TY - JOUR
T1 - Time to Pivot
T2 - A Guide to Holistic Admissions
AU - Snyder, Jennifer
AU - Alexander, Lisa Mustone
AU - Statler, Michel
AU - Straker, Howard
AU - Bowser, Jonathan
AU - Caruthers, Kara
AU - Murray, Donna
AU - Alesbury, Elizabeth
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2024/3/1
Y1 - 2024/3/1
N2 - As an ever-increasing number of physician assistant (PA) programs moves toward holistic admissions, a better understanding of how to achieve their stated admission goals becomes more important. With the June 2023 US Supreme Court decision effectively ending affirmative action in higher education, navigating holistic admissions is now an even greater challenge. In this article, the PA Education Association's Presidents Commission offers a guide for programs to use in implementing holistic admissions at their institutions and key considerations. Is the process mission-driven? Does it follow principles of quality improvement and incorporate ongoing assessment of that process? Using data can be a constructive and insightful way to inform the process. The authors hope that tools, resources, and recommendations offered in this article will serve as valuable resources for any program attempting to institute or improve its holistic admissions process.
AB - As an ever-increasing number of physician assistant (PA) programs moves toward holistic admissions, a better understanding of how to achieve their stated admission goals becomes more important. With the June 2023 US Supreme Court decision effectively ending affirmative action in higher education, navigating holistic admissions is now an even greater challenge. In this article, the PA Education Association's Presidents Commission offers a guide for programs to use in implementing holistic admissions at their institutions and key considerations. Is the process mission-driven? Does it follow principles of quality improvement and incorporate ongoing assessment of that process? Using data can be a constructive and insightful way to inform the process. The authors hope that tools, resources, and recommendations offered in this article will serve as valuable resources for any program attempting to institute or improve its holistic admissions process.
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U2 - 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000569
DO - 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000569
M3 - Article
C2 - 38227674
AN - SCOPUS:85185717315
SN - 1941-9430
VL - 35
SP - 43
EP - 51
JO - Journal of Physician Assistant Education
JF - Journal of Physician Assistant Education
IS - 1
ER -