Heartland: $68,092 Southeastern: $66,641 Northeastern: $66,612 Midwestern: $65,317 Western: $65,983 Eastern: $59,827

Mean Starting Salary of Graduates per Program – Entry-level Credential Granted by Program

$66,160

$68,348

$65,261 $65,458

$63,000

$64,000

$65,000

$66,000

$67,000

$68,000

$69,000

Associate Certificate Bachelors Masters

A Fond Good-Bye

The End