Physician Assistant History Society

We are celebrating Hispanic and Latiné Heritage Month with a collection of inspiring stories from our Oral History Interview Collection and Biography Collection: https://pahx.org/news/celebrating-hispanic-and-latine-heritage-month/

Do you know of a PA whose story would be a good addition to our collections? Feel free to recommend them to us!

The PA History Society is excited to kick off Hispanic and Latiné Month with an interview from our oral history interview archives: Ron Garcia-Herrera! In this interview, Garcia-Herrera talks about what drew him to the PA profession and his part in the development of the PAs for Latino Health Caucus. https://vimeo.com/347532028

The PA History Society has a booth at AAPA's Leadership and Advocacy Summit! If you are attending the Summit, please stop by ✨

Remembering the ones who lost their lives on this day and those who were forever changed.

The PA History Society wishes everyone a happy and safe Labor Day weekend!

Dr. Hu Myers (right) founder of the Alderson-Broaddus College PA Program (which was the first 4-year baccalaureate degree PA program) and Dr. Richard Shear, President of A-B University, 1968.

For more photographs from our Hu Myers Alderson-Broaddus College PA Program, please see our highlighted collections: https://pahx.org/photos/

Have you wondered what was going on in PA History 60, 50, 25 or 10 years ago? Check out our write up and find out! https://pahx.org/news/pa-history-through-the-ages-2024/

Support the work of the PA History Society by becoming a Friend at either the annual or lifetime level!

To become an Annual Circle of Friends member, donate $100 or more.
A Lifetime Circle of Friends membership is a one-time payment of either:

$2000 if you are under the age of 65
$1000 if you are over 65 OR retired

To donate or to learn more: https://pahx.org/friends-of-the-society/

Today is the LAST day to turn in your applications for PAHx Trustee and Student Trustee! Make sure to email your applications to [email protected] by the end of the day. For more information, please see our website: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

You only have three more days to get those Trustee and Student Trustee applications turned in to us! Please have your application packets emailed in to the PA History Society by Close of Business on Monday, August 19. Visit our website for details: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

If you have questions, please feel free to email us at: [email protected]

The PA History Society is sad to announce the passing of PA pioneer John McQueary. McQueary graduated from the Duke PA Program in 1968. He was the AAPA's 2nd President, among many other accomplishments which you may read on his bio: https://pahx.org/bios/mcqueary-john-j/

For his obituary, please visit: https://www.kochfuneralhome.com/obituaries/John-James-Mcqueary?obId=32742703

John J. McQueary, PA - Physician Assistant History Society® John McQueary is recognized as a pioneer physician assistant (PA) and a founding member and early leader of the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA). He was among the first students enrolled in the Duke University Physician Assistant Program when it began in 1965, but had to attend the fi...

Can you help the PA History Society solve this mystery? We are trying to find out the story behind this pin that was donated to us. Can anyone tell us the when and where it was given out?

Meet Paul, our PAHx Poster Cat, who is here to help us celebrate . Paul would like to remind you that PAHx Trustee and Student Trustee applications are due Monday, August 19th. Check out our website for details on how to submit your applications! 😸 https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

The summer issue of Historical Happenings is now out! Learn the latest from the PA History Society and read about our Student Trustee, Alec Williams; Michael Powe's retirement from the AAPA; our call for Trustee and Student Trustee applications and the fun things we received at the AAPA conference! https://pahx.org/pa-history-society-newsletter/

Don't forget that applications for the PA History Society's Full-Term Board Trustee and our Student Board Trustee are due Monday, August 19th! Please visit our website for details on how to apply: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

In our newest oral history video we meet the Society of Disability Examiner PAs! Brandon Beattie, PA-C, Chelsea Raby, PA-C, and Kristen Scheckel, PA-C, are the co-founders of the Society of Veteran Disability Examiner PAs (SOVDEPA). They each explain what drew them to work with veterans, what a veteran disability examiner is, and how they formed their AAPA special interest group. https://vimeo.com/974235552

Next month is the deadline to apply for the PA History Society Board Trustee and Student Trustee positions! To learn more about the positions and to apply, please visit: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

Historical Perspectives is the page on our website for essays, personal narratives and longer articles. Our newest addition, The Fall of an Icon by Stephen Wilson, is a history of Alderson-Broaddus College/University (home of the first PA program to offer a 4-year degree) and the reasons it was forced to close. It also offers some personal reflections from the author, an alum of the A-B PA program. https://pahx.org/pa-historical-perspectives/

Photo: The first class of the A-B PA program, 1972

Alan Hull has served in numerous capacities on PA state and national organizations, one role being Speaker of the AAPA House of Delegates. He is a tremendous example of a “grassroots” PA who wanted to contribute to the work needed to advance the PA profession. Learn more on his bio! https://pahx.org/bios/alan-hull/

Do you love history? Do you want to do something meaningful for your current or soon-to-be profession? Do you love to write? Join the PA History Society Board of Trustees! There is still time to apply for our full-term Trustee and one-year Student Trustee positions! We will be accepting applications until August 19th. For more information on how to apply, please visit: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

Lt, USN [Ret] William Osborne Jones, II, MA, PA-C, DFAAPA, retired from the Navy with over 22 years of active-duty service. He served as the founding vice president for the American Academy of Nephrology PAs, president of the South Carolina Academy of PAs (1997-1999) and was an advisor on PA matters to the South Carolina State Medical Board. Read more on his bio: https://pahx.org/bios/william-osborne-jones/

The PA History Society wishes everyone a happy and safe Fourth of July!

Rick Dehn, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of PAs, returns with another oral history interview on what he has been up to since his last interview in 2019! He talks on his rise to Editor-in-Chief, his proudest moments as a PA and his favorite research topics.

Rick Dehn Interview 2024 Rick Dehn returns for an interview with the PA History Society. He talks on his rise to Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the American Academy of PAs, his proudest…

Ina Cushman served as Speaker of the House of Delegates in the AAPA and also as President (2002-2003). During her presidency, she represented 110,000 PAs by testifying in front of Congress to ensure that patients were receiving the highest quality of healthcare. She also spent time working behind the scenes to facilitate conversations that advanced the efforts of AAPA to work more effectively with the other PA national organizations. Learn more about her on her biography! https://pahx.org/bios/ina-cushman/

Before June is over, make sure to check out our small exhibit of oral history interviews and essays of PAs who made history by making a difference! 🏳️‍🌈https://pahx.org/news/celebrating-pride-2024/

The PA History Society wishes everyone a happy Juneteenth!

In this oral history interview, LBGT Caucus co-founder, Mark Behar, shares how the Caucus was formed and his work as a PA during the 1980s/1990s HIV/AIDS epidemic. https://vimeo.com/273011830

Join the PA History Society Board of Trustees! We are now accepting applications for our full-term Trustee and our one-year Student Trustee positions. For details on how to apply, please visit: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

The PA History Society is now accepting applications for our one-year Student Trustee position! Gain board experience, network with current PAs and help decide on the future projects of the PA History Society! Visit our website for more information: www.pahx.org

Happy Pride Month! To help celebrate, the PA History Society has to put together a small collection from our archives: https://pahx.org/news/celebrating-pride-2024/

Please also browse through our website to see the highlighted stories on our bio and oral history webpages! www.pahx.org