Certification & Testing
In 1981, the NCCPA introduced this process of continuing education for PAs, which required passing an examination
What is recertification?
In 1981, the AAPA officially changed the name of the profession by removing this punctuation mark from "Physician's Assistant"
What is the apostrophe?
In 1988, this North Carolina institution became the first program to offer a master's degree in PA education
What is Duke University?
PAs in the U.S. Navy and this other service were granted commissioned officer rank in 1989
What is the Public Health Service?
After 1987, these types of PAs—defined as having physician-verified experience but lacking formal schooling—could no longer sit for the NCCPA Certification Exam
Who are informally trained PAs?
In 1984, Judith B. Willis made history by becoming the first _____ to be elected president of the AAPA
What is woman?
This professional journal, commonly abbreviated as JAAPA, published its first issue in 1988
What is the Journal of the American Academy of Physician Assistants?
Signed in 1986, the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act provided reimbursement for PA services under this specific federal insurance program
What is Medicare (Part B)?
n 1983, the PANCE was redesigned to include a general knowledge core, clinical skills problems, and an extended core in either primary care or this specialty
What is surgery?
National PA Day was established on October 6th to honor the 20th anniversary of the first graduating class and the birthday of this Duke University MD (not to be confused with Vince Mirenda)
Who is Eugene A. Stead, Jr.?
In 1988, the JRC-PA was renamed to this, which remains the accrediting body for PA education today
What is the ARC-PA?
(Bonus Points for Full Name :O)
By the end of the 1980s, revision of state statutes allowed for these specific privileges in most states
What are prescriptive privileges?
This was the name of the "take-home" version of the recertification exam developed by a joint task force in 1990
What is Pathway II?
In 1982, this specific group—which had its status rescinded three years later—became the very first caucus recognized by the AAPA
What is the Geriatric Care Group?
This health policy fellowship was created in 1985, with Marshall Sinback serving as its very first fellow
What is the Burroughs Wellcome Health Policy Fellowship?
A 1981 study by Jane Cassels Record revealed that PAs based in this type of organization could provide 79% of primary care at 50% of the cost
What is an HMO?