INTRO TO PA EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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NCCPA - (answer)National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
only certifying organization for PAs in US
releases a statistical report of PA salaries
AAPA - (answer)American Academy of Physician Assistants
serves as central organization
can approve CME
CME - (answer)Continuing Medical Education
ARC-PA - (answer)Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
PAEA - (answer)Physician Assistant Education Association
AOR - (answer)assembly of representatives
SAAPA - (answer)Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
HOD - (answer)House of Delegates
student government society - (answer)involved in community/state/national level activities
Who wrote a letter to duke university proposing the PA program in 1964? (Considered the founder) -
(answer)Dr. Eugene Stead
Feldshers - (answer)european military - 17/18th century
russia had shortage of physicians
,INTRO TO PA EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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feldshers practiced in the military, but when retired practiced in the community
provided most medical care in Alaska in 1800s
schools established in 1900s to start training
feldspars were encouraged to take med school entrance exams
care was "second class" = required more supervision
urban feldspars limited to primary care in ambulances/triage NOT hospitals or clinics
barefoot doctors - (answer)1965 - china's healthcare system
chosen from rural production brigades
linked closely w hospitals for training
were encouraged to apply for med school and given priority
1981 - terminated due to abolishment of communes
feldshers and barefoot doctors dwidled because - (answer)lack of government support and growth of
physcians
PAs are becoming more - (answer)Autonomous
overview of development of PA profession - (answer)1930s - military corpsmen in prison extend services
to prison doctors
1940s - Henry "Buddy" Treadwell is employed as a tech and trains as a "doctor's assistant" under Dr.
Johnson
WWII (1942) - fast-track medical curriculum (3 years) is developed by Eugene stead Jr. ***curriculum
serves as future PA education****
1950s - Eugene trains Thelma Ingles (RN); masters of nursing established but not accredited by National
League
1964 - Eugene proposes PA program to Duke Uni.
1965 - 4 military corpsmen are first PA class
, INTRO TO PA EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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1966 - People V Whittaker
1967 - first PA class graduates
1968 - AAPA created at Duke *Bill Stanhope first pres.*
1969 - JCAHO releases report on PAs
1970 - multiple programs developed
1972 - created PANCE, APAP and JRC-PA
1974 - NCCPA created and **CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE (PAs chosen to provide med
services)**
1980s - 42 PA programs
1981 - PANRE created
1984 - Canadian forces begin training
1988 - JRC-PA renamed to ARC-PA
1990-2000 - bachelors transitioned to masters programs
2001 - CASPA, first program in Netherlands
2005 - APAP renamed to PAEA, first UK program
2007 - ***ALL 50 STATES ARE ALLOWED TO PRESCRIBE***
2011 - KAREN BASS
2023 - 303 programs, over 168,000 PAs
rankings of PAs with developing programs - (answer)Type A, B and C
type A broadly trained 2 year program is the model used today
national PA day - (answer)October 6th (also Eugenes bday)
What were 3 groups that inspired the creation of Physician Assistants ("not just based on the American
Concept")? - (answer)Feldshers in Russia, Barefoot doctors in China, and Military corpsmen in America
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
NCCPA - (answer)National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants
only certifying organization for PAs in US
releases a statistical report of PA salaries
AAPA - (answer)American Academy of Physician Assistants
serves as central organization
can approve CME
CME - (answer)Continuing Medical Education
ARC-PA - (answer)Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant
PAEA - (answer)Physician Assistant Education Association
AOR - (answer)assembly of representatives
SAAPA - (answer)Student Academy of the American Academy of Physician Assistants
HOD - (answer)House of Delegates
student government society - (answer)involved in community/state/national level activities
Who wrote a letter to duke university proposing the PA program in 1964? (Considered the founder) -
(answer)Dr. Eugene Stead
Feldshers - (answer)european military - 17/18th century
russia had shortage of physicians
,INTRO TO PA EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
feldshers practiced in the military, but when retired practiced in the community
provided most medical care in Alaska in 1800s
schools established in 1900s to start training
feldspars were encouraged to take med school entrance exams
care was "second class" = required more supervision
urban feldspars limited to primary care in ambulances/triage NOT hospitals or clinics
barefoot doctors - (answer)1965 - china's healthcare system
chosen from rural production brigades
linked closely w hospitals for training
were encouraged to apply for med school and given priority
1981 - terminated due to abolishment of communes
feldshers and barefoot doctors dwidled because - (answer)lack of government support and growth of
physcians
PAs are becoming more - (answer)Autonomous
overview of development of PA profession - (answer)1930s - military corpsmen in prison extend services
to prison doctors
1940s - Henry "Buddy" Treadwell is employed as a tech and trains as a "doctor's assistant" under Dr.
Johnson
WWII (1942) - fast-track medical curriculum (3 years) is developed by Eugene stead Jr. ***curriculum
serves as future PA education****
1950s - Eugene trains Thelma Ingles (RN); masters of nursing established but not accredited by National
League
1964 - Eugene proposes PA program to Duke Uni.
1965 - 4 military corpsmen are first PA class
, INTRO TO PA EXAM REVIEW NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW
VERSION!!
1966 - People V Whittaker
1967 - first PA class graduates
1968 - AAPA created at Duke *Bill Stanhope first pres.*
1969 - JCAHO releases report on PAs
1970 - multiple programs developed
1972 - created PANCE, APAP and JRC-PA
1974 - NCCPA created and **CONSTRUCTION OF TRANS-ALASKA PIPELINE (PAs chosen to provide med
services)**
1980s - 42 PA programs
1981 - PANRE created
1984 - Canadian forces begin training
1988 - JRC-PA renamed to ARC-PA
1990-2000 - bachelors transitioned to masters programs
2001 - CASPA, first program in Netherlands
2005 - APAP renamed to PAEA, first UK program
2007 - ***ALL 50 STATES ARE ALLOWED TO PRESCRIBE***
2011 - KAREN BASS
2023 - 303 programs, over 168,000 PAs
rankings of PAs with developing programs - (answer)Type A, B and C
type A broadly trained 2 year program is the model used today
national PA day - (answer)October 6th (also Eugenes bday)
What were 3 groups that inspired the creation of Physician Assistants ("not just based on the American
Concept")? - (answer)Feldshers in Russia, Barefoot doctors in China, and Military corpsmen in America
