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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People vs. Whittaker, Shasta County, CA - Correspondence: Stevenson to SteadAugust 30, 1967Letter from Dr. George Stevenson thanking Dr. Eugene Stead for traveling to Redding for "purpose of aiding the paramedical technician endeavor."... |
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Current status of the physician's assistant and related issuesJune 26, 1972Article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association( discussing the development of the physician's assistant concept, the AMA's... |
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Scientific exhibit at 1970 Annual meeting of the North Carolina Medical Society, Pinehurst NC, Correspondence: Joyner to HowardMarch 16, 1970Letter from Stephen Joyner, AAPA Board of Directors, to D. Robert Howard, Director of the Duke University PA Program, thanking him for financial... |
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Physician assistant in surgery - Correspondence: Sabiston to LonginoApril 18, 1969This letter dated April 18, 1969 from David Sabiston, Jr., MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center,... |
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Rules and Regulations for Use of physician's assistants in Victory Memorial Hospital - Correspondence: Wasson to StickneyNovember 3, 1972Donald Wasson, Assistant Administrator of Victory Memorial Hospital, Waukegan, IL writes this letter to David W. Stickney, Associate Director of... |
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Council on Pediatric Practice - Correspondence: Gillespie to Chapter ChairmenJuly, 1968In this July 1968 memorandum to chapter chairs, James B. Gillespie, Secretary for Chapters, American Academy of Pediatrics, discusses Dr. John... |
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Information letter regarding Medex paramedical referral service - Correspondence: Turnipseed to CherkaskySeptember 27, 1971Information letter regarding the national paramedical placement service available from Medex. According to the letter, the applicants to this... |
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A National Program for Certifying Physician's Assistants [The National Board Examiner, October 1972]October, 1972This article appearing in the October 1972 issue of The National Board Examiner provides an overview of actions and steps taken by the National... |
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Physician's Associate Program, Duke University School of Medicine - Pamphlet19711971 informational pamphlet distributed by Duke University PA Program to potential candidates for admissions. The pamphlet provides brief history... |
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Program at Duke : doctors' assistants on rise.March 11, 1970Article written by Dr. D. Robert Howard, MD that appeared in Times Educational Supplement, March 11, 1970. The supplement appeared in three US... |