This is a description of the recertification examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistant on March 21, 1981 at test centers and at the 9th Annual PA Conference in San Diego, CA on April 15, 1981....
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"...
This announcement produced by the National Commission indicates that the National Certifying Examination for Primary Care Physician Assistants is be held October 14-17. An overview of the examination procedures is provided with instructions about...
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...
Dr. Zintel, Director, Department of Special Educational Projects, American College of Surgeons, sent this memo to individuals "who have been invited to attend a September 21, 1981 meeting on SA certification." Background materials included...
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...
This 5 March 1981 letter from Ric Gardiner and Steve Arnold, president and president-elect of the South Dakota Association of Physician Assistants, seeks clarification about instructions sent to various PAs in SD about the 1981 recertification...
This is an announcement of the recertification examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistant on March 21, 1981 at test centers and at the 9th Annual PA Conference in San Diego, CA on April 15, 1981....
In his 27 February 1981 letter to William Stanhope, Dick Rensch reacts strongly to a recent memorandum sent by Mr. Stanhope to "all PAs" voicing his concerns about the NCCPA's "proposed mechanism for recertification of PA-0Cs." In the attached...
This early 1981 memorandum was sent by Clara Vanderbilt, AAPA Representative to the NCCPA, to eligible PAs urging them to register for the recertification examination. She attributes the low registration to date "mainly to the short, and...
This 10 minute slide and sound presentation was produced in April 1981 by the AAPA Public Education Committee with support from the Learning Resources Center, J. Hillis Miller Health Center, University of Florida and Chalie/Papa Productions,...
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...
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 public service announcement pamphlet, created by the AAPA, features images from a 60 second televised public service announcement, and includes captions beneath each image.
This 3-fold pamphlet was published by the Florida Academy of Physician Assistants in 1980 to introduce patients to the PA concept. It describes the role, training and certification of PAs. The front cover states that the MD/PA team means, "The...
This 6 October 1980 memorandum was sent by the NCCPA Board of Directors to PAs who were eligible for recertification letting them know that the "NCCPA will administer its first recertification process by June 1, 1981." A three-year investigation...
This pamphlet was produced by the AMA's Department of Allied Health Education and Accreditation to inform educators about the organizational structure and role of the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation (CAHEA). In 1980, the...
This 3-fold pamphlet was published by the New York State Society of Physician Assistants in 1980 to introduce patients to the PA concept. It describes the role, training and places where PAs work. The pamphlet tells patients that "When you seek...
A summary report of the Ad Hoc Committee to Study the Role of Physician's Assistants and Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina presented to the NC Medical Society in 1980. The report basically calls for no change in the NC Medical Society's policy...
This pamphlet distributed by the National Commission describes the National Certifying Examination for Primary Care Physician Assistants and Proficiency Examination in Surgery to be held October 8-11, 1980. An overview of the examination...
This letter from Dick Rensch, executive secretary of the Wyoming Association of Physicians' Assistants, to David [Glazer], Executive Director, National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants, was "to re-establish and re-confirm the...