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THE FIRST PA CLASS IS ESTABLISHED
In the result of a growing physician shortage, Eugene A. Stead Jr., M.D., establishes the first class of PAs at Duke University. https://www.aapa.org/about/history/#:~:text=The%20PA%20profession%20was%20created,shortage%20of%20primary%20care%20physicians.&text=Stead%20based%20the%20curriculum%20of,doctors%20during%20World%20War%20II. -
THE FIRST PAS GRADUATE
The first class of PAs graduates from Stead Jr.’s Duke University program.
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THE AAPA IS FOUNDED
The American Association of Physician Assistants is founded in North Carolina. It is later named the American Academy of PAs, which stabds for AAPA. https://www.bu.edu/paprogram/pa-profession/history-of-the-profession/ -
THE AMA RECOGNIZES PAS
The PA profession gains official recognition by the American Medical Association (AMA).
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PAS BEGIN PRESCRIBING MEDICATIONS
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THE FIRST PA DAY IS CELEBRATED
On the 20th anniversary of the graduation of Duke University’s first class of PAs, the first annual PA Day is held on October 6.
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PAS BECOME COVERED PROVIDERS
The Balanced Budget Act establishes PAs as covered providers in all settings at a uniform rate of payment. https://www.bartonassociates.com/the-history-of-pas -
PA ORGANIZATIONS MEET
All the national PA organizations (AAPA, APAP, ARC-PA, and NCCPA) get together for the first time.
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PAS CAN NOW PRESCRIBE IN 50 STATES
PA scope of practice expands to allow prescriptive authority in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Guam.
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Going International
As the new programs developed in the last decade grow and expand, record numbers of PAs take the certifying examination. As the profession celebrates its 40th anniversary, international interest in the PA model of health care delivery grows with the establishment of PA educational programs in seven countries. https://www.bartonassociates.com/the-history-of-pas -
PAS RESPOND TO THE EBOLA OUTBREAK
Twenty PAs from the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) are sent to West Africa to help those affected by the Ebola outbreak.
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THE ANNIVERSARY OF STEAD JR.'S CLASS IS CELEBRATED
Stead Jr.’s original two-year Duke University program began 50 years ago.
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Into the Future
The Affordable Care Act doubles the projected need for PAs. PAs are seen as essential components of new health care delivery structures such as "accountable care organizations" and "medical homes."
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FOR PAS, THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT
Today, there are more than 115,500 certified PAs practicing in the U.S., providing care that is regarded equally to physician care. https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2016/11/15/the-birth-of-the-physician-assistant/ -
National Library of Medicine
Collaboration and Care, is announced and launched. The traveling exhibit consists of six banners that highlight the PA profession’s flexibility, diversity, collaborative framework and community service both nationally and internationally. https://circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2016/11/15/the-birth-of-the-physician-assistant/
