UMB Dataset
Exploring perceived benefits and impacts of an entry-level PA doctoral degree
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?
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- 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
- 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.
Cross-sectional
perceptions of an entry-level terminal PA doctoral degree scale (PEDDS)
- Grant Support
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University of Maryland Health Sciences and Human Services Library’s Open Access Fund/University of Maryland, Baltimore. Health Sciences and Human Services Library