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The following timeline presents important milestones and events in the evolutionary development of the physician assistant (PA) profession. The evolutionary events are grouped into seven distinct periods following closely to those suggested by James Gifford, Roderick Hooker and James Cawley.
The number of accredited PA educational programs surpasses 130; the profession celebrates its 35th anniversary...
Health care reform provides new opportunities and risk for PAs; states continue to revise legislation, rules and regulations...
PA role expansion and increased specialization; positive recognition of PA contributions to the workforce; approval of reimbursement of PA services...
First AAPA conference held in Texas; first national certifying examination administered; continuing medical education (CME)...
Establishment and development of first formal PA educational programs and PA professional organizations; enactment of model legislation...
Introduction of the PA concept to organized medicine and the general public.
The predecessors, social and political events preceding and fostering the establishment of the PA profession.
