Letter from Thomas Godkins, President of American Academy of Physicians' Associates to general AAPA membership updating them on matters of interest. He mentions trying to develop affiliations with the American Hospital Association, Association of...
This application was submitted by Dr. D. Robert Howard to Dr. Roger Bulger on March 1, 1971 to obtain approval by the Duke Physician's Assistant Program to award the Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree. The application includes the objectives and...
This is the first formal bulletin printed for the Duke University Physician's Assistant Program in 1969 by the Department of Community Health Sciences. The bulletin list the current administration, core faculty and teaching faculty for academic...
Correspondence between Eugene A. Stead, Jr. and Karl E. Krill, Dean, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI in November and December 1970 describing an objective method of comparing the diagnostic capabilities of non-physicians. Dean Krill...
Minutes of the second meeting of the Task Force on Physician's Assistant Programs of the AMA and AAMC Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME) that met at the Regency Hyatt House Hotel, Chicago, IL on April 28, 1971. The committee adopted...
Letter from neurosurgeon Dr. George Stevenson, dated September 7, 1966 asking Dr. Stead to respond in writing about his (Dr. Stead's) "feelings about the moral, ethical and legal utilization of these people in medical centers?" Dr. Stevenson...
This article from the July 1972 issue of Dallas Medical Journal reports study conducted by School of Allied Health Professions of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at Dallas, to determine if physicians in 21 counties of...
In his memorandum sent to Drs. Howard and Bulger at Duke University, Mr. Keller sets forth parameters for the Tuition Loan program for the Duke University PA program. According to the letter, "the plan will generate sufficient cash to support the...
Department of Health, Education and Welfare announces awarding $4 million in contracts in Fiscal 1972 to 25 institutions training PAs for primary care. A list of institutions and amounts awarded is provided. This is first time these type programs...
This article was written by Laura Mae Kress, Information Officer, Division of Allied Health Manpower, Bureau of Health Manpower, National Institutes of Health in 1971. It provides a good background on the evolution of the PA concept, support for...