Article taken from Health Services and Mental Health Administration Health Reports. March 1971;86 (no. 3):195-201, describing the history, organization, method of selecting candidates, course of study and overall evaluation of the Marine PA...
This article written in 1971 by J. Kadish of the AMA and JW Long of the NIH was intended to update physicians about the PA movement. The authors provide a history of use of non-physician personnel to deliver health care services (feldshers,...
First by-laws adopted and revised at the first formal meeting of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs held November 10, 1972 at George Washington University, Washington, DC and mailed to member programs by Susan Greenberg, APAP...
These are proposed guidelines for the educational essentials for the physician's assistants prepared by a task force formed by action of the Council of Academic Societies at its November 2, 1969 meeting to "consider the role of these assistants...
Letter from Suzanne Greenberg, Secretary-Treasurer of the American Registry of Physicians' Associates announcing plans to hold the first meeting of the Association of Physician Assistants in Washington, DC on Friday November 10, 1972. Among...
A memorandum sent to Duke Administrators from Dr. Robert Howard dated August 17, 1971 updating them on progress made by the AMA to develop Educational Essentials for the assistant to the primary care physician. Dr. Howard refers readers to the...
Copy of revised Essentials of an Approved Educational Program for the Surgeon's Assistant changing qualifications for candidates for training from a high school graduate to person having completed two years of college or the equivalent. The...
This 6 October 1980 memorandum was sent by the NCCPA Board of Directors to PAs who were eligible for recertification letting them know that the "NCCPA will administer its first recertification process by June 1, 1981." A three-year investigation...
National Board of Medical Examiners announcement of the first national certification examination for physician's assistants administered on December 12, 1973. The announcement describes the examination schedule, eligibility requirements,...
This manuscript was prepared and issued in 1977 by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants (NCCPA) to introduce individuals to the concept of national certification of physician assistants. It provides background...