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Factors That Influence Job Choice At The Time Of Graduation For Physician Assistants, Lauren Anne Twombly
Factors That Influence Job Choice At The Time Of Graduation For Physician Assistants, Lauren Anne Twombly
Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)
Current trends and data analysis show that there is a shortage of primary care providers throughout the United States. Physician assistants (PAs) who are mid-level practitioners, nationally certified, and state licensed to practice medicine, play an important role in healthcare delivery; however, the percentage of PAs practicing in primary care has dramatically decreased in the past 15 years. An important question to consider is what drives the decision-making process of job choice for PAs? The purpose of this dissertation was to identify potential modifiable factors that influence PA first job choice following graduation from a PA program in a national …