PA Evaluation and Standardization Era (1973-1980)
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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Specialty PA committee meeting minutes, 9/19/1975.September 19, 1975Minutes of the NCCPA's specialty PA committee meeting in Atlanta, GA on 9/19/1975. Topics of this meeting included generic PA certification,... |
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Summary Minutes [for] National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants, August 1974August 14, 1974Nick Griffin, Secretary of the AMA Council on Health Manpower sent a memorandum dated August 14, 1974 to "participants August 8 meeting" containing... |
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Proposed budget for the National Commission on Certification of Physician's Assistants [1974]February 22, 1974Nick Griffin, Secretary of the AMA Council on Health Manpower sent this memorandum dated February 22, 1974 to "participants in November 28 meeting"... |
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Impact of Jimmy Carter's election on Physician Assistants - Correspondence: Davis to MittmanAugust 27, 1976This letter written by Eugene Beau Davis, member of the Georgia Association of Physician's Assistants Board of Directors, to D. Mittman on August... |
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Application for Contract Support for Health Manpower Educational Development1974A draft proposal included in March 29, 1974 minutes of the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (appendix II) requesting Federal funds to... |
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American Association of Surgeon's Assistants Pamphlet1977This 1977 pamphlet produced and distributed by the American Association of Surgeon's Assistants describes the organization's aims, services and... |
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Special committee on the role of the physician's assistant in hospitals - Correspondence: Raymond to KinneyApril 5, 1974This letter dated April 5, 1974 was sent to Dr. Thomas Kinney at Duke by Dr. Bruce A. Raymond, Director, Division of Professional Support Services,... |
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ACS [American College of Surgeons] lists surgeons' assistant standardsAugust 20, 1973This article appearing in the August 20, 1973 issue of American Medical News indicates that the American College of Surgeons has adopted "standards... |
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Correspondence from Bissonette and position statement for Medicare reimbursement for physician's assistants in surgery.September 27, 1977The letter accompanying this position statement for Medicare reimbursement for physician's assistants in surgery indicates that the statement was... |
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AAPA house of delegates guidelines for resolutions, format, timetable for submission, and processing.1977These guidelines include examples on how to use the "whereas" and "resolved" clauses, the 45 day submission deadline, and committee hearings. |