American Academy of Physician Associates
{{DISPLAYTITLE:American Academy of Physician Associates}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = American Academy of Physician Associates
| logo = American Academy of PAs logo.png
| formation = {{Start date and age|1968|05|20}}
| type = Professional association
| status = 501(c)(6)
| tax_id = 23-7067770
| headquarters = Alexandria, Virginia
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Jason Prevelige
| leader_title2 = CEO
| leader_name2 = Lisa Gables
| website = {{URL|https://www.aapa.org/}}
| membership = 73,000{{cite web |title=Member Central |website=American Academy of Physician Associates |url=https://www.aapa.org/member-central/ |access-date=7 February 2024}}
| formerly = American Academy of Physician Assistants
}}
The American Academy of Physician Associates (AAPA), previously named the American Academy of Physician Assistants, is a professional association for physician assistants/associates (PAs) in the United States.{{cite web |title=About |website=American Academy of Physician Associates |url=https://www.aapa.org/about/ |access-date=7 February 2024}} It is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.
History
The Duke University Physician Assistant Program was established in 1965 as the first formalized PA program in the United States and graduated its inaugural class in October 1967. In April 1968, the recent graduates of the Duke PA program, along with current students, began organizing a professional organization, incorporating as the "American Association of Physician's Assistants" in North Carolina on May 20, 1968. Within three years, the organization expanded its membership beyond the local community and elected leadership representing various regions across the nation.{{cite web |title=History |website=American Academy of Physician Associates |url=https://www.aapa.org/about/history/ |access-date=7 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=Founding of AAPA |website=Physician Assistant History Society |url=https://pahx.org/gallery/founding-of-aapa/ |access-date=7 February 2024}}{{cite web |title=The Formative Years |website=Physician Assistant History Society |url=https://pahx.org/period02/ |access-date=7 February 2024}}{{cite book |last=Piemme |first=Thomas E. |last2=Sadler |first2=Alfred Mitchell | last3=Carter | first3=Reginald D. | last4=Ballweg |first4=Ruth |title=The Physician Assistant: An Illustrated History |publisher=Acacia Publishing |publication-place=Gilbert, Ariz |date=2013 |isbn=978-1-935089-64-3}}{{rp|6}} In 1971, the name was changed to the "American Academy of Physicians' Associates"{{cite web |title=Establishing a Profession |website=Physician Assistant History Society |url=https://pahx.org/period-03/ |access-date=11 February 2024}}{{cite web |last=Bean |first=Mackenzie |title='Physician associate' marks a return to the past |website=Becker's Hospital Review |date=5 January 2024 |url=https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/physician-associate-marks-a-return-to-the-past.html |access-date=11 February 2024}} and it published its first official journal, Physician's Associate.{{rp|32}} The organization adopted the name "American Academy of Physician's Assistants" in 1973, and then "American Academy of Physician Assistants" after dropping the apostrophe from "physician" in 1981.{{cite web |title=Nationwide Adoption |website=Physician Assistant History Society |url=https://pahx.org/period-04/ |access-date=11 February 2024}}
References
External links
- [https://www.aapa.org/ AAPA Official Website]
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Category:Medical and health organizations based in Virginia
Category:Organizations established in 1968