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- Unapproved minutes of the American Academy of Physician's Associates' Board of Directors meeting held November 11, 1972 at George Washington University, Washington, DC. Items discussed included: (1) the Academy and Association jointly approaching the Office of Education to voice concerns since the AMA's past hesitancy to involve "educators of physician's assistants as well as graduate PAs in the program of accreditation," (2) need to voice opposition to American Hospital and American Medical Association draft policy that hospitals nor hospital based physicians should hire PAs, and appointment of AMA advisory committee on PAs to the Council on Health Manpower with no representation from PA educators or graduate PAs. Dr. Thomas Piemme provided information about meeting he and Dr. Alfred Sadler had with directors of the American Association of Colleges. Dr. Donald Detmer presented his ideas about the Academy's publication, requested the name be changed to the PA Journal, and was approved to be the editor of the new Journal beginning with the April 1973 issue. Mr. Roy Snell, secretary of the American College of Physician's Assistants, provided background information on the College. Once he left the meeting, discussion was held on the pros and cons of merging the Academy and the College. The Board approved the "principles of a merger with the American College of Physician's Assistants" with details to be worked out through negotiations.
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