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Update on Academy Activities - Godkins to Academy Fellow Members

Description/Abstract:	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...
Date:	December 12, 1972

Memorandum from Godkins updating academy on current activities - Correspondence: Godkins to board of advisors

Description/Abstract:	An update on academy activities, this memo notifies the academy of upcoming meetings, and mentions the AAPA's intent to seek affiliation with groups representing "organized medicine".
Date:	December 19, 1972

Concerns about letter sent by Mr. Lanpher to Mr. Smith - Correspondence: Godkins to Lanpher

Description/Abstract:	This letter was written by Thomas Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates (AAPA), on September 25, 1972 to Burt E. Lanpher of the National Association of Physicians' Assistants (NAPA). The letter supports the concerns...
Date:	September 25, 1972

Godkins' displeased response to letter from Snell - Correspondence: Godkins to Snell

Description/Abstract:	Godkins communicates his belief to Snell that the American College of Physicians' Assistants has intentionally tried to deceive its members, saying "You must realize, however, that your letter has put the merger in a precarious position".
Date:	December 8, 1972

Proposed meeting between American College and American Academy of Physicians' Assistants: Godkins to Gilreath

Description/Abstract:	This letter was written by Thomas Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates, on October 3, 1972 to Gregory Gilreath, president of the American College of Physicians' Assistants. The purpose of the letter was to find time...
Date:	October 3, 1972

Godkins turns down merger with National Association of Physicians' Assistants - Correspondence: Godkins to Lanpher

Description/Abstract:	In this letter, Godkins turns down a request made by Burt Lanpher and the National Association of Physicians' Assistants for a formal merger between the AAPA and NAPA.
Date:	July 20, 1972

Memorandum regarding a recent academy board meeting and upcoming meeting of the national commission.

Description/Abstract:	This memo concerns the ongoing issues surrounding PA certification, and declares the AAPA's stance in the matter. Also includes a synopsis of the minutes of the July 12, 1975 board of directors meeting regarding certification.
Date:	August 5, 1975

Recent Academy Board Meeting and Upcoming Meeting of the National Commission

Description/Abstract:	This 5 August 1975 memorandum from Tom Godkins, President of the AAPA, to Academy representative on the NCCPA, provides excerpts from unapproved minutes of the BOD meeting held July 12, 1975. Two main issues are addressed: (1) the development of...
Date:	August 5, 1975

Board of Advisors [American Academy of Physicians' Assistants]; between Godkins and Rosen

Description/Abstract:	In his 21 February 1974 letter, Thomas Godkins, chair of the AAPA Goals and Priorities Committee, asks Dr. Richard Rosen to remain on the AAPA's Board of Advisors. Godkin notes that "We have gone through a tremendous growth phase, have won many...
Date:	February 21, 1974

AAPA asks the National Commission on Certification of Physicians Assistants to allow surgeon's assistants to take the certification exam - Correspondence: Godkins to Glazer

Description/Abstract:	In this letter, Godkins explains the Academy's endorsement of the "generic" PA, and asks that surgeon's assistants also be allowed to take the PA certifying exam.
Date:	August 11, 1975