This proposal indicates the need for a "principle information gathering agency of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, and the National Commission for Certification of Physician Assistants"...
Attached to this letter is a proposal which outlines the requirements for the Bachelor of Health Sciences degree that would be awarded to candidates participating in the PA program.
In this 10 July 1980 letter to members of the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants, David Bissonette, immediate past president, announces that "After five long years, countless hours and the efforts of several individuals, an examination...
Announcement, pamphlet and application form created by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants to register PAs to take optional Proficiency Examination in Surgery as part of the 1981 examination procedures. The materials...
Summary of a phone conversation between Gregory Gilreath of the American College of Physician's Assistants and Thomas Godkins of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates on July 18, 1972. The summary indicates that Gilreath "called to suggest...
Cover page from the first issue of Perspective on Physician Assistant Education : the official journal of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs, released as Winter 1998;9 (no. 1). The purpose of the journal is to advance PA education by...
Information taken from the first issue of Perspective on physician assistant education : the official journal of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs. Winter 1998; 9 (no. 1): 3. The purpose of the journal is to advance PA education by...
A pamphlet created by the American Academy of Physician Assistants for the purposes of advertising the PA career as well as the Physician Assistant journal, published by the AAPA.
Godkins reinforces the Academy's support for "true generic accreditation and certification", but is also "not quite happy with the way things have moved in the area of certifying physician's assistants in surgery".
This October 1978 Preceptor Manual was produced by the PA Program, Baylor College of Medicine, to provide information to clinical preceptors and others interested in the education and use of physician assistants. The guidelines "are intended as general...
In this scathing letter, C. Hilmon Castle informs Paul Palace and the American Association of Physicians' Assistants that, "Although the reasons for my unwillingness to become involved with your organization are numerous. . .your claim to represent the...
In this letter, Ferrell recalls how "someone at the Conference at the Statler Hilton last October asked about a 'no strike clause' ". He opines that the Ethics Committee, of which he is the chair, should add a section to the code of ethics indicating...
Response letter was sent from Jim Florio, Governor, New Jersey to David E. Mittman, publisher of Physician Assistant, on January 29, 1990 acknowledging New Jersey as the only state in which physician assistants may not practice. Governor Floria...