Articles of Interest
The following articles on pioneers of the PA professional have appeared in AAPA's monthly publication PA Professional.
Pioneers of the Profession - Dr. Harvey Estes
PA Professional, Volume 1, Number 1, pp 18-19
Pioneers of the Profession - Dr. Alfred Sadler, Jr.*
PA Professional, Volume 1, Number 2, pp 24-25
Pioneers of the Profession - Victor Germino, PA-C
PA Professional, Volume 1, Number 4, pp 30-31
Pioneers of the Profession - Dr. Thomas Piemme*
PA Professional, Volume 1, Number 6, pp 32-33
* Members of the PA History Society Board of Trustees
Electronic Broadcasts
The History of the PA Profession Under One Roof – ReachMD on XM Radio
Hosted by: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, MPAS, PA-C
Aired October 5, 2009
The physician assistant profession is rich in history. The PA History Center in Durham, North Carolina, houses everything from oral histories of early PAs to photographs, personal papers and artifacts at the museum. Dr. Reggie Carter, founder of the PA History Center and historian emeritus of the PA History Society, and Leila Ledbetter, director and archivist at the Center, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to discuss the importance of the museum to the PA profession and how you can experience it, even if you can't visit in person. Listen to broadcast
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PA Hx: A Historical Perspective on the PA Profession – ReachMD on XM Radio
Hosted by: Lisa Dandrea Lenell, MPAS, PA-C
Aired November 30, 2009
Where is the beginning of the physician assistant profession? Is it in the 1960's, in response to a growing a shortage of physicians? Or does it go back even earlier than that? Dr. Reginald Carter, founder of the PA History Center in Raleigh-Durham, NC and historian emeritus of the PA History Society, joins host Lisa Dandrea Lenell to talk about the pioneers at the roots of the profession and why it's critical to preserve this history. Listen to broadcast
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