Since 1967, the Duke University Physician Assistant Program has
graduated 1498 individuals. The status of these graduates is as
follows:
Employment Status
Number
Percent
Employed as Physician Assistant
1045
70 %
Employed in Other Health Profession
78
5 %
Employed in Non-health Profession
31
2 %
Other (Student, Disability, Family)
24
2 %
Unemployed
108
7 %
Unknown Status
166
11 %
Deceased
46
3 %
Total
1498
100 %
Of the 1045 graduates employed as PAs, 978 (94%) are engaged in
clinical practice and 67 (6%) in education, administration or research.
The setting and specialty of the 978 graduates in clinical practice
are as follows:
Setting
Number
Percent
Specialty
Number
Percent
Private Office
398
41 %
Primary Care
393
41 %
Ambulatory Care Clinic
227
23 %
Emergency Medicine
88
9 %
Hospital/Health System
353
36 %
Internal Med. Specialty
158
16 %
Surgical Specialty
207
21 %
Other Specialty
131
13 %
Unspecified Specialty
1
0 %
Total
978
100 %
978
100 %
Please contact us when you take a new position
or go on-line using the Members Only Alumni Web Interface to update
your practice profile information. Also, complete and return your
alumni survey questionnaires whenever they are mailed to you. You
can keep in touch by emailing us at PAalumni@mc.duke.edu.
