Journal article
The relationship between physician assistant program costs and student tuition and fees
The journal of physician assistant education, Vol.25(1), pp.29-32
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.1097/01367895-201425010-00004
PMID: 24765806
Abstract
PURPOSELeaders in medical and physician assistant (PA) education are faced with reduced sources of funding, tuition increases, and enrollment expansion, while students compete for the same pool of federal aid. The amount of research on the cost of education for both PA students and education programs is minimal. METHODSThis retrospective analysis of Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) data, 2008-2011, examined the relationship between PA program costs and student tuition and fees. Statistical analyses included descriptive and parametric testing. RESULTSAnalyses suggest that PA programs rely on student tuition and fees as a significant source of program revenue. Statistical significance was found for mean annual comparisons, 2008-2011. CONCLUSIONBased on trends in medical education, the burgeoning debt crisis among medical graduates, and rapid changes in the health care environment, it would benefit the PA community to complete additional research on student debt load, cost of education, and allocation of program revenue.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The relationship between physician assistant program costs and student tuition and fees
- Creators
- Alison EssaryLisa WallaceDavid Asprey
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The journal of physician assistant education, Vol.25(1), pp.29-32
- DOI
- 10.1097/01367895-201425010-00004
- PMID
- 24765806
- ISSN
- 1941-9430
- eISSN
- 1941-9449
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Physician Assistant Studies; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984295050502771
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