Perri Anne Morgan | Scholars@Duke

Perri Anne Morgan
Professor in Community and Family Medicine

Dr. Morgan is a health services researcher focusing on PAs and NPs in the health workforce and on outcomes associated with their use in different roles and settings. As Director of Research in the Duke PA Division, she led the development of the PA Research section, which is one of only a few such groups nationally. As a practicing PA for 25 years, Dr. Morgan has extensive knowledge of the PA profession from the perspective of a clinician. As one of a very few national experts on education, practice, and workforce issues related to the PA profession, Dr. Morgan is regularly invited to serve in national and state level policy advisory positions. Her research, linked below, addresses methodological problems of data sources for use in research on PAs and NPs, the effect of PA use on health resource utilization, and use and roles of PAs and NPs in various settings.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2015
Professor in Population Health Sciences, Population Health Sciences, Basic Science Departments 2018

Contact Information

800 South Duke Street, Box 104780, Durham, NC 27710
800 South Duke Street, Box 104780, Durham, NC 27710
perri.morgan@duke.edu (919) 681-3161
Full CV for Perri Morgan

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison 2007
- M.Ed., University of Wisconsin at Madison 2000
- P.A.- C., Emory University 1987
Duke Appointment History
- Associate Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2012 - 2015
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2009 - 2011
- Assistant Professor in Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2008 - 2009
- Clinical Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2005 - 2008
- Consulting Associate in the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Physician Assistant Program, Community and Family Medicine 2004 - 2005
- Instructor, Temporary of Community and Family Medicine, Community and Family Medicine, Clinical Science Departments 2004
Recognition
In the News
- FEB 27, 2015
  
  Duke Researchers Lead Studies on Growing Role of Physician Assistants
Expertise
Subject Headings
Research
Selected Grants
- Impact of Primary Care Clinician Interdependence and Coordination on Quality of Care Delivered to Complex Older Patients with Diabetes awarded by National Institutes of Health 2016 - 2021
- Best Practices in On-boarding Physician Assistants awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2018 - 2019
- Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner Roles in Patient-Centered Medical Homes awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2014 - 2016
- A national and state level analysis of job openings for physician assistants awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015 - 2016
- Preceptors' Perspective of Physician Assistant Students' Interprofessional Interactions and Competencies awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
- Accessing Patient Care in a Changing Environment: patient preferences and perceptions awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association 2015
- Health Workforce Research Center (HWRC) Program awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill 2013 - 2014
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Jackson, GL, Smith, VA, Edelman, D, Woolson, SL, Hendrix, CC, Everett, CM, Berkowitz, TS, White, BS, and Morgan, PA. "Intermediate Diabetes Outcomes in Patients Managed by Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, or Physician Assistants: A Cohort Study." Annals of Internal Medicine 169, no. 12 (December 2018): 825-835. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, Smith, VA, Woolson, S, Edelman, D, Hendrix, CC, Berkowitz, T, White, B, and Jackson, GL. "Interpersonal continuity of primary care of veterans with diabetes: a cohort study using electronic health record data." Bmc Family Practice 19, no. 1 (July 30, 2018): 132-null. Full Text
  - Leach, B, Gradison, M, Morgan, P, Everett, C, Dill, MJ, and de Oliveira, JS. "Patient preference in primary care provider type." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 6, no. 1 (March 2018): 13-16. Full Text
  - Streilein, A, Leach, B, Everett, C, and Morgan, P. "Knowing Your Worth: Salary Expectations and Gender of Matriculating Physician Assistant Students." The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association (January 19, 2018). Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Leach, B, Himmerick, K, and Everett, C. "Job openings for PAs by specialty." Jaapa : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 31, no. 1 (January 2018): 45-47. Full Text
  - Leach, B, Morgan, P, Strand de Oliveira, J, Hull, S, Østbye, T, and Everett, C. "Primary care multidisciplinary teams in practice: a qualitative study." Bmc Family Practice 18, no. 1 (December 29, 2017): 115-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Morgan, P, Himmerick, KA, Leach, B, Dieter, P, and Everett, C. "Scarcity of Primary Care Positions May Divert Physician Assistants Into Specialty Practice." Medical Care Research and Review : Mcrr 74, no. 1 (February 2017): 109-122. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, Smith, VA, Woolson, S, Edelman, D, Hendrix, CC, Berkowitz, TSZ, White, B, and Jackson, GL. "Factors Associated With Having a Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Physician Assistant as Primary Care Provider for Veterans With Diabetes Mellitus." Inquiry : a Journal of Medical Care Organization, Provision and Financing 54 (January 2017): 46958017712762-null. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, and Jackson, GL. "Primary care physician assistant and advance practice nurses roles: Patient healthcare utilization, unmet need, and satisfaction." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 4, no. 4 (December 2016): 327-333. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, and Jackson, GL. "Patient characteristics associated with primary care PA and APRN roles." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 12 (December 2016): 1-6. Full Text
  - Everett, CM, Morgan, P, and Jackson, GL. "Patient characteristics associated with primary care PA and APRN roles." Jaapa : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 12 (December 1, 2016): 1-6.
  - Everett, C, Martinez-Bianchi, V, Morgan, P, Gradison, M, Hills, K, Weigle, N, Dieter, P, Hull, S, Strand de Oliveira, J, and Michener, J. "Dr. Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs." Family Medicine 48, no. 9 (October 1, 2016): 742-743. (Scholarly Commentary) Link to Item
  - Everett, CM, Martinez-Bianchi, V, Morgan, P, Gradison, M, Hills, K, Weigle, NJ, Dieter, PM, Hull, S, Strand de Oliveira, J, and Michener, L. "Dr Carek's Commentary on Training PAs and NPs." Family medicine 48, no. 9 (October 2016): 742-743. (Letter)
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, Humeniuk, KM, and Valentin, VL. "Physician assistant specialty choice: Distribution, salaries, and comparison with physicians." Jaapa : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 7 (July 2016): 46-52. Full Text
  - Fraher, EP, Morgan, P, and Johnson, A. "Specialty distribution of physician assistants and nurse practitioners in North Carolina." Jaapa : Official Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 29, no. 4 (April 2016): 38-43. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Humeniuk, KM, and Everett, CM. "Facilitating Research in Physician Assistant Programs: Creating a Student-Level Longitudinal Database." The journal of physician assistant education : the official journal of the Physician Assistant Education Association 26, no. 3 (September 2015): 130-135. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, C, and Hing, E. "Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 3, no. 2 (June 2015): 102-107. Full Text
  - Morgan, P. "Handcuffs." JAAPA : official journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants 28, no. 5 (May 2015): 12-13. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, C, and Hing, E. "Nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and physicians in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare 3, no. 2 (January 1, 2015): 102-107. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, Everett, CM, and Hing, E. "Time spent with patients by physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in community health centers, 2006-2010." Healthcare (Amsterdam, Netherlands) 2, no. 4 (December 2014): 232-237. Full Text
  - Morgan, PA, Abbott, DH, McNeil, RB, and Fisher, DA. "Characteristics of primary care office visits to nurse practitioners, physician assistants and physicians in United States Veterans Health Administration facilities, 2005 to 2010: a retrospective cross-sectional analysis." Human Resources for Health 10 (January 2012): 42-null. Full Text Open Access Copy
  - Morgan, P, Strand De Oliveira, J, and Short, NM. "Physician assistants and nurse practitioners: a missing component in state workforce assessments." Journal of Interprofessional Care 25, no. 4 (July 2011): 252-257. Full Text
  - Alexander, SC, Pollak, KI, Morgan, PA, Strand, J, Abernethy, AP, Jeffreys, AS, Arnold, RM, Olsen, M, Rodriguez, KL, Garrigues, SK, Manusov, JRE, and Tulsky, JA. "How do non-physician clinicians respond to advanced cancer patients' negative expressions of emotions?." Support Care Cancer 19, no. 1 (January 2011): 155-159. Full Text Link to Item
  - Morgan, PA, and Hooker, RS. "Choice of specialties among physician assistants in the United States." Health Affairs (Project Hope) 29, no. 5 (May 2010): 887-892. Full Text
  - Morgan, PA, de Oliveira, JS, Alexander, SC, Pollak, KI, Jeffreys, AS, Olsen, MK, Arnold, RM, Abernethy, AP, Rodriguez, KL, and Tulsky, JA. "Comparing oncologist, nurse, and physician assistant attitudes toward discussions of negative emotions with patients." J Physician Assist Educ 21, no. 3 (2010): 13-17. Link to Item
  - Morgan, PA, Shah, ND, Kaufman, JS, and Albanese, MA. "Impact of physician assistant care on office visit resource use in the United States." Health Services Research 43, no. 5 Pt 2 (October 2008): 1906-1922. Full Text
  - Morgan, PA, Strand, J, Østbye, T, and Albanese, MA. "Missing in action: care by physician assistants and nurse practitioners in national health surveys." Health Services Research 42, no. 5 (October 2007): 2022-2037. Full Text
  - Morgan, P, and Strand, J. "What about physician assistants?." Health Aff (Millwood) 24, no. 3 (May 2005): 886-887. (Letter) Link to Item
  - Judd, CR, Hooker, R, and Morgan, P. "Improving physician assistant education and practice in SUD and policy recommendations on substance abuse education for physician assistants." Substance Abuse 23, no. sup1 (September 2002): 273-287. Full Text
  - Judd, CR, Hooker, R, and Morgan, P. "Improving physician assistant education and practice in SUD and policy recommendations on substance abuse education for physician assistants." Substance abuse 23, no. 3 Suppl (September 2002): 273-287. (Review)
  - Morgan, P. "Small business responds to the crisis in healthcare." North Carolina medical journal 63, no. 1 (2002): 55-57.
  - Svetkey, LP, George, LK, Burchett, BM, Morgan, PA, and Blazer, DG. "Black/white differences in hypertension in the elderly: an epidemiologic analysis in central North Carolina." American Journal of Epidemiology 137, no. 1 (January 1993): 64-73. Full Text
  - Register, KB, Morgan, PA, and Wyrick, PB. "Interaction between Chlamydia spp. and human polymorphonuclear leukocytes in vitro." Infection and immunity 52, no. 3 (June 1986): 664-670. (Academic Article)
Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
- PHYASST 221: Clinical Medicine II 2019
- PHYASST 222: Clinical Medicine III 2019
- PHYASST 305: Evidence-Based Medicine II 2019
- PHYASST 306: Integrative Medicine 2019
- PHYASST 309: Public Health and Healthcare in Cuba 2019
- PHYASST 220: Clinical Medicine I 2018
- PHYASST 231: Patient Assessment and Counseling I 2018
- PHYASST 255: Evidence-Based Practice I 2018

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Subject Headings

Selected Grants

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Recent Courses