PA Implementation Era (1966-1972)
Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr., established the first formal educational program to educate Physician Assistants at Duke University in 1965. His first pools of students were former military corpsmen and medics with prior health care experience. Four conferences were held at Duke University to propagate the education of PAs using the 2-year Duke curriculum model, to address accreditation, certification and legislative issues and to encourage private foundations, federal and state agencies to fund and support the develop of the PA concept. Other types of educational programs emerged during this time, notable are the four-year baccalaureate program established at Alderson-Broadus College by Dr. Hu Myers, the MEDEX program established at the University of Washington by Dr. Richard Smith, the Child Health Associate Program at the University of Colorado by Dr. Henry Smith and the Surgeon Assistant Program at the University of Alabama, Birmingham by Dr. John Kirklin. By the end of this era, national accreditation and certification standards had been developed and model legislation had been drafted for state legislators to enact. The four pillars of the PA profession came into being: The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA), the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP, now PAEA); the Joint Review Committee on Educational Programs for Assistants to the Primary Care Physician (JRC-PA, now ARC-PA); and the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA).
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Physician's Assistants: Legal IssuesJanuary 5, 1972This report on legal issues for physician assistants was presented by E. Harvey Estes, Jr. to the Health Advisory Committee of Duke University... |
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Physician's associate - position description - Correspondence: Sessoms to Members of Hospital Advisory Committee [Duke Hospital]January 28, 1972This memorandum dated January 28, 1972 was sent by Stuart M. Sessions, Office of the Director, Duke Hospital to members of the hospitals advisory... |
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Guidelines for the functioning of physician's associates in hospitalsJanuary 10, 1972Guidelines distributed by the Hospital Association of New York State to hospital administrators who expect to utilize physician associates employed... |
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Gasoline Alley shows PA programMarch 12, 1971Duke University Medical Center newsletter containing cartoon, photograph and article about Dick Moores publicizing physician's assistant programs... |
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Request from Anlyan to several individuals asking them to be part of an ad hoc committee - Correspondence: Anlyan to Stead, Sidbury, et al.February 1, 1966This is a request from William G. Anlyan to several individuals asking them to be part of an ad hoc committee "to explore the possible types of... |
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Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding evolution of the Physician's Assistant concept at Duke University - 19701970Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1970 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as... |
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Concerns about letter sent by Mr. Lanpher to Mr. Smith - Correspondence: Godkins to LanpherSeptember 25, 1972This letter was written by Thomas Godkins, president of the American Academy of Physicians' Associates (AAPA), on September 25, 1972 to Burt E.... |
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Physician's assistant: new help for the sickSeptember 8, 1969This one page article with photo of Duke University physician's assistants in training appeared in the US News & World Report on September 8, 1969.... |
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Correspondence from Stephen L. Joyner to Dr. D. Robert Howard regarding funding for attendance at the North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting (1970 : Pinehurst, N.C.).February 14, 1970Letter from Stephen Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA program, thanking him for considering... |
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Correspondence from D. Robert Howard to Stephen L. Joyner regarding funding for attendance at the North Carolina Medical Society Annual Meeting (1970 : Pinehurst, N.C.).March 10, 1970Letter from D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA program to Stephen L. Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, regarding providing... |