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12 Physician Assistant Moments for 2008
December 31, 2008 10:07 AM by Stephen Cornell
This is the 448th and final post to the ADVANCE Blog for PAs in 2008. Check back on Jan. 2 for the first blog post of 2009. Until then, here's a quick look back at some of the notable PA stories of the last year. *** January Annals of Family Medicine Read More...
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An ARC-PA Invitation to Physician Assistants
October 15, 2008 9:39 AM by Stephen Cornell
The Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant invites PAs to suggest changes to the accreditation standards for entry-level PA education programs. The ARC-PA is soliciting comments on the standards as part of its regular Read More...
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Is PA Postgraduate Program Accreditation a 'Danger' to the Physician Assistant Profession?
September 25, 2008 2:09 PM by Stephen Cornell
Now that ARC-PA has granted formal accreditation to three postgraduate PA programs, it's interesting to go back and read the AAPA's vigorous warnings against an accreditation process. The American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) recognizes the Read More...
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ARC-PA Accredits Postgraduate PA Program No. 3
September 16, 2008 5:06 PM by Stephen Cornell
At its recent meeting, ARC-PA also granted accreditation to a third postgraduate physician assistant program. Duke University Medical Center's postgraduate PA surgical residency earned accreditation. Previously accredited were M.D. Anderson Cancer Center's Read More...
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ARC-PA Accredits PA Program No. 142
September 16, 2008 4:47 PM by Stephen Cornell
Mount Union College in Alliance, Ohio, is the 142nd accredited physician program in the United States and the sixth PA program in Ohio. ARC-PA granted provisional accreditation to Mount Union at its recent meeting. Sharon Luke, MSHS, PA-C, is the program Read More...
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PA Postgraduate Program Accreditation
May 12, 2008 2:58 PM by Stephen Cornell
ARC-PA has created a page to list accredited clinical postgraduate PA programs . There are currently two. The surgery residency at Johns Hopkins and the oncology residency at MD Anderson Cancer Center received ARC-PA accreditation in March. Link Read More...
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141 PA Programs
April 8, 2008 1:24 PM by Stephen Cornell
There are actually now 141 PA programs accredited by ARC-PA. That is an all-time high, according to this excellent ARC-PA graphic . PA program No. 141 is at Bethel College in Bethel, Tenn. The previous Bethel College PA program had lost its ARC-PA accreditation Read More...
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No. 140
April 7, 2008 5:54 PM by Stephen Cornell
Wingate University is PA program is No. 140. ARC-PA granted provisional accreditation to the Wingate program in March. Our goal is not to just develop a good program—but to help nurture outstanding mid-level health care providers. Our stated mission is Read More...
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New ARC-PA Commissioners
January 22, 2008 3:38 PM by Stephen Cornell
Three new commissioners joined ARC-PA this month. Hank Lemke, MMS, PA-C, Phillip Marcus, MD,MPH, FACP, and James Van Rhee MS, PA-C began their first terms as commissioners on the ARC-PA January 1, 2008. Mr. Lemke was nominated by the American Academy Read More...
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