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Expansion and Integration Period (2001 to 2010)
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Expansion and Integration Period (2001 to 2010)
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The number of accredited PA educational programs surpasses 130; the profession celebrates its 35th anniversary...
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2001 to 2010
The number of accredited PA educational programs surpasses 130; the profession celebrates its 35th anniversary; international interest in the PA model of health care delivery grows; record numbers of new PA graduates take the PANCE; and reduced MD resident hours spurs employment and postgraduate learning opportunities for PAs in hospital inpatient settings.
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2003
For the first time, three PAs among 34 candidates are selected as primary health care fellows by the Department of Health and Human Services Primary Care Policy Fellowships.
More than 99 percent of the PAs whose 2000-2002 Category I CME hours were audited passed in NCCPA’s inaugural CME audit.
Texas becomes the 41st State to authorize controlled substance prescribing for PAs.
The Canadian Medical Association Recognizes the PA Profession as a designated health science profession, eligible for the CMA’s accreditation process.
Three PAs are appointed to the Federal Advisory Committees by the Department of Health and Human Services. The committees oversees areas of medicine of particular interest to the PA profession, e.g., primary care training, health services corps and rural health and human services.
Dr. Eugene Stead, Jr., one of the PA profession founders, turns 95 on PA Day.
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2002
Representatives from the AAPA, ARC-PA, APAP, and NCCPA met to share mutual concerns and interest related to the PA profession. This is the first time that representatives of all four organizations have formally met to discuss how to enhance the PA profession to better serve patients.
The Physician Assistant History Society is incorporated for educational, research and literary purposes. The Society’s mission is to foster the preservation, study and presentation of the history of the physician assistant (PA) profession.
A special issue of JAAPA chronicles the 35th anniversary of the graduation of the first formally-trained PAs in 1967.
The AAPA estimates that there are 45,000 clinically active PAs practicing within the United States.
The AAPA’s Annual Conference sets an all-time high with slightly more than 7,000 PAs and PA students in attendance.
Canadian, Dutch and British delegations meet during the AAPA’s Annual Conference in Boston. The invitation to the Conference was extended by American PAs, who had spoken in these countries about the American team approach to health care delivery.
The HOD passes a resolution supporting the mission of the Society for the Preservation of Physician Assistant History and the PA History Project.
J. Michael Jones's autobiography titled A Kernel in the Pod describing his adventures as a “midlevel” clinician in a top-level world is published.
A market research survey reveals that nine out of ten PAs would choose the same career path if given the opportunity.
APAP celebrates its 30th Anniversary at the Education Forum held in Miami. Pioneering leaders reminisce about the founding of the Association and establishment of the AAPA/APAP national office.
35th Anniversary Special Issue
2001
NCCPA offers second administration of PANRE and Pathway II and implements new certification maintenance requirements to end the longstanding practice of renewing certificates for PAs who failed the exam.
The APAP launches a Central Application Service for Physician Assistants (CASPA). CASPA offers PA applicants a convenient, state-of-the-art, web-based application service that allows them to apply to any number of participating programs by completing a single application.
The Physician Assistant History Office is established as a joint effort of the Department of Community and Family Medicine, Duke University Medical Center and the AAPA, APAP and NCCPA. The office is dedicated to study, preserve and present electronically the history of the PA profession.
A record 4,267 PAs take the PANCE achieving a 91.5% pass rate.
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