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Dr.Loretta Ford and Dr.Henry Silver develop the first nurse practitioner at the university of Colorado.
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Directed by a nurse and physician team,the Boston-based Bunker Hill/Massachusetts General Nurse Practitioner Program begins.
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More then 65 NP exist in the U.S
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Now they are approximately 15,000 NPs in the U.S.
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More than 200 NP programs or tracks are available to students.Nurse Practitioner Associates for Continuing Education (NPACE) is established.
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The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners (AANP) is established. AANP starts the development of national NP database.
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The federal government has spent $100 million on NP education.
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The AANP State Awards for Excellence is established.
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AANP forms a Certification Program as a separately incorporated entity.
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AANP starts the Corporate Advisory Council (ACAC) to enhance communications and interaction with industry leaders.
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AANP conducts a National NP Sample Survey comparing results reported in the 1989 survey.
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There are approximately 82,000 NPs in the U.S. (AANP).
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National Nurse Practitioner Week, held annually in November, is recognized in a proclamation by U.S. Congress.
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AANP participates at a meeting with White House Office of Health Reform to review the primary care perspective on preventive care, access, coordinated primary care, quality of care, payment and the need to recognize all primary care providers as solutions to the health care crisis.
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There are approximately 157,000 NPs in the U.S. (AANP).
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AANP surpasses 85,000 members.
