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AAPA 2021 POSTER SESSION ABSTRACTS PURPOSEGlobal education experiences for healthcare professionals during formal training improve cultural sensitivity and foster a desire to improve global disparities. COVID-19 virus disruption to these global education experiences may affect future healthcare provider aspirations. In a time when a pandemic is exposing healthcare inequities, the skills future medical providers can attain during an international education experience become indispensable. This investigation explored the effect of COVID-19 on healthcare professions students at one private university who had expressed interest in a global health learning experience. METHODSInstitutional review board approval was obtained through the university to conduct an anonymous survey designed to explore the graduate healthcare professions student experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. A mixedmethod design was used with a survey asking yes/no questions allowing intentional comparisons between physician assistant (PA), physical therapy, and occupational therapy programs, as well as open-ended questions that were coded for themes. The survey was distributed electronically to 424 healthcare professions students in the division of PA studies, physical therapy, and occupational therapy students. Questions were geared to students whose global education experience had been canceled due to COVID-19, to see if At the PA program at Shenandoah University in Winchester, Va.,

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