Ann Gunn poses in front of the door to Operation Room 10. She was Duke’s first postgraduate LPN to achieve national certification in operating room technique. A Durham native, she came to Duke in 1964 to receive her LPN training. Gunn then worked...
Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1969 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as follows:(1) Stead reply to Zahn dated January 31, 1969 indicating that he feels "the ceiling placed on...
Volume 16, numbers 1-10; January 1969; February 1969; March 1969; April 1969; May 1969; June 1969; July 1969; September 1969; October 1969; November 1969. Published monthly for Duke University Medical Center faculty, staff, employees, students,...
Volume 18, numbers 1-48; January 8, 1971; January 15, 1971; January 22, 1971; January 29, 1971; February 5, 1971; February 12, 1971; February 19, 1971; March 5, 1971 (Special Issue); March 12, 1971; March 19, 1971; March 26, 1971; April 2, 1971;...
A discussion paper distributed by Eugene A. Stead, Jr. to the Medical School Advisory Council (MedSAC) at Duke University on April 10, 1972 providing background information about the physician's assistant program and requesting that the Medical...
This report on legal issues for physician assistants was presented by E. Harvey Estes, Jr. to the Health Advisory Committee of Duke University Medical Center on January 5, 1972. It describes the liability dangers faced by both the physician and...
This memorandum dated January 28, 1972 was sent by Stuart M. Sessions, Office of the Director, Duke Hospital to members of the hospitals advisory committee indicating that Dr. Estes and Dr. Ball "have developed a position description for the...
Article from the American Medical Association information bulletin January 1972, describing the development of accreditation essentials for different types of physician assistants being trained at different levels of responsibility across a wide...