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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American College of Physicians Assistants - General Correspondence from SnellNovember 24, 1972Correspondence from Roy Snell, secretary-treasurer of the American College of Physicians Assistants stating that, based upon meeting with the AMA,... |
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National Certification of Physicians' Assistants by Uniform ExaminationsOctober 30, 1972Article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association discussing the development of a national certifying examination for physician... |
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Financial documents from the first meeting of the Association of Physician Assistant ProgramsNovember 10, 1972Contains three financial documents: treasurer's report for the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (November 1, 1972), treasurer's report... |
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Agenda, American Registry of Physicians' Associates , September 15, 1972September 15, 1972The agenda for the American Registry of Physicians' Associates Board of Directors' meeting held on September 15, 1972, at the Hilton Inn (airport),... |
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Concern about future of Physician Assistant program at Duke - Correspondence: Lindsay to KinneyMarch 24, 1972Dale Lindsay expresses his fears about the PA program at Duke, talking about an "approaching crisis" due to lack of funding and disorganized... |
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Summary of Joint Meeting of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Physicians' AssociatesSeptember 5, 1972Summary minutes of a crucial meeting between representatives of the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Physicians' Associates... |
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American Academy of Physician's Associates: Unapproved Minutes of Board MeetingNovember 11, 1972Unapproved minutes of the American Academy of Physician's Associates' Board of Directors meeting held November 11, 1972 at George Washington... |
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No strike clause - Correspondence: Ferrell to StanhopeMay 5, 1969In this letter, Ferrell recalls how "someone at the Conference at the Statler Hilton last October asked about a 'no strike clause' ". He opines... |
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Job description and general occupational guidelines - Correspondence: Sessoms to TraskFebruary 15, 1972In response to Dr. Carl R. Trask request for information, Dr. Sessoms, director, Duke Hospital, sends a copy of a general occupational guidelines... |
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Physician's Assistants: Selected ReferencesDecember, 1972This reading list on physician's assistants was compiled and released by the American Hospital Association (AHA) Division of Library Services. in... |