This memorandum from Dr. E. Harvey Estes to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke University dated September 29, 1969 request that the physician's assistant curriculum be upgraded to the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree. Dr. Estes provides the rationale and...
Correspondence between James C. Mau, first administrator for Duke University PA Program, and D. Robert Howard, first program director of Duke University PA program, discussing honoring Buddy Treadwell at some upcoming event at Duke and inviting...
Letter dated September 24, 1969 from Dr. Estes to Dr. Kinney at Duke indicating that a conference [the second Duke conference] would be held on the 26th of October to "discuss the various alternate ways of handling problems of defining the legal...
This letter dated April 18, 1969 from David Sabiston, Jr., MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, describes to Dr. Frank Longino the experience of hiring and using a PA in the department: "About two months...
Correspondence from Bob Jones, associate editor of Army Times Publishing Company, to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA Program, indicating that Dr. Howard's article, "Doctors' assistants on rise" was published in an educational...
Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1969 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as follows:(1) Stead reply to Zahn dated January 31, 1969 indicating that he feels "the ceiling placed on...
Letter written by Dr. D. Robert Howard, Director of Duke University Physician Assistant program, to Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace, CBS reporters on 60 Minutes requesting a visit by 60 Minutes to explore educating ex-military corpsmen to address...
A letter and attached agreement dated November 4, 1969 indicates that the Upjohn Company of Kalamazoo, Michigan will provide a grant to Duke University of $50,000 per year to be renewed on a yearly basis at the discretion of Upjohn and review of...
James L Lippe of the Insurance Rating Board response to D. Robert Howard, PA program director at Duke University stating that a meeting of their Professional Liability Committee was forthcoming and that Dr. Howard's request to establish a...
This brief note written on November 3, 1969 by Dr. David Sabiston, Professor and Chair of Surgery at Duke University, thanks Dr. Anlyan for resolving the Physician's Assistant pay scales at the Medical Center.