Jennifer A. Snyder, PhD, PA-C, is a professor and associate dean for the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Karen Hills, MS, PA-C, is chief, educational development, for the PA Education Association in Washington, DC.
J Physician Assist Educ. 2023 Mar 1;34(1):46-53. doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000488. Epub 2023 Jan 23.
While increasing diversity has been an ongoing concern in physician assistant (PA) education, there is now a concentrated focus on diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice, elevating these to top priorities. To achieve the goal of diversifying the PA workforce, PA programs, with their institution's support, must systematically inculcate strategies for overcoming and dismantling barriers against students of color and students underrepresented in medicine (URiM). These strategies should disrupt the status quo and expand structural processes that ensure successful diversification of students, especially URiM students, LGBTQ students, students from medically underserved areas, and first-generation college students.
虽然在医师助理（PA）教育中，增加多样性一直是一个持续关注的问题，但现在的重点是多样性、公平、包容和社会正义，将这些问题提升到首要优先事项。为了实现多元化 PA 劳动力的目标，PA 项目必须在机构的支持下，系统地灌输克服和消除有色人种学生和医学代表性不足的学生（URiM）障碍的策略。这些策略应该打破现状，扩大结构流程，以确保学生，特别是 URiM 学生、LGBTQ 学生、来自医疗服务不足地区的学生和第一代大学生的成功多元化。
