UMB Data Catalog
A project of the Health Sciences and Human Services LibraryExploring perceived benefits and impacts of an entry-level PA doctoral degree
UMB Dataset
Alternate Titles(s): Developing and evaluating an instrument to assess perceptions of an entry-level physician associate doctoral degree, A physician assistant entry-level doctoral degree: more harm than good?
UID: 181
- Description
- This dataset is used to evaluate relationships between perceptions and perspectives on an entry-level Physician Associate/Assistant (PA) doctoral degree and the anticipated impact of it causing benefits or harm to the PA profession. The data benefits interprofessional stakeholders by providing standardized and tailored views of the PA profession. A cross-sectional survey and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The survey was distributed in June of 2020 to a national sample of 1368 PA clinicians and students and a total of 636 surveys were completed. The interviews recruited 38 participants and were conducted via Zoom or telephone in June and July of 2020.
- Timeframe
- 2020
- Access Restrictions
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Unrestricted access
- Access Instructions
- The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request. Additional data can be found within the article.
- Associated Publications
- Data Type
- Software Used
- Study Type
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Cross-sectional
- Data Collection Instruments
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perceptions of an entry-level terminal PA doctoral degree scale (PEDDS)
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