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Pandemic Trends for Physician Assistants: 10 Takeaways From AAPA Survey
Submitted By Charlene Ice, Created 05/20/2020 - 12:27
- 22.1% had been furloughed due to COVID-19
- 3.7% had been terminated
- 58.7% experienced reduced work hours
- 30.6% experienced reduced base pay
- 52.0% had tested patients for COVID-19
- 47.4% had diagnosed COVID-19 patients
- 40.0% had treated COVID-19 patients
- 31.7% had gone without necessary PPE
- 3.6% had been infected with COVID-19
- Of those PAs who had treated COVID-19 patients, 6.4% had been infected with COVID-19
Source: American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), May 19, 2020
Source URL: https://www.aapa.org/download/65014/
Notes: From a report, "COVID-19 and the PA Workforce Trends and implications for PAs," based on a survey by the AAPA Research Department between April 25, 2020 and May 6, 2020. A total of 743 PAs responded to this survey.