Physician Assistants in Clinical Endocrinology: Characteristics and Demographics
Authors' conclusion
Examining the PA endocrinology workforce is essential due to the shortage of endocrinologists and the increased prevalence of diabetes as the U.S. population ages. Understanding where PAs in endocrinology are employed and their attributes could assist efforts in specialty modeling to address supply and demand projections.
Study context
- Population
- Board-certified physician assistants (PAs) who indicated a clinical specialty in 2022 (US)
- Participants
- 117,748 participants
- Exposure
- PAs in endocrinology vs PAs in all other specialties
- Endocrinologyn = 685
- Outcome
- Employment characteristics
- Follow-up
- 2022
Methodological detailsdescriptive observational, 2022 National Commission on Certification of PAs dataset
- Descriptive observational
- 2022 National Commission on Certification of PAs dataset
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Identify as female, Endocrinology vs all other specialties
82.0% vs 69.6%
Work in office-based private practice, Endocrinology vs all other specialties
61.3% vs 37.0%
Participate in telemedicine, Endocrinology vs all other specialties
70.8% vs 40.1%
PAs in endocrinology earned less yearly than PAs in all other specialties
$10,000
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Original publication
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