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  1. Kenneth Ferrell Papers, 1968-1989
  2. MIC0200-029 - Physician Assistant: History of a Health Manpower Innovation

    Produced by Duke University and hosted by Ron Hendren. Film discusses the history of the PA profession. It splits the profession into phases: Conceptualization Phase 1961-1969, Institutionalization Phase 1968-1974, and Consolidation Phase 1974 to "present". Features Dr. Eugene Stead, Dr. E. Harvey Estes, Martha Ballenger, Ruth Ballweg, and William Marquardt. Introduction by Thomas H. Meikle Jr., then president of the Macy Foundation. Full vide...

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    Physician Assistant: History of a Health Manpower Innovation
  3. MIC0400-006 - Kenneth Ferrell Speech - PA History Society 20th Anniversary Reception

    Kenneth Ferrell, PA, is one of the original three PAs to graduate from the Duke pilot PA program in 1967. The PA History Society was fortunate to have him as a guest speaker for their 20th Anniversary Reception which was held during the AAPA annual conference in Indianapolis, IN, on May 22, 2022.

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    Kenneth Ferrell Speech - PA History Society 20th Anniversary Reception
  4. SIC00026 - Lovest Alexander, Kenneth Ferrell and Patricia Dieter, 2000

    This photograph was taken during reception to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Duke University Physician Assistant Program in October 2000. People: Lovest Alexander, assistant director of minority affairs, Kenneth Ferrell (class '67) and Patricia Dieter, associate program director, Duke University PA Program

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    Lovest Alexander, Kenneth Ferrell and Patricia Dieter, 2000
  5. SIC00047 - Victor Germino and Kenneth Ferrell Look at 1966 Look Magazine Article on Them, 2005

    Vic Germino and Ken Ferrell visit the PAHx archives at the Stead Center and look through the photographs for the 1966 Look Magazine article "More than a Nurse, Less than a Doctor".

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    Vic Germino and Ken Ferrell look through 1966 Look magazine
  6. SIC00368 - Kenneth Ferrell looking over Insurance Records, 1987

    Ken Ferrell looking over insurance records at his desk in his office at Duke University.

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    Kenneth Ferrell looking over Insurance Records, 1987
  7. SIC00369 - Kenneth Ferrell at Duke University Office, 1987

    Ken Ferrell looking over insurance records at his desk in his office at Duke University.

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    Kenneth Ferrell at Duke University Office, 1987
  8. SIC00370 - Kenneth Ferrell looking Taking Notes on Insurance Records, 1987

    Ken Ferrell looking over insurance records at his desk in his office at Duke University.

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    Kenneth Ferrell looking Taking Notes on Insurance Records, 1987
  9. SIC00371 - Kenneth Ferrell on Telephone at Duke University Office, 1987

    Ken Ferrell looking over insurance records at his desk in his office at Duke University.

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    Kenneth Ferrell on Telephone at Duke University Office, 1987
  10. SIC00380 - Victor Germino with Kenneth Ferrell Outside Duke Medical Center, 1987

    Vic Germino at desk in his office at Duke University.

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    Victor Germino with Kenneth Ferrell Outside Duke Medical Center, 1987
  11. SIC00381 - Kenneth Ferrell (left) and Victor Germino in front of the Duke Hospital, 1987

    Ken Ferrell (left) and Vic Germino in front of the Duke Hospital

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    Kenneth Ferrell (left) and Victor Germino in front of the Duke Hospital, 1987
  12. SIC00392 - The Original Four Duke University PA Students in Classroom

    The original four Duke University PA students - Richard Scheele, Ken Ferrell, Vic Germino, and Don Guffey (who did not finish the program) - in a classroom.

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    The Original Four Duke University PA Students in Classroom
  13. SIC00393 - The Original Four Duke University PA Students in hyperbaric chamber

    The original four Duke University PA students - Richard Scheele, Ken Ferrell, Vic Germino, and Don Guffey (who did not finish the program) - in hyperbaric chamber.

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    The Original Four Duke University PA Students in hyperbaric chamber
  14. SIC00394 - The Original Four Duke University PA Students in Class

    The original four Duke University PA students - Richard Scheele (holding the animal), Ken Ferrell (in background), Vic Germino (drawing blood), and Don Guffey (in background. He did not finish the program) - in class. The man in the foreground is their unidentified instructor.

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    The Original Four Duke University PA Students in Class
  15. SIC00441 - Kenneth Ferrell and Paul Chelminski at PA Veterans Garden Ceremony, 2017

    Kenneth Ferrell poses with Paul Chelminski at the rededication ceremony of the PA Veterans Garden. Kenneth Ferrell is one of the original three PAs that were trained at the Duke PA program in 1967. Paul Chelminski, MD, is the Division Director and Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Physician Assistant Studies Program at University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

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    Kenneth Ferrell and Paul Chelminski at PA Veterans Garden Ceremony, 2017
  16. SIC00672 - Duke University PA Program's 60th Anniversary Celebration Group Photograph

    Photograph from Duke University's 60th anniversary of their PA program celebration. The ceremony took place at the Duke University PA Eduction Building in Durham, NC on October 15, 2025. From left to right: Carl Fasser, Charles Lewis, Ken Ferrell, Gil Nelms, Ernest Easton and Jim Konopa The group is standing in front of Duke PA Pioneer Plaque.

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    Duke University PA Program's 60th Anniversary Celebration Group Photograph
  17. Victor Germino and Ken Ferrell Oral History

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