Physician Assistants Workforce

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    2016 Physician Assistant Workforce Fact Sheet
    (Indiana University, 2017-05-04) Maxey, H., Randolph, C.
    Physician assistants (PAs) are medical practitioners who work under the supervision of a licensed physician. They play a vital role in the health care system by performing physical examinations, making diagnoses, and prescribing treatment to patients. In addition to these general responsibilities, PAs order and interpret laboratory tests, including X-rays, as well as suturing, splinting, and casting injuries. The physician assistant role was created in the 1960s to reducing barriers to accessing health care that had resulted from the increasing shortage or maldistribution of physicians, particularly in rural and underserved communities. Data on the PA workforce is critical to understanding capacity of this workforce in Indiana.
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    2018 Physician Assistant Data Report
    (Indiana University, 2019-06-25) Maxey, Hannah; Vaughn, Sierra
    Identifying supply and distribution of the physician assistant workforce is crucial in understanding the capacity to meet medical needs and improve overall population health of Indiana citizens. The emergence of physician assistants in the health care clinics has been seen as a response to the shortage of physicians, particularly in primary care settings. Data presented in this report provide a snapshot of key demographic and practice characteristics for the physician assistant workforce in Indiana. The 2018 Indiana Physician Assistant Licensure Survey Data Report presents key information derived from data collected from the Indiana Physician Assistants (PAs) re-licensure survey administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) during the license renewal period. In 2018, 1,679 PAs renewed their professional licenses. Of those who renewed their license, 1,004 (59.8%) had an actively license status, reported actively practicing, had a valid Indiana license address and were included in this report. There are several highlights found from the Indiana PA licensure survey. As with many other licensed health professions in Indiana, the PA workforce shows a lack of racial and ethnic diversity. However, this is a young workforce with half of survey respondents being under the age of 35. While the majority of PAs reported having an advanced graduate degree (72.2%), very few actually reported having completed post-graduate training (6.5%). Though more than half of PA reported spending 33 hours or more per week in direct patient care (56.6%), 25 rural counties in Indiana had no reported PA FTE. This report details important demographic and practice characteristics for the physician assistant workforce and examines these data specifically for physician assistants. The 2018 Physician Assistant Licensure Survey Data Report presents a snapshot of data on the physician assistant professions to provide stakeholders with information needed to improve the quality and accessibility of PA care for Indiana residents through policymaking, workforce development, and resource allocation.
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    2018 Physician Assistant Re-Licensure Survey Instrument
    (Indiana University, 2018-06-29) Bowen Center For Health Workforce Research and Policy
    This survey was administered between March 15th, 2018 - June 30th, 2018 to Physician Assistants. This instrument is used for data collection in biennium re-licensure of Physician Assistant professionals in the State of Indiana.
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    2019 Indiana Physician Assistant Workforce Brief
    (2019-07-09) Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research & Policy
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    2022 Indiana Physician Assistant Workforce Brief
    (Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-04-26) Bott, Madison; Medlock, Courtney
    The 2022 Indiana Physician Assistant Workforce Brief presents key data on Indiana physician assistant workforce data trends, highlights key findings, and presents policy intersections.
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    2022 Indiana Physician Assistants Data Report
    (Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-04-26) Ge, Yan; Vaughn, Sierra
    Physician assistants (PAs) are licensed healthcare professionals who, under the supervision of a physician, can perform physical examinations, provide diagnoses and treatment, offer counseling on preventive healthcare, assist in surgeries, and prescribe medications. PAs may also engage in education, research, and administrative services as part of their practice. The 2022 Indiana Physician Assistants Data Report presents an overview of licensed PAs in Indiana, highlighting significant findings related to their demographics, education, and practice characteristics.
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    2022 Indiana's Physician Assistant Workforce Demand Brief
    (Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy, 2024-04-26) Bowen Center for Health Workforce Research and Policy
    Monitoring Indiana's 2022 Physician Assistant Workforce: Supply and Demand.
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    Data Brief: Indiana Physician Assistants 2012
    (2014-06) Banti, Sudha; Barclay, Jonathan; Sheff, Zachary T.; Allen, Deborah I.; Zollinger, Terrell W.
    The physician assistant (PA) workforce in Indiana is growing quickly. Since 2004, the estimated number of non‐government − employed PAs actively working in Indiana has more than doubled, from less than 400 in 2004 to nearly 900 in 2012.
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    Data Report: 2016 Indiana Physician Assistant Licensure Survey
    (2016-11) Vaughn, Sierra., Gano, Laura., Maxey, Hannah
    Identifying supply and distribution of the Physician Assistant (PA) workforce is crucial in understanding the capacity to meet health needs and improve overall population health of Indiana citizens. Data presented in this report provide a snapshot of key demographic and practice characteristics for Indiana’s PA workforce. The 2016 Indiana Physician Assistant Data Report presents information derived from data collected from the PA re-licensure survey administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) during the biennial license renewal period. In 2016 1,346 PAs renewed their professional licenses. Of these, 806 reported having a verified Indiana practice address and are included in this report. The greatest number of PAs report practicing in Marion County and Allen County yet over one-third of Indiana counties (37.0%) do not have any reported PA full-time equivalents (FTE). As with other health workforce professions, the greatest need for PAs exists in rural, less populous counties; over three-quarters (79.4%) of those counties absent PA professionals are designated as rural. This report details important demographic and practice characteristics for the PA workforce, examining these data specifically in relation to PA supply and distribution. The 2016 Indiana Physician Assistant Data Report provides stakeholders with information needed to improve the quality of and accessibility to primary care for Indiana residents through policymaking, workforce development and resource allocation.