Table 3 Bivariate analyses regarding perception of the entry-level doctoral degree causing more harm to the PA profession
From: A physician assistant entry-level doctoral degree: more harm than good?
Disagree | Neutral | Agree | χ2 (df) | p | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Sex | ||||||||
Female | 97 | 22.4 | 66 | 15.2 | 270 | 62.4 | 4.56 (2) | .10 |
Male | 60 | 30.3 | 28 | 14.1 | 110 | 55.6 | ||
Hispanic/Latinx | ||||||||
Yes | 15 | 31.9 | 5 | 10.6 | 27 | 57.4 | 1.60 (2) | .45 |
No | 144 | 24.6 | 89 | 15.2 | 353 | 60.2 | ||
Race | ||||||||
Black/African American | 10 | 25.6 | 13 | 33.3 | 16 | 41.0 | 12.07 (2) | .00 |
Non-Black/non-African American | 149 | 25.1 | 81 | 13.6 | 364 | 61.3 | ||
Educational attainment | ||||||||
Master’s degree or lower | 130 | 22.6 | 88 | 15.3 | 356 | 62.0 | 19.98 (2) | .00 |
Doctorate degree | 29 | 49.2 | 6 | 10.2 | 24 | 40.7 | ||
Occupationa | ||||||||
Student | 23 | 21.1 | 8 | 7.3 | 78 | 71.6 | 8.60 (2) | .01 |
PA clinician | 136 | 26.0 | 85 | 16.3 | 302 | 57.7 | ||
Length of practice as PAb | ||||||||
< 5 years | 30 | 17.4 | 32 | 18.6 | 110 | 64.0 | 9.57 (2) | .01 |
≥ 5 years | 106 | 30.0 | 54 | 15.3 | 193 | 54.7 | ||
To be required | ||||||||
Disagree | 47 | 10.3 | 57 | 12.5 | 351 | 77.1 | 242.54 (2) | .00 |
Agree | 87 | 77.7 | 17 | 15.2 | 8 | 7.1 | ||
To be offered but not be required | ||||||||
Disagree | 32 | 14.5 | 10 | 4.5 | 179 | 81.0 | 86.87 (2) | .00 |
Agree | 121 | 35.7 | 77 | 22.7 | 141 | 22.7 | ||
Feasibility of transition | ||||||||
Not feasible | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.8 | 127 | 99.2 | 102.35 (2) | .00 |
Feasible | 159 | 31.5 | 92 | 18.3 | 253 | 50.2 | ||
Negative impact to the PA-physician relationship | ||||||||
Disagree | 108 | 60.3 | 26 | 14.5 | 45 | 25.1 | 198.72 (2) | .00 |
Agree | 19 | 6.0 | 29 | 9.2 | 268 | 84.8 | ||
Negative impact to the availability of clinical training sites | ||||||||
Disagree | 90 | 62.1 | 21 | 14.5 | 34 | 23.4 | 167.43 (2) | .00 |
Agree | 31 | 9.3 | 30 | 9.0 | 272 | 81.7 | ||