Since 1967, the Duke University Physician Assistant Program has
graduated 1605 individuals. The status of these graduates is as
follows:
Employment Status
Number
Percent
Employed as Physician Assistant
1131
70 %
Employed in Other Health Profession
77
5 %
Employed in Non-health Profession
31
2 %
Other (Student, Disability, Family)
28
2 %
Unemployed, retired
107
7 %
Unknown Status
182
11 %
Deceased
49
3 %
Total
1605
100 %
Of the 1131 graduates employed as PAs, 1059 (94%) are engaged in
clinical practice and 72 (6%) in education, administration or research.
The setting and specialty of the 1059 graduates in clinical practice
are as follows:
Setting
Number
Percent
Specialty
Number
Percent
Private Office
445
42 %
Primary Care
420
40 %
Ambulatory Care Clinic
226
21 %
Emergency Medicine
93
9 %
Hospital/Health System
388
37 %
Internal Med. Specialty
181
17 %
Surgical Specialty
221
21 %
Other Specialty
141
13 %
Unspecified Specialty
3
0 %
Total
1059
100 %
1059
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.
