PA Evaluation and Standardization Era (1973-1980)

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The first national conference on new health practitioners was held in Wichita Falls, TX. The National Board of Medical Examiners administered its first national certifying examination to graduates of AMA accredited PA Programs, to nurse practitioners and to informally trained physician assistants. To remain certified PA have to complete 100 hours of continuing medical education (CME) within three years and take a re-certifying examination every six years. There was a rapid expansion of baccalaureate PA educational programs stimulated by Federal training contracts. These programs have to admit more women, minorities and place more graduates into primary care specialties to receive funding. Initial workforce studies indicated that PAs are well-accepted, productive and cost-efficient. The American Academy of Physician Assistants established a House of Delegates to develop policy and PA enabling legislation is enacted in most states.

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	Title	Date Created
	Rosen responds to questions posed by James B. Simpson, of the National Health Law Program - Correspondence: Rosen to Simpson In this letter, which has included with it a handwritten draft, Rosen responds to questions posed by James B. Simpson, of the National Health Law... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["September 3, 1974"]
	Correspondence between Joseph C. Honet and Richard G. Rosen regarding experience with PA's - Correspondence: Honet to Rosen and Rosen to Honet. Honet writes to Rosen asking about the hospital's experiences using Physician's Assistants. Rosen responds point-by-point, and has a very positive... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["October 12, 1973"]
	American Registry of Physician Assistants by-laws. Resolution by the Oklahoma Academy of Physicians Assistants that the ARPA will henceforth be recognized as an additional certifying body for PA's... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["May 12, 1980"]
	NCCPA newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2, April 1976. NCCPA newsletter, vol. 1, no. 2, April 1976. Includes an open letter from the executive director, which explains in detail the technical and... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["April, 1976"]
	Memorandum from Godkins updating academy on current activities - Correspondence: Godkins to board of advisors An update on academy activities, this memo notifies the academy of upcoming meetings, and mentions that "the proposed merger with the American... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["March 5, 1973"]
	Specialty PA committee meeting minutes, 9/19/1975. Minutes of the NCCPA's specialty PA committee meeting in Atlanta, GA on 9/19/1975. Topics of this meeting included generic PA certification,... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["September 19, 1975"]
	Letter and surgical PA position statement from David Bissonette - Correspondence: Bissonette to board member. This letter from Bissonette refers to the position statement on Medicare reimbursement for physician's assistants in surgery (attached) and... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["September 27, 1977"]
	AAPA house of delegates guidelines for resolutions, format, timetable for submission, and processing. These guidelines include examples on how to use the "whereas" and "resolved" clauses, the 45 day submission deadline, and committee hearings. This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["1977"]
	Questioning the mechanism of continuing education for PA recertification - Correspondence: Riddick to Godkins Frank Riddick questions Godkins on the method of using continuing education to recertify PA's. Concern is expressed over whether a sufficient... This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["January 20, 1976"]
	Evaluating committees and the surgical PA exam - Correspondence: Vanderbilt to Fox Clara Vanderbilt agrees with Dan Fox's idea to evaluate Academy committees, but also talks about the problems facing surgical PA's. This work also belongs to: PAHx Digital Repository	["December 20, 1976"]

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