Rosen and Vanderbilt summarize their meeting with Paul Palace, Executive Director of the American Association of Physicians Assistants. The history and operations of the organization are described, and the opinion is given that "If the American Academy...
Hastings K. Wright of the Yale School of Medicine is petitioned to join the American Association of Physicians Assistants advisory board in this letter.
In this letter to Glen Wheeling, the president of the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants (and also a PA), Godkins discusses PA certification, surgical assistants, and a merger between the two organizations. Godkins also mentions the Academy's...
This letter from Bissonette refers to the position statement on Medicare reimbursement for physician's assistants in surgery (attached) and "recommends its presentation to the Congress in whatever form might ensure its realization as law".
This document lists relevant legislation involving Medicare Part B coverage for physician assistant services, and also gives background information and a recommendation that PA's be covered by Medicare.
This is third issue of the Journal of the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants. It was self-produced and published by the Association and sent to members including students. The journal contains political updates, feature articles including an...
This is second issue of the Journal of the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants. It was self-produced and published by the Association and sent to members including students. The journal contains review articles with post-test to help surgeon's...
This is first issue of the Journal of the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants. It was self-produced and published by the Association and sent to members including students. The journal contains executive reports, two research papers, political...
This January 12, 1973 letter was written by Roy W. Snell, P.A., Secretary-Treasurer, of the American College of Physician Assistants to "colleagues" at the American Academy of Physician Associates. He states that it was not the College's intent to pass...
Information letter regarding the national paramedical placement service available from Medex. According to the letter, the applicants to this system "have a wide range of military training and experience across a broad spectrum of paramedical skills,...
This letter written by D. Mittman on August 25, 1976 was eventually answered by Eugene Beau Davis on August 27, 1976 (see ID# 367). Mittman asks "Does or did Gov. Carter support the PA concept while Gov.. of Georgia?"
This letter written by Eugene Beau Davis, member of the Georgia Association of Physician's Assistants Board of Directors, to D. Mittman on August 27, 1976, addresses Mr. Mittman's inquiry about the political implications of a Carter presidential...
This manuscript was prepared and issued in 1977 by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants (NCCPA) to introduce individuals to the concept of national certification of physician assistants. It provides background information...
This document, a draft of the NCCPA newsletter, includes an open letter from the executive director, which explains in detail the technical and financial requirements of PA testing. This information is broken down into testing that involves...
This May 1980 pamphlet describes the AAPA's National Public Service Announcement "which was distributed to more than 200 television stations nationwide and viewed by more than 100 million Americans last year." A grant from Stuart Pharmaceuticals helped...
This public service announcement pamphlet, created by the AAPA, features images from a 60 second televised public service announcement, and includes captions beneath each image.
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".
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 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".