1. M. Jane McDaniel, BSMT, MT(ASCP)SC Chair, CASPA Advisory Committee Physician Assistant Education Association (PAEA) Director of Admissions, Department of Physician Assistant Studies Wake Forest University School of Medicine The Applicant Pool – 2007 Cycle 7 Report November 2008 - Savannah

2. CASPA Advisory Committee Janie McDaniel, ChairWake Forest University John BurnsSouth University Pam ChambersDes Moines University Doris DaltonUniversity of Utah Cristina GonzálezUT Southwestern Medical Center Colleen Schierholtz Oregon Health & Science University Chere PereiraNAAHP Representative Kevin LohenryPAEA Board Liaison

3. CASPA Cycle 7 Application initiations:23,105 Unique e-submitted applicants:11,040 Unique processed/mailed applicants:10,550 Overview

4. Processed Applications 2002200320042005200620072008 Programs68 80909397101 Applicants4,6695,0475,8856,8127,6089,03110,550 Designations3.603.593.904.334.795.065.59 Applications16,80818,14022,97629,46236,45945,66458,971 Overview

5. CASPA Applicants +8.1 % +16.6% +15.8% +11.7% +18.7% +16.8% Overview

6. CASPA Applications +7.9% +26.7% +28.2% +23.7% +25.2% +29.1% Overview

7. Designations per Applicant Overview

8. Applicants Per Seat 20022003200420052006 * 20072008 # Seats2,5842,6362,9903,6943,3753,7153,835 Applicants5,0295,3876,1417,0887,6089,03110,550 Applicants per Available Seat 1.92.042.051.922.252.432.75 * Beginning 2006, # of seats are determined by # of matriculants reported by programs at the beginning of their academic year through the admissions portal. Overview

9. CASPA APPLICANT POOL 2008 Demographic Information

10. Gender CASPA Applicants

11. Gender: 2002-2008 CASPA Applicants

12. Average Age: 2002-2008 CASPA Applicants

13. Average Age by Gender: 2002-2008 CASPA Applicants

14. Ethnicity Categories American Indian or Alaskan Native Asian Indian Black, African- American (non- Hispanic) White (non-Hispanic) Mexican, Mexican American or Chicano Other Spanish/Hispanic/Lati no Puerto Rican Samoan Chinese Cuban Filipino Guamanian or Chamorro Japanese Korean Vietnamese Native Hawaiian Other Pacific Islander Other Asian Other No Answer CASPA Applicants

15. Ethnicity

16. Ethnicity: 2002-2008 CASPA Applicants

17. GPA: 2002-2008 CASPA Applicants

18. * * Self-reported data Average Health Care Experience* CASPA Applicants

19. Health Care Experience 54.9% of Self-Reported Health Care Experience is Direct Patient Care CASPA Applicants

20. First Heard About PA Profession/Education 20072008 Health-related work experience31%30% Another relative or friend25%26% Personal health care provider for me or my family14%15% Teacher or professor8% Parent6%7% PA Program literature or faculty5% Health professions advisor5% Career or guidance counselor3% Book, article, film or television1%2% PAEA or AAPA literature1% CASPA Applicants

21. Most Influential Factor for Choosing PA Profession/Education 20072008 Health-related work experience59% Another relative or friend10%11% Personal health care provider for me or my family10% PA Program literature or faculty8%7% Parent5%4% Teacher or professor4% Health professions advisor3%2% PAEA or AAPA literature1% Career or guidance counselor1% Book, article, film or television1% CASPA Applicants

22. *Self reported data Applicants Who Took GRE Or MCAT * 51% of all CASPA programs required GRE or MCAT CASPA Applicants

23. *Self reported data GRE Scores* CASPA Applicants

24. Most Common Majors: 07-08 2007 Rank20072008 Rank2008 Biology13,98414,685 Psychology27342878 Health Science35673699 Exercise Science44934627 Science53155363 Nursing62926355 Kinesiology72917338 Medical Tech82688311 Other724821 CASPA Applicants

25. CASPA Applicant Pool States Contributing Most Applicants % of total Texas9% California8% New York7% Pennsylvania6% Florida6% Michigan5% North Carolina4% Virginia3% Illinois3% Maryland3% CASPA Applicants

26. CASPA Service Cycle Seven

27. CASPA e-Submitted Applicants CASPA Service

28. CASPA Processing Time Application processing begins after application is complete: ◦Submitted and fee paid ◦All transcripts received ◦Two of three letters of reference received Average Processing Time Once Complete: 13 Days CASPA Service

29. Percent Change in Applicant Pool per Program 88% of Programs experienced an increase in applicants CASPA Service

30. Fee Waiver Summary $17,840 Total dollars awarded: $17,840 130 Total number of 2008 recipients: 130 37 Total awardees matriculated: 37 28.5 Percent of awardees matriculated: 28.5 CASPA Service

31. CASPA Customer Service Survey: Programs (June 2008, N=77) “Very” to “Somewhat” PDAdmissions Responsive to Program Concerns 96%92% Responsive to Applicant Concerns 90%71% Web-based Admissions Portal Beneficial to Admissions Process 90%96% CASPA Service

32. CASPA Customer Service Survey: Applicants (Mar 2008, N=3136) “Very Satisfied” to “Somewhat Satisfied” Responsiveness88.1% (81.1% in 2007) Timeliness to Process and Deliver 82.0% (81.6% in 2007) Overall Quality of Service 89.1% (87.1% in 2007) CASPA Service

33. Professionalism of CASPA staff 92.0% very professional or professional if contact, 90.1% in 07 CASPA Customer Service Survey: Applicants CASPA Service

34. Overall satisfaction of the quality of service 89.1% “Very High Quality” or “High Quality”, 87.1% in 07 CASPA Customer Service Survey: Applicants CASPA Service

35. CASPA-only programs applied to CASPA Customer Service Survey: Applicants CASPA Service

36. Matriculants2008

37. CASPA Matriculants Matriculants

38. Gender 2008FemaleMale Applicants72.9%24.7% Matriculants74.3%23.7% Non-Matriculants72.2%25.2% Matriculants

39. Age 2008AllFemaleMale Applicants26.725.929.2 Matriculants26.625.328.4 Non-Matriculants27.126.229.7 Matriculants

40. U.S. Citizenship 2008All Applicants95.3% Matriculants97.2% Non-Matriculants94.1% Matriculants

41. GPA 2008ScienceNon-ScienceOverall Applicants3.113.363.25 Matriculants3.343.513.43 Non-Matriculants2.983.273.14 Matriculants

42. Ethnicity 2008WhiteAll Others Applicants70.1%29.9% Matriculants77.1%22.9% Non-Matriculants67.3%32.7% Matriculants

43. Ethnicity 2008 WhiteAsianBlack Other Hisp Asian Ind Mex Am Puerto Rican Am Indian Hawaiian & Pac Is Applicants70.8%6.4%6.0%4.0%3.1%2.4%0.8% 0.3% Matriculants77.1%5.0%3.4%3.2%2.3% 0.5%0.7%0.2% Matriculants

44. Economically & Educationally Disadvantaged* 2008Economically Disadvantaged Educationally Disadvantaged Applicants12.0%7.5% Matriculants8.9%6.4% Non-Matriculants13.7%8.3% * Self-reported data Matriculants

45. Average Health Care Experience* 2008 (in hours) Direct Patient Care Health Care Relateed Experience Total Applicants405533257380 Matriculants364626256271 Non-Matriculants437737828159 *Self-reported data Matriculants

46. GRE* 2008Took GRETook MCAT GRE Score** (verb+quant) Applicants59.3%4.2%1073 Matriculants53.9%3.4%1107 Non-Matriculants50.8%4.7%1046 *Self Reported Data ** Not all who claimed to have taken the GRE reported their scores

47. Comparison of PA Applicants to Other Medical Professions 2002 - 2007

48. Number of Applicants in Health Professions Source: CASPA (PAEA), AAMC, AACOM, AACP

49. CASPA Cycle 8 Admissions 2008-2009

50. CASPA Cycle 8 As of October 2008 Total Applicants: UP 1625 or 23% over last year at this time Designations: Up from 5.1 to 5.6 over last year at this time

51. CASPA Members We Continue to Grow

52. THANK YOU for your help with this report Mei Liang, Assistant Director, Data and Research, PAEA Ann Donnelly, Deb Erdner and the dedicated staff at Liaison International

53. THANK YOU for your help and support All who have served on the CASPA Advisory Committee over the years PAEA Staff: Timi, Sam, Mei, Eileen, Jennifer, Geraldene, Ayeshia Liaison International: George Haddad, Deb, Ann, Jerome, Brian and others Participating Programs

54. Questions?