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Research

 

Resources on this Page
 
At the bottom of this page, please find a curated set of published literature about clinical postgraduate programs.

Additionally, the Statistical Profile of APRN and PA Residency/Fellowship Programs and Program Directors found under APPAP Reports provides a cross-section of data from the 2023 APPAP/APGAP Conference.

Since the formal association of clinical post-graduate PA educators formed in 1988 and NPs in 2014, APPAP and APGAP have collected data on programs and program directors to understand the landscape and challenges programs and directors are facing. This data also may provide other researchers with a snapshot of descriptive data to generate hypotheses and to conduct their own research. Research on clinical post-graduate training programs and trainees is more important than ever as these programs face calls for standardization and quality consistency. Research on this topic has previously been published in venues such as BMC Medical Education, JAAPA, JPAE, and specialty journals such as Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Orthopaedic Nursing, and Journal of Hospital Medicine.
Additionally, NCCPA has turned more attention to studying the demographics and outcomes of these programs. APPAP and APGAP stand poised to support and collaborate with researchers in this area and hope this report will provide value to its members for years to come.

 

Requesting Data for Research and Scholarly Projects
 
We are excited to collaborate in providing consultative services, data (when available), and research support regarding projects studying outcomes regarding clinical postgraduate programs.

While APPAP does not participate in disseminating surveys to PAs or promoting surveys to PAs from external investigators, the organization is committed to collaborating with external researchers to share data in appropriate and ethical ways to further advance research about clinical post-graduate learners, graduates, and programs.
External data requests and consultative services are reviewed during the APPAP/APGAP Research Workgroup meetings which happen monthly. Please send the following form to appap@appap.org, and the Research chair will review and add to the agenda.

APPAP External Research Form

APPAP Reports

Data reflected in this report includes Program Director responses from the 2023 APPAP/APGAP Conference which took place in Salt Lake City, Utah. The survey was provided to conference attendees during the conference in October 2023. 104 of 146 conference attendees responded (71.2% response rate). However, an underlying limitation to the data is that those Program Directors not attending this conference were not able to participate. Nonetheless, the following report provides unique insight into a large sample of PA and NP Program Directors, including types of compensation, funding source for programs, and stipend amounts for fellows/residents. Responses were examined for consistency and potential errors. In cases of obvious error or inconclusive data, responses were not included in the analysis. The number of responses to individual items varies due to the differing response rates. Analyses of the data consist of descriptive statistics.

Researchers who are interested in further studies regarding this data are encouraged to fill out an external research form. External data requests will be reviewed during Research Workgroup meetings which happen about once each month.

 

Statistical Profile 2025

Clinical Postgraduate Literature

Outcomes

Program Structure and Characteristics

Specialty-Specific Programs