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gain admittance physician assistant pa school applicants must complete programspecific prerequisite courses experiences lack standardization contributes complexity expense limits diversity research assessed current didactic pa students perceptions prerequisite courses course delivery methods direct patient care dpc experiences determine perceived useful preparation didactic pa education online crosssectional survey sent eligible pa students across united states survey collected opinions usefulness commonly required prerequisite courses course delivery methods dpc experiences collected data underwent statistical analysis qualitative analysis openresponse questions total 527 students completed survey greater 50 reported prerequisite courses science psychology well speech ethics cardiopulmonary resuscitation cpr medical ethics medical terminology nutrition prepared well extremely well frequently recommended educational delivery method person dpc experiences reported best prepare students medical assistant certified nursing assistant scribe reported recommended number dpc hours 1000 1499 chisquare tests courses prepared students well extremely well revealed inperson delivery statistically significant association anatomy physiology ethics cpr medical ethics spanish significant findings considered pa programs evaluating requirements admission furthermore pa education associations consider universal requirements reduce applicant barriers complexity expense may lead improved diversity