A physician assistant entry-level doctoral degree: more harm than good?

BMC Medical Education

Table 4 Binomial logistic regression model regarding perception of the entry-level doctoral degree causing more harm to the PA profession

Model	OR	95% CI	p
Model 1
Black/African American^a	.45	.11–1.78	.26
Doctorate degree^b	.35	.16–.78	.01
≥ 5 years^c	.72	.37–1.39	.32
Model 2
Black/African American^a	.28	.03–2.32	.24
Doctorate degree^b	.82	.22–3.13	.77
≥ 5 years^c	.54	.19–1.55	.25
To be required^d	.07	.02–.21	.00
To be offered but not be required^d	.38	.13–1.11	.08
Feasibility to transition^e	.00	.00	1.00
Negative impact to the PA-physician relationship^d	2.43	.80–7.38	.12
Negative impact to the availability of clinical training sites ^d	4.39	1.57–12.32	.01

Model evaluation: Model 1 R² = .06; Model 2 R² = .72.
Note. OR odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
Reference group for predictors: ^aNon-black/non-African American, ^bMaster’s degree or lower, ^c ≤ 5 years, ^ddisagree, ^enot feasible. Since there was no variance in the category variable of occupation, that variable was removed from the regression analysis. Due to a small sample size, neutral category was excluded for the data analytic purpose

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