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Physician Assistant Studies

Timeline

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physician assistant history society home page   Physician Assistant History Society's Timeline

   American Academy of PA's Timeline

In the Library's Collection

History of the Profession

Picture of Henry Lee "Buddy" Treadwell treating a patient

Henry Lee "Buddy" Treadwell (right),
assistant to Dr. Amos Johnson, a
precurser to a physician assistant

Cawley, J.F., Cawthon, E., & Hooker, R.S. (2012). Origins of the physician assistant movement in the United States. JAAPA, 25(12), 36-42.

Carter, R., Thompson, A., & Stanhope, B. (2004). People v Whittaker: the trial and its aftermath in California. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 19(2), 44-51.

Condit, D. (1993). Our military heritage: The physician assistant profession. Physician Assistant, 17(11), 58-67.

Stead, E.A. (1986). PA profession in review: A founder's perspective. Physician Assistant, 10(1), 12-22.

Cawley, J.F. (2007). Physician assistant education: an abbreviated history. Journal of Physician Assistant Education, 18(3), 6-15.