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Table 2 Proportion of diverse PA graduates: All PA programs per division (n = 139) compared to the top 3 performing PA programs per division

From: An assessment of physician assistant student diversity in the United States: a snapshot for the healthcare workforce

Division

(n = number of PA programs)

Non-white race

URM race

Hispanic

All PA programs

Top 3 performing PA programs

All PA programs

Top 3 performing PA programs

All PA programs

Top 3 performing PA Programs

1 New England (n = 10)

12.0%

16.3%

2.4%

4.2%

3.1%

5.3%

2 Middle Atlantic (n = 35)

20.3%

70.2%

4.7%

24.4%

4.8%

20.9%

3 East North Central (n = 21)

10.9%

20.3%

1.9%

7.2%

2.8%

5.6%

4 West North Central (n = 10)

9.0%

14.0%

1.8%

4.1%

2.3%

3.6%

5 South Atlantic (n = 26)

20.7%

50.1%

4.7%

10.5%

7.3%

29.7%

6 East South Atlantic (n = 8)

11.7%

17.9%

4.4%

7.0%

1.6%

2.7%

7 West South Atlantic (n = 11)

28.7%

45.8%

3.8%

5.5%

14.2%

31.1%

8 Mountain (n = 10)

22.7%

36.9%

2.5%

5.1%

10.8%

22.7%

9 Pacific (n = 8)

35.1%

49.1%

3.0%

4.2%

12.0%

16.9%