Event Title
Factors Influencing Physician Assistants to Practice in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Presentation Type
Oral and/or Visual Presentation
Presenter Major(s)
Physician Assistant Studies
Mentor Information
Wallace Boeve, boevew@gvsu.edu
Department
Physician Assistant Studies
Location
Kirkhof Center 2270
Start Date
13-4-2011 3:00 PM
End Date
13-4-2011 3:30 PM
Keywords
Health and Wellness
Abstract
Rural areas are abundant throughout the country and they suffer from a shortage of medical practitioners. This shortage causes these areas to be medically underserved. The recruitment and retention of practitioners to these areas continues to be a major problem. Although many studies have been performed on physicians in rural areas, there is a lack of research on physician assistants (PAs). In addition to this lack of research, certain geographical areas, like the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) in Michigan, also lack research data regarding recruitment and retention efforts. The purpose of this study was to discover information regarding the most influential factors that recruited current PAs to the U.P., as well as retention factors that influenced them to remain there. This study looked at job satisfaction, family factors, lifestyle factors, and environmental factors of the current PAs who are practicing in the U.P. Data collection, data analysis, and results of this study are pending.
Factors Influencing Physician Assistants to Practice in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Kirkhof Center 2270
Rural areas are abundant throughout the country and they suffer from a shortage of medical practitioners. This shortage causes these areas to be medically underserved. The recruitment and retention of practitioners to these areas continues to be a major problem. Although many studies have been performed on physicians in rural areas, there is a lack of research on physician assistants (PAs). In addition to this lack of research, certain geographical areas, like the Upper Peninsula (U.P.) in Michigan, also lack research data regarding recruitment and retention efforts. The purpose of this study was to discover information regarding the most influential factors that recruited current PAs to the U.P., as well as retention factors that influenced them to remain there. This study looked at job satisfaction, family factors, lifestyle factors, and environmental factors of the current PAs who are practicing in the U.P. Data collection, data analysis, and results of this study are pending.