3. Analysis of Attrition Rates and Firsttime Pance Performance Among Graduate/Undergraduate Students of the Drexel Hahnemann Pa Program: 2002-2006.

Stream, Christopher; Childs, Gary M.; Smith, Diana

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“…A number of studies have looked at student-related and other program characteristics, including attrition, for PA education. 3,5,6,19-21 Some studies were longitudinal investigations; most were from single institutions. In 1981, Weiner and Schneller 3 correlated attrition for Blacks (n = 69) and Whites (n = 965) in PA education with program characteristics for years of education, age, community of origin, rank in high school class, and college preparation in high school.…”

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“…A number of studies have looked at student-related and other program characteristics, including attrition, for PA education. 3,5,6,[19][20][21] Some studies were longitudinal investigations;…”

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“…The authors reported that Black males with 15-19 years of education (those with the most education) had higher attrition rates than those with less education, whereas those who were female or White did not. More recently, Stream and colleagues 20 compared attrition rates across degree programs at a single institution (BS-to-MS program). They reported that less attrition occurred between 2002 and 2006 for the MS degree students than for the BS degree students.…”

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An Examination of Predictors of Attrition in Physician Assistant Programs

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Snyder²,

Brown³

2022

J Physician Assist Educ

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Introduction The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between program characteristics and attrition rates. Methods Program graduation rates, attrition rates, and Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination (PANCE) pass rates were extracted from program websites from February-March 2021 and summarized for 2018, 2019, and 2020. Means were compared across categories of independent variables. Attrition rates and PANCE pass rates were correlated. Prerequisites and attrition rate were evaluated with multiple regression. Results Mean attrition rates varied little across years. Significant differences in mean attrition were limited to a few US Census Bureau regions or divisions. No significant correlation between the total number of prerequisite courses or total prerequisite credits and attrition existed. In 2020, mean attrition rate was statistically significantly greater when biochemistry was required (M = 6.89, SD = 7.04) than when not required (M = 4.91, SD = 4.75) and was statistically significantly lower when an additional chemistry course was required (M = 3.65, SD = 4.00) than when not required (M = 5.93, SD = 5.82). No significant predictors of attrition were found with regression. Discussion The mean attrition rates have been relatively stable from 2018–2020, suggesting that the presence of prerequisite coursework has no significant impact on attrition rates. This suggests that specific prerequisites may not predict success in a program, supporting the idea of decreasing or eliminating prerequisites. Additional studies are needed to understand the factors, including specific combinations of prerequisites, that predict completion of a physician assistant program.

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