Race, ethnicity, and the physician assistant profession (original) (raw)

2015, Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants

SHIFTING POPULATION DEMOGRAPHICS In the 2010 census, the federal Offi ce of Management and Budget defi ned race as white, black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Native Hawaiian or other Pacifi c Islander, and some other race. Respondents also may designate two or more races, for a total of 57 possible race category combinations. 8 Hispanic ethnicity was defi ned as either Hispanic or Latino or not Hispanic or Latino. 8 The 2010 census data revealed that racial and ethnic minorities (all races except non-Hispanic whites) account for 37% of the US population. 9 Table 1 displays the changing demographic in the nation between 2000 and 2010. 10 Much of the demographic shift was due to 43% growth in the Hispanic population, which accounted for more than half of the total population growth from 2000 to 2010. 8 The United States is projected to become a "majority-minority" nation by 2043, and by 2060, 57% of the population will be minority. 9 The increasingly diverse US population has highlighted the imbalance between the percentage of racial and ethnic

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