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Ryan Douglas White,PhD,MS

Department : Physician Assistant Studies
Program/Division : Physician Assistant
Academic Title: Assistant Professor

Office Address:
675 Hose Lane
6th Floor
Piscataway, NJ 08854
Phone: (732) 235-4445

Email: whitery@rutgers.edu

Education
Degree	Degree Source	Year Awarded
MS	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Health Related Professions	2008
MPH	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Public Health	2008
PhD	Rutgers School of Public Health	2022

Publications
Title	Authors	Where and When
Describing the Physician Associate Clinical Training Site Compensation Market	White RD	Journal of PA Education. 2024;00(00):1–9. DOI 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000619
PA Scope of Practice Reform: History Informing the Future	White RD, Najmabadi S, Valentin V	Journal of the American Academy of PAs. In press.
Examining the Influence of Physician Assistant/Associate Scope of Practice Reforms and Individual Characteristics on Wages	White RD	Medical Care Research and Review. 2023 Apr 5; DOI: 10.1177/10775587231165351
Initial Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic on Physician Assistant Education	Valentin V, Najmabadi S, Warner M, White RD, Dehn R	Journal of Physician Assistant Education. 2022 Jun 1;33(2):78-86.
The Primary Care Workforce Paradox: Physician Shortages in the Context of PA and NP Surplus	White RD, Keahy D, Luck M, Dehn R	Journal of the American Academy of PAs. 2021 Oct 1;34(10):39-42.

Awards
Award	Year
Publishing Award - American Academy of Physician Associates	2024
Beloved Community Award	2022
Faculty Gonfalonier - Rutgers School of Health Professions Convocation	2017
Outstanding PA of the Year - New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants	2016
New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence - Physician Assistant Education Association	2015
Bernard D. Goldstein, MD Award - UMDNJ School of Public Health	2008

Research
Research Interests
Health professions workforce; Primary care workforce; Clinical education; Physician assistant education; Patient-provider communication

Research Grants
Title	Sponsor	Effective Dates	Role
An analytic approach to examining the relationship between state scope of practice reforms and PA labor demand	American Academy of Physician Associates	November 1, 2023 - February 15, 2025	Co-Principal Investigator
Can Digital Health Technologies and Data Science Transform Health Professional Practice and Communication and Ensure Health Equity?	Rutgers School of Communication and Information	December 1, 2021 - present	Co-investigator
AAPA-PAEA Research Fellowship, 2018-2019	The American Academy of Physician Assistants and the Physician Assistant Education Association	November 1, 2018 - October 31, 2019	Research Fellow

BioSketch
Title	Details
Ryan D. White, PhD, PA-C 2022	Dr. White joined the PA Program faculty 2012. He received a B.S. in biology with a minor in anthropology from Muhlenberg College in 2002. In 2008, Dr. White became the first graduate of UMDNJ’s M.S. Physician Assistant and M.P.H. dual degree program. After completing this program he practiced in general internal medicine and neurology, and continues to practice primary care at the HOPE clinic. Dr. White earned a PhD in Health Systems and Policy from the Rutgers School of Public Health and he currently lectures in health policy, the U.S. health system, the health care workforce, and health care reform. As Director, Clinical Site Development and Practice he is responsible for developing and maintaining clinical education and practice opportunities with affiliate health systems, hospitals, and practices. Dr. White's research interests include the primary care workforce, health services utilization, health system reform, and clinical education. He is a Past President of the New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants (NJSSPA) and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). Dr. White was the 2015 recipient of the PAEA New Faculty Award for Professional Excellence, the 2016 recipient of the NJSSPA Outstanding PA of the Year Award, was a 2018-2019 AAPA-PAEA Research Fellow, and is the recipient of the 2024 AAPA Publishing Award.

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