PA Professional Practice Exam Test
Questions Fully Solved.
what is a PA? - Answer nationally certified and state-licensed medial professional
practice on health care teams with physicians and other providers
practice in all 50 states, DC, and US territories except Puerto Rico
what can PAs do? - Answer take medical histories
conduct physical exams
diagnose and treat illness
order and interpret tests
develop treatment plans
prescribe medication
counsel on preventive care
perform procedures
assist in surgery
make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
do clinical research
why was the PA profession created? - Answer to improve and expand access to healthcare
-in mid-1960s physicians/educators realized there was a shortage of primary care physicians
when was the first class of PAs - Answer 1965
who was selected for the first PA class - Answer four Navy Hospital Corpsmen who received
considerable medical training during military service
Amos Johnson and Buddy Treadwell - Answer Amos Johnson was a rural practitioner in NC
who trained his office assistant (Buddy Treadwell) to overcome time constraints of a busy
practice
, Charles Hudson - Answer one of the first physicians to suggest that non-physical clinical
support personnel be trained and used to help alleviate a growing disparity between supply and
demand for health care services
at AMA meeting in 1961, proposed individuals with no previous medical education be trained to
perform routine clinical tasks
Dr. Eugene Stead - Answer founder of the PA profession
1971 - Answer when the American medical association (AMA) recognizes the PA profession
the first 6 states pass legislation authorizing PA practice
1967 - Answer the first PA class graduates from the Duke University PA program on October 6
1968 - Answer the American Association of Physician Assistants (later to become American
Academy of PAs) is incorporated
first national PA day - Answer October 6,1987
PA week - Answer October 6-12
2000 - Answer all 50 states authorize PA practice when Mississippi passes legislation to
recognize PAs
2007 - Answer PAs obtain prescriptive authority in all 50 states and DC when Indiana passes
legislation authorizing prescribing by PAs
nation's first AA PA - Answer Prentiss Harrison
how many PAs in the US - Answer ~131,000
how many PA programs are in the US - Answer 238
Questions Fully Solved.
what is a PA? - Answer nationally certified and state-licensed medial professional
practice on health care teams with physicians and other providers
practice in all 50 states, DC, and US territories except Puerto Rico
what can PAs do? - Answer take medical histories
conduct physical exams
diagnose and treat illness
order and interpret tests
develop treatment plans
prescribe medication
counsel on preventive care
perform procedures
assist in surgery
make rounds in hospitals and nursing homes
do clinical research
why was the PA profession created? - Answer to improve and expand access to healthcare
-in mid-1960s physicians/educators realized there was a shortage of primary care physicians
when was the first class of PAs - Answer 1965
who was selected for the first PA class - Answer four Navy Hospital Corpsmen who received
considerable medical training during military service
Amos Johnson and Buddy Treadwell - Answer Amos Johnson was a rural practitioner in NC
who trained his office assistant (Buddy Treadwell) to overcome time constraints of a busy
practice
, Charles Hudson - Answer one of the first physicians to suggest that non-physical clinical
support personnel be trained and used to help alleviate a growing disparity between supply and
demand for health care services
at AMA meeting in 1961, proposed individuals with no previous medical education be trained to
perform routine clinical tasks
Dr. Eugene Stead - Answer founder of the PA profession
1971 - Answer when the American medical association (AMA) recognizes the PA profession
the first 6 states pass legislation authorizing PA practice
1967 - Answer the first PA class graduates from the Duke University PA program on October 6
1968 - Answer the American Association of Physician Assistants (later to become American
Academy of PAs) is incorporated
first national PA day - Answer October 6,1987
PA week - Answer October 6-12
2000 - Answer all 50 states authorize PA practice when Mississippi passes legislation to
recognize PAs
2007 - Answer PAs obtain prescriptive authority in all 50 states and DC when Indiana passes
legislation authorizing prescribing by PAs
nation's first AA PA - Answer Prentiss Harrison
how many PAs in the US - Answer ~131,000
how many PA programs are in the US - Answer 238
