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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Deferred tuition proposal [for Duke University PA program]1971This proposal was developed by Dr. D. Robert Howard as way for the Duke PA program to become financially self-dependent after receiving five years... |
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Phone conversation with Mr. Gilreath - summaryJuly 18, 1972Summary of a phone conversation between Gregory Gilreath of the American College of Physician's Assistants and Thomas Godkins of the American... |
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Correspondence from Eugene Stead regarding evolution of the physician's assistant concept at Duke University1967Letters written by Dr. Eugene A. Stead, Jr. in 1967 answering a variety of questions about the physician's assistant concept. The letters are as... |
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The Role of the AMA in the Utilization of Military Trained Allied Health PersonnelNovember 17, 1969A paper delivered by Warren Ball, Assistant Director, Dept. of Allied Medical Professions and Services, American Medical Association to the... |
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Nurse clinician and physician's assistant: the relationship between two emerging practitioner conceptsFebruary 12, 1971This essay was originally prepared for the Annual Meeting of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States, February 12, 1971. The... |
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Deferred tuition proposal [for Duke University PA Program] - Correspondence: Estes to Kinney, Anlyan to KinneyMay 2, 1972This letter from Dr. Estes to Dr. Kinney dated May 2, 1972 describes plans to begin charging tuition to PA students entering the fall of 1972. He... |
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Certificate from American Association of Physician Assistants: Smith to WeinheimerAugust 28, 1972This letter from the Executive Secretary of the Wyoming State Medical Society, Robert G. Smith, is dated August 28, 1972 and is in response to... |
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Physician's Assistant Program Title [at Duke University] - Correspondence: Howard to BulgerDecember 10, 1970In his December 10, 1970 letter to Drs. Bulger, Kinney and Anlyan at Duke University, Dr. D. Robert Howard proposes to change the name of the Duke... |
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Early Duke PA graduate Craig Bruno, performing pre-employment physical, 1968August 1, 1968Photograph from Roche Medical Image magazine, August, 1968 depicting Mr. Craig Bruno, physician assistant, completing a pre-employment physical for... |
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Reports of the Legislative Research Commission to the North Carolina General Assembly: HealthJanuary, 1971This is a 1971 legislative report prepared by the Legislative Research Commission for the NC General Assembly covering a variety of health care... |