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Correspondence from Freeman to Stead and Stead to Freeman regarding starting Physician's Assistant Training Program at Duke University - Correspondence: Freeman to Stead and Stead to Freeman

Description:

Dr. Ruth Freeman, Johns Hopkins University, School of Hygiene and Public Health writes Dr. Eugene Stead, Jr. a letter dated October 13, 1964 responding to Dr. Stead's recent visit and paper describing his ideas about training physician's...

Date:

October, 1964
Starting Physician's Assistant Training Program at Duke University - 1964 Correspondence: Stead to Finkelstein and Stead to Ballentine

Description:

Letters from Eugene A. Stead, Jr. dated August 18, 1964, to Dr. Elliot Finkelstein, US Public Health Service and September 24, 1964 to Mr. Robert L. Ballentine, US Department of Labor. After stating his intentions to train PAs, Stead asks...

Date:

1964
Correspondence from Eugene Stead to Everett Hopkins regarding starting a Physician's Assistant Training Program at Duke University - Correspondence: Stead to Hopkins

Description:

A 1964 letter from Eugene A. Stead, Jr. to Everett Hopkins, Vice President for Planning and Institutional Studies at Duke University stating that the Department of Medicine was establishing a training program to create new positions in the health...

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August 21, 1964
Starting Physician's Assistant Training Program at Duke University - Internal Correspondence: Stead to Frenzel

Description:

A 1964 letter from Eugene A. Stead, Jr. to Charles H. Frenzel at Duke Hospital expressing desire to meet to discuss establishing an educational program to train physician's assistants. Dr. Stead writes "During the next ten years I would like to...

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April 21, 1964
The start of a new educational venture under the guidance of the Medical Center - Correspondence: Stead to Woodhall

Description:

In this letter to Woodhall, Stead announces that "the hyperbaric unit will begin a formal training program for environmental chamber technicians and physician-assistants".

Date:

March 23, 1965
Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding evolution of the Physician's Assistant concept at Duke University - 1977

Description:

Letter from Dr. Milton Johnson dated April 6, 1977 stating that the Medical Association of Georgia is "currently interested in and investigating the status of Physicians Assistants in our state." Dr. Milton indicates that his committee wants to...

Date:

May 17, 1977
Executive Director's Message [Donald W. Fisher]

Description:

Message sent by Donald Fisher, Executive Director of the AAPA and APAP, to educational and professional leaders in January or February 1974 announcing leasing of 1950 square feet of office space in Washington, DC for the national office;...

Date:

1974
Correspondence from the Committee on Type-A Health Professional Dialectics to R. Reiheld regarding the 1973 certifying examination for primary care Physician's assistants. [10 February 1974]

Description:

Correspondence from Committee on Type-A Professional Dialectics to Dr. Robert E. Reiheld, Chairman of the AMA Council on Rural Health, dated February 10, 1974. Four individuals co-signed the letter for a committee created by "practicing...

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February 10, 1974
Academy and College Merger Proposal - Correspondence: TR Godkins and G Gilreath

Description:

Letter sent from Mr. Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physician's Assistants, to Mr. Gilreath, president of the American College of Physician Assistants dated February 26, 1973 with "list of conditions regarding the proposed merger"...

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February 26, 1973
American College of Physicians Assistants - General Correspondence from Snell

Description:

Correspondence from Roy Snell, secretary-treasurer of the American College of Physicians Assistants, explaining that it was not "our intent to be interpreted as stating or implying that the American College of Physicians Assistants had been...

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January 12, 1973
Accreditation Inquiries - Association of Physician Assistant Programs, January 1973 - Correspondence: Sadler and Proffitt

Description:

In his memorandum to member programs of the APAP, Dr. Alfred M. Sadler attaches a letter from Dr. John R. Proffitt, Director, Accreditation and Institutional Eligibility Staff, Bureau of Higher Education, DHEW, in response to his December 4, 1972...

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January 15, 1973
Special Meeting [of Association of Physician Assistant Programs] for the Purpose of By-Law Adoption, September 21, 1973

Description:

In his memo dated September 21, 1973. Thomas Piemme, president of the APAP, calls a formal special meeting of the APAP on the afternoon of October 12, 1973 to adopt revision of the Association's by-laws. This is necessary to gain IRS approval as a...

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September 21, 1973
Presidential Correspondence to Member Programs [of Association of Physician Assistants], July 23, 1974

Description:

Letter sent by Robert E. Jewett, APAP president, to member programs to update them on various activities including: (1) plans to publish first Association Newsletter; (2) plans to incorporate the Association; (3) concerns about "legal harassment"...

Date:

July 23, 1974
Accreditation - Correspondence: Ruhe to Sadler

Description:

Copy of letter sent by William Ruhe acknowledging Dr. Sadler's letter suggesting "the expansion of the Joint Review Committee (JRC) and modifications in the accreditation process." The suggestion will be considered by the JRC at an upcoming...

Date:

March 26, 1973
Correspondence from V.C. Cipriano to the physician's assistant program regarding the services provided by Medex Communication Center, July 19, 1973

Description:

Letter dated July 19, 1973 from V.C. Cipriano, director of the Medex Communication Center to Physician's Associate Program at Duke University explaining a placement service to "save PA programs time and money by serving as a clearinghouse for...

Date:

July 19, 1973
Physician's Assistants and the Dispensing of Drugs - Correspondence: Mahaffey to Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Physician's Assistant [National Association of Boards of Pharmacy]

Description:

This letter sent in 1973 from Fred T. Mahaffey, Executive Director-Secretary of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), to an ad hoc advisory committee on physician's assistants [organization unknown] expresses apprehensions that...

Date:

1973
Special Committee on the Role of the Physician's Assistant in the Hospital - Correspondence: Raymond, Kinney and Hague

Description:

This letter dated September 4, 1973 calling a meeting of the Special Committee on the Role of the Physician's Assistant in the Hospital was sent to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke University by Dr. Bruce A. Raymond, Secretary, American Hospital...

Date:

September 4, 1973
Capitation Support for NC Students Enrolled in PA Program [at Duke University] - Correspondence: Carter to Bennet

Description:

This memorandum written by Dr. Reginald Carter to Mr. Peter Bennett on July 14, 1974 provides information that could be useful in obtaining capitation support from the NC legislature for students enrolled in the Duke and Bowman Gray PA programs....

Date:

July 14, 1974
Proposed budget for the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants [1974]

Description:

Nick Griffin, Secretary of the AMA Council on Health Manpower sent this memorandum dated February 22, 1974 to "participants in November 28 meeting" containing a proposed budget for the National Commission on Certification of Physician's...

Date:

February 22, 1974
Special committee on the role of the physician's assistant in hospitals - Correspondence: Raymond to Kinney

Description:

This letter dated April 5, 1974 was sent to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke by Dr. Bruce A. Raymond, Director, Division of Professional Support Services, American Hospital Association, stating that the Special Committee's work had been deemed completed...

Date:

April 5, 1974
The second institute: Physician's Assistant service program - Correspondence: Anlyan to Meads

Description:

Attached to this letter from W.G. Anlyan regarding Lt. Governor Hunt's view on the PA capitation program is a summary of the meeting regarding this program, and a copy of an article from the "Asheville Citizen" concerning Hunt's views on the PA.

Date:

July 16, 1974
American Association of Physicians Assistants

Description:

Letter from Paul F. Palace, Executive Director, American Association of Physician Assistants announcing formation of the organization and requesting distribution of enclosed preprinted brochure and posting of flyer (poster) on hospital bulletin...

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February 14, 1972
Correspondence from Suzanne B. Greenberg to Association members announcing the first meeting of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, October 16, 1972

Description:

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...

Date:

October 16, 1972
Marketing the PA profession: The Bold Ones and Gasoline Alley - Correspondence: Bredouw to Moores

Description:

Memo and letter sent to D. Robert Howard at Duke University from Jerry Bredouw to Dick Moores following up on earlier correspondence trying to interest Mr. Moores in having Chipper, a character in Gasoline Alley, become a PA. He elaborates on the...

Date:

June 1, 1970
Marketing the PA profession: The Bold Ones and Gasoline Alley - Correspondence: Howard to Bredouw

Description:

Bob Howard's letter to Jerry Bredouw congratulating him on "the very fine job you did with the recent episode of 'The Bold Ones' that gave the physician's assistant concept some much-needed publicity." Also, he mentions his gratitude for "getting...

Date:

December 17, 1970
Correspondence from Dr. D. Robert Howard, Duke University to Dr. Ira L. Myers, Alabama Board of Medical Examiners Physician regarding nomenclature and the use of the terms "physician's assistant" and physician's associate, November 3, 1971.

Description:

Letter from D. Robert Howard, Director Duke University PA program, to Ira Myers, Secretary of the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners, concerning the nomenclature and the use of the terms "physician's assistant" and "physician's associate". Howard...

Date:

November 3, 1971
Correspondence from Stephen L. Joyner to Dr. D. Robert Howard regarding acceptance from the North Carolina Medical Society of the AAPA booth for the scientific exhibit area at their annual meeting, May 16 through 20, 1970.

Description:

Letter from Stephen L. Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, to D. Robert Howard, Director of Duke University PA program, informing him that the North Carolina Medical Society had approved the AAPA application to exhibit at upcoming meeting. An...

Date:

February 9, 1970
Correspondence from D. Robert Howard to Harry Reasoner and Mike Wallace of 60 Minutes [3 November 1969].

Description:

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...

Date:

November 3, 1969
Correspondence from Stephen L. Joyner to Dr. D. Robert Howard regarding funding for attendance at the North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting (1970 : Pinehurst, N.C.).

Description:

Letter from Stephen Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA program, thanking him for considering financial support for him and Dick Scheele [correct spelling Scheele] to attend and display at the...

Date:

February 14, 1970
Correspondence from D. Robert Howard to Stephen L. Joyner regarding funding for attendance at the North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting (1970 : Pinehurst, N.C.).

Description:

Letter from D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA program to Stephen L. Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, regarding providing financial support for him and Dick Scheele to attend and display at the North Carolina Medical Society...

Date:

March 10, 1970
Correspondence between Dr. D. Robert Howard and cartoonist Dick Moores regarding the comic strip "Gasoline Alley"

Description:

A series of letters between D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University Physician Assistant program, and Dick Moores, cartoonist of the Gasoline Alley comic strip between September 1971 and April 1972 discussing Chipper, an ex-military...

Date:

September 22, 1971
Scientific exhibit at 1970 Annual meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, Pinehurst NC, Correspondence: Joyner to Howard

Description:

Letter from Stephen Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA Program, thanking him for financial support to attend and display at the NC Medical Society Annual Meeting in Pinehurst, NC in May 1970....

Date:

March 16, 1970
Program at Duke: doctors' assistants on rise

Description:

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...

Date:

March 11, 1969
American College of Physicians Assistants - Howard and Gilreath Correspondence

Description:

Correspondence between Gregory Gilreath, President of the American College of Physicians Assistants (formerly known as the Midwest Association of Physician Assistants) explaining the purpose and aims of the College, meetings with the AMA, growth...

Date:

May 25, 1972
Buddy Treadwell - D. Robert Howard and James C. Mau Correspondence

Description:

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...

Date:

April 22, 1969
Update on Academy Activities - Godkins to Academy Fellow Members

Description:

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
Correspondence from Martha Ballenger to James Lippe requesting a list of companies that underwrite PA insurance coverage - Correspondence: Ballenger to Lippe

Description:

Correspondence from Martha Ballenger, legal assistant attached to Duke University PA Program, asking Mr. Lippe for list of insurance companies that are members of the Board so that she could contact them regarding demand for PA liability coverage,...

Date:

February 2, 1971
Insurance Rating Board - Lippe and Howard Correspondence - Correspondence: Lippe to Howard

Description:

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...

Date:

July 31, 1969
Professional Liability Insurance for Graduate Physician's Assistants - Correspondence: Howard to Lewis

Description:

Memorandum from D. Robert Howard, director, to David E. Lewis, associate director of the Duke University PA Program providing information about the newly established Insurance Rating Board Code 9711 allowing PAs and surgeon assistants to purchase...

Date:

January 11, 1971
American College of Physicians Assistants - General Correspondence from Snell

Description:

Correspondence from Roy Snell, secretary-treasurer of the American College of Physicians Assistants stating that, based upon meeting with the AMA, the College "will undoubtedly be the national physician's assistant organization called upon by the...

Date:

November 24, 1972
American College of Physicians Assistants - Correspondence: Gilreath to Howard

Description:

Correspondence from Gregory Gilreath, President of the American College of Physicians Assistants to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University Physician Assistant Program, describing the activities of the College to align itself with the...

Date:

June 30, 1972
Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding evolution of the physician's assistant concept at Duke University

Description:

Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1967 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as follows: (1) Stead to Burgen dated January 6, 1967 providing a 2-page description of PA duties and...

Date:

1967
Financial Support for Physician's Assistant Training Program at Duke University - 1966 Correspondence: Stead to Morris, Kinde to Stead, Stead to Kinde (Kellogg Foundation)

Description:

Series of letters between Dr. Eugene Stead and Mr. Matthew R. Kinde, director of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation during winter and spring 1966. Dr. Stead writes to Dr. Emory W. Morris on January 7, 1966 to describe the PA program and "to determine if...

Date:

1966
Correspondence between George Stevenson and Eugene Stead regarding moral, ethical and legal utilization of Physician's Assistants - Correspondence: Stevenson to Stead

Description:

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...

Date:

1966
Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding evolution of the Physician's Assistant concept at Duke University - 1970

Description:

Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1970 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as follows:(1) Stead to Duffy dated April 23, 1970 commenting on a draft bill for licensure of...

Date:

1970
Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding the evolution of the physician's assistant concept at Duke University

Description:

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...

Date:

1969
Development of Educational Standards by the American Medical Association - Correspondence: Stead with AMA Leadership

Description:

Series of correspondence began by Dr. Walter Bornemeier, President of the AMA, on November 17, 1970 thanking Dr. Stead for opportunity to attend Duke's Third National Conference on PAs and noting Dr. Stead's discontent with AMA's slow progress in...

Date:

1970
Medical Diagnosticians - Correspondence: Stead to Krill

Description:

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...

Date:

December 9, 1970
People vs. Whittaker, Shasta County, CA - Correspondence: Stevenson to Stead

Description:

Letter from Dr. George Stevenson thanking Dr. Eugene Stead for traveling to Redding for "purpose of aiding the paramedical technician endeavor." Dr. Stevenson is referring to a trial that involved his right as a neurosurgeon to use a...

Date:

August 30, 1967
Memorandum to Members of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, December 6, 1972

Description:

This memorandum reports on recent developments including: (1) approval to hold semiannual meeting with AAMC; (2) recommendation of program faculty to serve as site visitors for accreditation reviews; (3) inquiry to Dr. Sidney Marland, Assistant...

Date:

December 6, 1972
Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree [for Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Cleaveland to Kinney

Description:

Letter from Frederic N. Cleaveland, Provost, to Thomas D. Kinney, Director of Medical and Allied Health Education, at Duke University granting "my formal approval of the proposed special program for the Physician's Associate and to authorize you...

Date:

July 12, 1972
AMA activities in developing education essentials - Correspondence: Howard to Anlyan, et.al.

Description:

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...

Date:

August 17, 1971
Correspondence from E. Harvey Estes to Thomas D. Kinney regarding legal status of physician assistants

Description:

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...

Date:

September 24, 1969
Correspondence from Martha D. Ballenger to Thomas D. Kinney regarding a legislative proposal on the legal status of physician's assistants, February 4, 1970

Description:

This letter dated February 4, 1970 from Mrs. Ballenger to Dr. Kinney at Duke includes a second draft "of the legislative proposal" being developed by the task force assembled for this purpose. Ms. Ballenger states that "the October Conference...

Date:

February 4, 1970
Correspondence from D. Robert Howard to Louis Shaffner regarding the enrollment of an ex-chiropractor in Duke University Physician's Assistant program, January 26, 1971

Description:

In his letter dated January 26, 1971 to Dr. Louis deS. Shaffner, President of the NC Medical Society, Dr. Bob Howard explains why an ex-chiropractor has been enrolled in the PA Program at Duke as an "experiment." He writes that "We realized at the...

Date:

January 26, 1971
Correspondence from D. Robert Howard to Eugene Stead regarding salaries, location and job opportunities for Duke University PA graduates, January 26, 1971

Description:

Dr. Howard's letter to Dr. Stead on January 26, 1971 providing "data regarding the salaries and location of graduates, and also the offered starting salaries and distribution of the job offerings we have on hand." The salaries reported for 42...

Date:

January 26, 1971
Employment of Medical Students as Externs – Correspondence: Davison to Stead, et.al.

Description:

This is a series of letters written by Dr. Davison, former Dean of the Duke University Medical School, discussing the legal and professional liability issues involved in using medical students as externs. Dr. Davison has employed medical students...

Date:

October 14, 1968
Clipping from Newsweek, December 25, 1967 – Correspondence: Davison to Estes

Description:

Dr. Davison, former Dean of the Duke University Medical School, sent E. Harvey Estes, Jr. this letter in 1968 with a clipping from Newsweek Magazine about an individual who had masqueraded as a physician in small town in Texas. When asked many of...

Date:

January 2, 1968
Project Organization and Staff Responsibility - Correspondence: Tilley to Estes

Description:

This memorandum has an attachment that outlines the organizational structure of the Bragtown/Rougemont community health projects. The responsibilities of the physician's assistants are provided. Joyce Nichols and Prentiss Harrison,...

Date:

April 13, 1971
Guest speaker for Fourth Annual Duke Conference on Physician's Assistants - Correspondence: Howard to Kinney

Description:

Dr. Robert Howard writes to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke University on November 24, 1971 suggesting that President Richard Nixon be invited to speak at the forthcoming annual conference on physician's assistants to be held April 20 and 21, 1972 in...

Date:

November 24, 1971
Bachelor of Health Sciences Degree [Duke University Medical Center] - Correspondence: Anlyan to Powell

Description:

This letter from Dr. William Anlyan to Mr. Rufus H. Powell, III dated September 1, 1970 supports the establishment of the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree as proposed by "an ad hoc interschool committee with representatives from the School of...

Date:

September 1, 1970
Physician's associate - position description - Correspondence: Sessoms to Members of Hospital Advisory Committee [Duke Hospital]

Description:

This memorandum dated January 28, 1972 was sent by Stuart M. Sessions, Office of the Director, Duke Hospital to members of the hospitals advisory committee indicating that Dr. Estes and Dr. Ball "have developed a position description for the...

Date:

January 28, 1972
Bachelor of Health Sciences degree [Duke University Medical Center] - Correspondence: Howard to Kinney

Description:

This letter dated December 13, 1971 from Dr. D. Robert Howard to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke University summarizes steps taken from September 1969 to December 12, 1970 to gain approval of the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree. Committees...

Date:

December 13, 1971
Bachelor of Health Sciences degree [Duke University Medical Center] - Correspondence: Estes to Kinney

Description:

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...

Date:

September 29, 1969
Deferred tuition proposal [for Duke University PA program] - Correspondence: Keller to Howard, Howard to Kinney

Description:

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...

Date:

November 20, 1971
Deferred tuition proposal [for Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Estes to Kinney, Anlyan to Kinney

Description:

This letter from Dr. Estes to Dr. Kinney dated May 2, 1972 describes plans to begin charging tuition to PA students entering the fall of 1972. He asks formal approval of the Deferred Tuition plan so that it can be implemented before the September...

Date:

May 2, 1972
Ad Hoc Advisory Committee on the Physician' Assistant - Correspondence: Kinney to Cooper

Description:

This brief letter dated November 12, 1972 from Dr. Kinney at Duke was sent to Dr. John A. D. Cooper, President, AAMC, with enclosed minutes of the ad hoc Advisory Committee on the Physician's Assistants. Dr. Copper responds on September 4, 1973...

Date:

November 12, 1972
Exploring the creation of the nurse clinician program [at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill] - Correspondence: Dolan, Ford, DeMaria and Brown

Description:

This series of correspondence occurred between March 26 and May 28, 1968. The exchange of letters is to arrange a meeting between public health leaders at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill and Duke University with Dr. Loretta...

Date:

1968
Subcommittee on the Physician and His Associates in Health [Bureau of Health Services, DHEW] - Correspondence: Goldsmith to DeMaria

Description:

This letter dated April 9, 1968 from Frank Goldsmith, Assistant Director for Special Staff Services, Office of Program Planning and Evaluation, Bureau of Health Services, DHEW, to Dr. William J. DeMaria at Duke University Medical Center, announces...

Date:

April 9, 1968
Paul F. Moson is Dr. assistant in local area

Description:

This letter dated November 23, 1967 is from Dr. Ernest W. Furgurson to Dr. W.C. Davison, former Dean, School of Medicine, Duke University, thanking Dr. Davison for helping to form a panel to discuss the plight of physicians in the small...

Date:

November 23, 1967
Physician's Assistant Program: Ad Hoc Committee - Correspondence: Anlyan to Committee Members

Description:

This letter from Dr. William Anlyan, Dean, School of Medicine, Duke University, dated February 1, 1966 requests eleven individuals to serve on an ad hoc committee to "explore the possible types of models of physicians' assistants who may be...

Date:

February 1, 1966
Conference on community medical services [in North Carolina]

Description:

This packet contains letters beginning in October 1967 and minutes dated September 9, 1967 of a distinguished panel formed at the request of Dr. E.W. Furgurson, general practitioner, Plymouth, North Carolina, to discuss and propose solutions faced...

Date:

1967
Physician assistant in surgery - Correspondence: Sabiston to Longino

Description:

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...

Date:

April 18, 1969
The Upjohn Company, grant [Duke University PA Program]

Description:

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...

Date:

November 4, 1969
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Grant [Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Mau to Anlyan

Description:

This letter from James (Jim) Mau to Dr. William Anlyan contains correspondence between Dr. Eugene A. Stead and Dr. John Z. Bowers, President of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. In his initial letter dated March 11, 1966 to Bowers, Stead relates...

Date:

April 1, 1966
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, Grant [Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Bowers to Anlyan

Description:

This letter dated September 30, 1966 from Dr. Bowers, President of the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, to Dr. William Anlyan, Dean, School of Medicine at Duke University, states that the Board of Directors of the Foundation at its September 23, 1966...

Date:

September 30, 1966
Conference On Physician's Assistants [at Duke University] - Correspondence: Howard to Anlyan

Description:

In his October 3, 1968 letter to Dr. William Anlyan, Dean of the Medical School, Dr. D. Robert Howard indicates that the AMA Council on Medical Education will not be sponsoring the conference scheduled for October 28-29 at Duke University. However...

Date:

October 3, 1968
Administration of medications by physician's assistants - Correspondence: Bryson to Frenzel

Description:

In this letter dated January 11, 1966, University Counsel, E. C. Bryson, informs Charles Frenzel at Duke that "the question has been raised as to whether the administration of medications by these (PA) assistants would be in violation of the...

Date:

January 11, 1966
Foundation Funding Triangle - Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Corporation & Commonwealth Fund [Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Estes to Woodhall

Description:

Dr. Harvey Estes, chair of Dept. of Community and Family Medicine, writes January 19, 1970 to Dr. Barnes Woodhall, Chancellor of Duke University, to request that he send letters of support to the Rockefeller Foundation, Carnegie Corporation and...

Date:

January 19, 1970
Pay Scale for Physician Assistants [Duke University] - Correspondence: Sabiston to Anlyan

Description:

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.

Date:

November 3, 1969
Request from Anlyan to several individuals asking them to be part of an ad hoc committee - Correspondence: Anlyan to Stead, Sidbury, et al.

Description:

This is a request from William G. Anlyan to several individuals asking them to be part of an ad hoc committee "to explore the possible types of models of physicians' assistants who may be trained in this Medical Center".

Date:

February 1, 1966
Schedule for AMA site visit to Duke PA program - Correspondence: Lewis to Kinney

Description:

In this letter David E. Lewis, the Associate Director of the Duke PA program, describes the AMA's visit that had taken place the previous week. The schedule of their activities is attached.

Date:

May 23, 1972

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