title: Beyond the Clinic: Physician Assistant Student Perspectives on Careers in Physician Assistant Education.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Professional training programs for physician assistants (PAs) have been rapidly expanding. The profession therefore needs to develop a sufficiently robust teaching workforce.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study surveyed current PA students from all Physician Assistant Education Association member programs to ascertain their level of interest in and understanding of careers in PA education, including faculty and precepting roles.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The study revealed that interest was greatest in precepting roles. A higher level of education before attending a PA program correlated with a higher interest in PA education roles, although an education-related degree did not show a significant relationship with such roles.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These and other study findings are important to consider as the profession continues to develop a pipeline to education careers for students and clinicians.
authors.affiliation: Cody Sasek, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas. Jenny Kluznik, MPH, PA-C, is an assistant professor at the Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Carl Garrubba, MPA, PA-C, is the program director and an associate professor at Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
authors.forename: Cody
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sasek
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kluznik
authors.forename: Carl
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garrubba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D005180:Faculty, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult