Supporting Diversity Through Best Practices in Technical Standards

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Affiliations

¹ Diana T. Noller, DHSc, MMS, MSPT, PA-C, is an associate professor and founding director, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
² Barbara J. Lopez, MMH, PA-C, is an assistant professor and director of didactic education, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
³ Athena P. Todd, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor and principal faculty, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
⁴ Legal review of this article was provided by Gregg Shalan, MD, JD, LL.M, Medical Director, Neurocritical Unit, Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

Diana T Noller et al. J Physician Assist Educ. 2023.

. 2023 Sep 1;34(3):251-253.

doi: 10.1097/JPA.0000000000000527. Epub 2023 Jul 27.

Diana T Noller^{1

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4}, Barbara J Lopez^{1

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4}, Athena P Todd^{1

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¹ Diana T. Noller, DHSc, MMS, MSPT, PA-C, is an associate professor and founding director, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
² Barbara J. Lopez, MMH, PA-C, is an assistant professor and director of didactic education, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
³ Athena P. Todd, MPAS, PA-C, is an assistant professor and principal faculty, Austin College PA Program, Denison, Texas.
⁴ Legal review of this article was provided by Gregg Shalan, MD, JD, LL.M, Medical Director, Neurocritical Unit, Methodist Dallas Medical Center.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

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