PA Incorporation Era (1981-1990)

Physician Assistant roles expand into all medical and surgical specialties and settings. Workforce studies continued to be positive recognizing PA contributions to the provision of quality, accessible and cost-saving health care services. PAs gain reimbursement of services they render under Medicare Part B. PAs are granted commissioned officer status in the uniformed services. States begin to pass and revise legislation that allows PAs prescriptive privileges. Studies indicate that PAs are highly satisfied with their jobs. PA programs begin to offer master degrees to their graduates.

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1. Recertification Examination for Physician Assistants; Description of Examination

Description:: 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. Example...
Date Submitted:: February, 1981

2. Proposal to establish a National Data Center for Physician Assistants (NDCPA)

Description:: 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"...
Date Submitted:: August 11, 1981

3. National Certifying Examination for Primary Care PAs

Description:: 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...
Date Submitted:: May, 1981

4. Response from American Nurses Association regarding the NCCPA's request to the ANA to reconsider withdrawing their liaison - Correspondence: Hirsch to Casey

Description:: Hirsch tells Edmund Casey and the NCCPA that "the Cabinet on Nursing Practice will reconsider their decision to withdraw from membership on the NCCPA Board of Directors".
Date Submitted:: July 5, 1983

5. Quarterly report of the ad hoc postgraduate education committee--Association of Physician Assistant Programs board of directors meeting.

Description:: This report announces the addition of two new members to the committee: Ruth Ballweg and Bonnie Schmidt. It also contains a proposal that calls for "a representative from the Association of Postgraduate PA Programs be appointed to APAP's Board of...
Date Submitted:: July 24, 1987

6. Field Test of the Proficiency Examination in Surgery

Description:: 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 to...
Date Submitted:: February 25, 1981

7. National Certification of Surgeon's Assistants - Correspondence: Zintel and Glazer

Description:: 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 Zintel's...
Date Submitted:: September 14, 1981

8. Proficiency Examination in Surgery for Physician's Assistants

Description:: 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...
Date Submitted:: April, 1981

9. Puzzled about the 1981 Recertification Examination - Correspondence: Gardiner and Arnold to NCCPA

Description:: 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...
Date Submitted:: March 5, 1981

10. Announcement of the 1981 Recertification Examination

Description:: 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. It...
Date Submitted:: 1981