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American Academy of Physician Assistants Records, 1972-2001 |
Scope & Content |
This collection contains a compilation of early administrative records of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) - formerly known as the American Association of Physician's Assistants. These papers were contributed by William Stanhope, Thomas Godkins, Roger Whittaker and Dan Fox who served as presidents of the Academy during it's formative years and were members of the Oklahoma University Physician Assistant Program at the time the papers were transmitted. The more recent papers contained in this collection are from the personal papers of Kevin Bayes, a member of the Academy's staff who maintained archival records and who served as the executive director of the Society for the Preservation of Physician Assistant History when its headquarters were located in Alexandria, VA. For a PDF finding aid CLICK HERE |
Admin/Biographical History |
Established in 1968, the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) is the national professional society for PAs. Originally the organization was incorporated as the American Association of Physician's Assistants then changed its name to the American Academy of Physician's Associates in June 1971 and again in February 1972 to the American Academy of Physician's Assistant. The 's was eventually dropped leaving the organization with its current title. In 1973, the AAPA and the Association of Physician Assistant Programs (APAP, now the Physician Assistant Education Association, PAEA) established a joint national office in Washington, DC. The headquarters moved to Arlington, Virginia in the late 1970's and moved to the current location in Alexandria, Virginia in 1988. The AAPA has a federated structure of 56 charter constituent chapters representing the interest of PAs in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and the federal services comprised of the Army, Air Force, Navy, Public Health Service and Department of Veteran Affairs. The AAPA House of Delegates (HOD) meets annually to develop policy and procedures and adopt resolutions for the organization. Today there are more than 126,580 practicing PAs. |
Creator |
AAPA |
Copyrights |
Copyright for the Society for the Preservation of Physician Assistant History records is held by the Society; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], American Academy of Physician Assistants Records, Society for Preservation of Physician Assistant History, Johns Creek, GA, USA |
People (Last Name, First Name) |
Stanhope, William D. McQueary, John J. Braun, John A. Godkins, Thomas R. Moson, Paul F. Fasser, Carl E. Whittaker, Roger G. Fox, Dan P. Nichols, Joyce Bayes, Kevin |
Year Range from |
1972 |
Date |
1972-2001 |
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Collection |
Collection |
American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) Records, 1972-2001 |
Year Range to |
2001 |
Catalog Number |
ARC00001 |
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