Program from the October 28-29 PA conference at the Statler Hilton Inn in Durham, NC. Speakers include D. Robert Howard, E. Harvey Estes, Henry Weitz, Louis R. Pondy, Richard O. Cannon, Bill Stanhope, and Charles L. Hudson.
The constitution of the American College of Physicians Assistants delineates the purpose of the "College"; the election and role of officers; membership categories; mandate for an annual national conference and list of committees and their...
This NCCPA report was submitted to the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Bureau of Health Manpower in September 1980 as required by DHEW Contract NO1 AH 44110 awarded in October 1977. The award was $244,770 for three years. The report...
This newsletter dated 4 April 1978 covers daily events during the Sixth Annual Conference on Health Practitioners held in Las Vegas, Nevada. "Reflections on the Past" describes presentations made by the first 10 presidents of the AAPA. "Each spoke...
This newsletter dated 5 April 1978 covers daily events during the Sixth Annual Conference on Health Practitioners held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Highlights include a call by incoming president James Konopa for a five year long-range plan for the AAPA,...
Honet writes to Rosen asking about the hospital's experiences using Physician's Assistants. Rosen responds point-by-point, and has a very positive attitude of the program overall.
The letter accompanying this position statement for Medicare reimbursement for physician's assistants in surgery indicates that the statement was "developed by representative members of the Surgical Council of the AAPA."
Letter regarding the "Ohio surgical assistants", of which Vanderbilt believes "it's perfectly apparent to everyone at this point that graduates of this program are not type A Physician's Assistants".
This final report compiled by Jane Cassels Record, Project Director, Kaiser Foundation Health Services Center, for the DHEW (contract No. 231-76-0601) describes a series of studies conducted from August 1975 to October 1976 to determine the cost...
This correspondence consist of three letters exchanged between David Mittman, president-elect of the NY State Society of PAs, and David Glazer, executive director, NCCPA about eligibility and recertification issues. The letters consist of: Mittman...
This guide was prepared, revised and published by the American Medical Association in June 1975 "to answer some of the questions most frequently asked by physicians who are considering the employment of physician's assistants in their practice."...
Fasser expresses his concern over expanded eligibility criteria for PA certifying exams to John Hubbard, and recommends that "all candidates for the certifying examination to the Assistant to the Primary Care Physician be graduates of formerly...
In 1979, the American College of Surgeons (ACS) provided NCCPA $21,481 for the experimental administration and analysis of an examination designed to measure the proficiency of PAs and SAs in surgery. The experimental examination was administered...
An article from Intercom, a newsletter from the Duke University Medical Center, vol. 18, no. 35, September 17, 1971. The article has pictures and a summary of the Duke PA program graduation, and talks about the origins of the Scheele award.
Godkins expresses his disappointment at the ACPA's rejection of the AAPA's merger proposal. He assures them that their "willingness to merge with the College is a reflection of our interest to work with specialty physician's assistants".
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.
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".