Overview
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
Recent Publications
NP and PA transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs.
Journal Article JAAPA · December 1, 2023 OBJECTIVES: Newly graduated NPs and physician associates/assistants (PAs) benefit from transition to practice (TTP) support to move successfully into practice. TTP programs (such as onboarding programs, fellowships, and residencies) hold promise for improv ... Full text Open Access Link to item CiteNurse practitioner and physician assistant transition to practice: A scoping review of fellowships and onboarding programs.
Journal Article J Am Assoc Nurse Pract · December 1, 2023 BACKGROUND: Newly graduated nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) benefit from transition-to-practice (TTP) support to move successfully into practice. Transition-to-practice programs (i.e., onboarding programs and fellowships/residencie ... Full text Link to item CiteImpact of primary care usual provider type and provider interdependence on outcomes for patients with diabetes: a cohort study.
Conference BMJ Open Qual · June 2023 BACKGROUND: Interprofessional primary care (PC) teams are key to the provision of high-quality care. PC providers often 'share' patients (eg, a patient may see multiple providers in the same clinic), resulting in between-visit interdependence between provi ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Sexual & Gender Minority Curricula in PA Education
FellowshipMentor · Awarded by Physician Assistant Education Association · 2023 - 2025Impact of Primary Care Clinician Interdependence and Coordination on Quality of Care Delivered to Complex Older Patients with Diabetes
ResearchCo-Mentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2022Experience of Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in Onboarding Programs
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2013 - 2021View All Grants