andersenpa Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 http://pahx.org/pdf/Item63.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acebecker Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Holy crap that was a great read. To think, they had it right in 1971 - right from the beginning. Is Dr. Howard still alive? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andersenpa Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Nope http://www.pahx.org/howard-robert To me this is the crux of the argument- where we came from as a loosely defined group of variable training programs producing "assistants".... to "Type A" programs (closer to modern training) producing Associates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paula Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Dr. Howard had it right. We attend type A programs. Not assistant programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator ventana Posted November 20, 2014 Moderator Share Posted November 20, 2014 wow seems to be something AAPA should take up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueridge Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 An article in the NYT on October 8, 1972 is interesting as well (search - "physician's associate" by oldest date). Subscribers can search the archives and read the PDF. An excerpt: "According the American Medical Association's Council on Medical Education, 'the tasks of the physician's associate will include…performance of patient care tasks and performance of diagnostic and therapeutic procedures as may be delegated by the physician,' and he must be capable, the council says, of 'independent performance of ..response to life-threatening emergency situations.'" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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