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 of...
These summary notes compiled by Thomas R. Godkins and William D. Stanhope, president and secretary of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates, respectively, describe a meeting held with Mr. Gregroy Gilreath, president of the American College of...
This letter was written by Mr. Burt Lanpher, Executive Director of the National Association of Physician's Assistants (NAPA), to Mr. Robert G. Smith, Executive Secretary of the Wyoming State Medical Society, on September 7, 1972 to express the NAPA's...
In his May 28, 1968 letter, Dr. Theodore Scurletis, North Carolina State Board of Health, asked Dr. Jay Arena, Professor of Pediatrics, Duke University, to review a paper that he has drafted to present on June 6. Dr. Arena responds "Your comments are...
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 for...
This letter from the Executive Secretary of the Wyoming State Medical Society, Robert G. Smith, is dated August 28, 1972 and is in response to Robert B. Weinheimer's letter about possible physician assistant jobs in Wyoming. Mr. Smith notes that...
Donald Wasson, Assistant Administrator of Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan, IL writes this letter to David W. Stickney, Associate Director of the Illinois Hospital Association in November 3, 1972 to inform him that "our medical staff and Board of...
In this July 1968 memorandum to chapter chairs, James B. Gillespie, Secretary for Chapters, American Academy of Pediatrics, discusses Dr. John Connelly's program in Boston to train nurses in the child health field. He mentions the development of...
On January 27, 1973, Roy W. Snell, secretary of the American College of Physicians Assistants, sent a letter to Thomas R. Godkins and Paul Moson of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates with suggested organization structure for a national...
This statement was presented by Thomas R. Godkins, immediate past president of the American Academy of Physician's Assistants, to the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives on January 28, 1977. He...
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...
Response letter was sent from John M. Murphy, Congress of the United States, on September 21, 1976 to David E. Mittman thanking him for his support of Mr. Murphy's legislative initiatives that would allow physician assistants to be used to improve the...
Response letter was sent from Jacob K. Javits, United States Senate, on March 8, 1976 to David E. Mittman thanking him for support of "legislation which would amend Title X'VIII of the Social Security Act to provide for reimbursement of physician...
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 functions....
A MEDEX graduate, Steve Linde, writes to Thomas R. Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physician Assistants, on January 19, 1972 to thank Godkins for sending him "all the good information." Linde mentions that he has been trying to organize...
The bylaws of the American College of Physician Assistants provides details about the officers, national executive committee, membership, dues and fees, national delegates, committees and Chapters and members at large. The bylaws delineate in greater...
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 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 paper describes the American College of Physicians Assistants an a national non-profit organization of physician's assistants comprised of members educated within the current standards delineated by the American Medical Association and graduates...
This memorandum was sent to Northeast Regional Societies of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) by the Vermont Society of Physician Assistants (VSPA) in 1977 requesting them to reject plans by the National Commission on Certification of...