Physician assistants in geriatric medical care

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Years since certified –PAs in geriatrics versus non-geriatric specialties 2018

Years certified	Certified PAs in geriatrics		PAs not in-geriatric medicine
Years certified	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	p-value
1–5	145	18.3	27,929	28.6	< 0.001
6–10	173	21.8	23,620	24.2
11–15	141	17.8	17,378	17.8
16–20	150	18.9	14,197	14.5
21–25	89	11.2	7651	7.8
26–30	41	5.2	2903	3.0
31–35	31	3.9	2329	2.4
36–40	17	2.1	1399	1.4
> 40	7	0.8	357	0.4
Mean (SD)	14.6 (9.20)		11.9 (8.58)		< 0.001
Median	13		10		< 0.001

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