The Evolution of Physician Assistant Faculty

Development and Initial Validation of a Measure of Intention to Stay in Academia for Physician Assistant Faculty

“…PA faculty retention is a major concern for PA program administrators and other stakeholders in PA education, 1,2,43,44 and PA faculty retention is an area ripe for further research. This study makes an important contribution to both the basic and applied research on faculty retention.…”

“…Despite comments on the problem of inadequate PA faculty retention and calls for further investigation into this issue, 2,5,8,9 no research has been found that examined why PA faculty persist in academia rather than return to full-time clinical practice.…”

“…[1][2][3] Most PA faculty members enter academia directly from clinical practice and without training in the educator role. 4 Historically, retention of these individuals has been low, whereas the rate of return back to clinical practice has been high.…”

Why We Left: A Qualitative Investigation of Former Physician Assistant Faculty

“…Faculty retention has historically been an issue of concern in physician assistant (PA) education [1][2][3] with high attrition rates, primarily to return to clinical practice 4 ; it is an increasingly important concern in the current era of rapid professional growth. According to the results of the 2019 Faculty and Director's Survey conducted by the PA Education Association (PAEA), 47.5% of faculty and 15.5% of program directors (PDs) have been in PA education for #4 years.…”