This news release titled "Job Description for MD Assistants" appeared in the July 5, 1972 issue of Drug Research Reports. The article states that the job description "was spelled out in proposed regs published in the Federal Register June 29 as...
Page 2 and 3 of the Medical School Advisory Committee' minutes for November 9, 1971 indicates approval of the Physician's Assistant program's request to become a degree program. Dr. Kinney made the motion as recommended to him by the Allied Health...
Contains three financial documents: treasurer's report for the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (November 1, 1972), treasurer's report for the American Registry of Physicians' Associates (November 9, 1972) and a dues notice distributed...
This 1971 informational pamphlet was placed in the Bragtown satellite clinic explaining the role of Mr. Prentiss Harrison, a Duke PA graduate, and community health workers in improving access to health care in the community. "The community health...
Dale Lindsay expresses his fears about the PA program at Duke, talking about an "approaching crisis" due to lack of funding and disorganized standards.
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...
In response to Dr. Carl R. Trask request for information, Dr. Sessoms, director, Duke Hospital, sends a copy of a general occupational guidelines and job descriptions for physician's associates used by the Duke Hospital.
This reading list on physician's assistants was compiled and released by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Division of Library Services. in December, 1972. The list was "selected from publications generally available in most hospital and...
This article written by Frank Riddick, Jr. MD, chairman of the ASIM's Allied Health Professionals Committee, appeared in the October issue of The Internist published by the American Society of Internal Medicine. Dr. Riddick states that legislation...