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Established in 1972, the School of Physician Assistant Studies at the University of Florida has experienced significant growth over its 40 years of existence.

Making History by Making a Difference

Natalie Holt, MD, became fascinated with the PA concept while in college and wrote an erudite undergraduate thesis on the interplay of medicine and nursing in the 1950s and 1960s.

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<p>Biographies highlight the men and women who over time have contributed to the establishment, growth and development of the physician assistant profession.</p>

The following biographies highlight the men and women who over time have contributed to the establishment, growth and development of the physician assistant profession. These are individuals whose contributions have helped shape the way physician assistants are educated, utilized, organized, evaluated, promoted and integrated into the American Health Care System and throughout the world.

To appear in this biographical section, a nominee must have made a contribution or contributions to the physician assistant profession judged to be significant in a way that is unique, pioneering or exemplary. The nature of those contributions may include, but need not be limited to, the following:

Developed the educational, accreditation, legal and certification framework that is unique to the PA profession
Contributed significant time, labor and leadership to a national organization thus enabling that organization to serve the best interest of PAs, PA educators and students
Authored books or articles that added significantly to the body of published works on physician assistants and the delivery of health care by teams
Recognized by peers in the health professions as one who has provided exemplary clinical, community and humanitarian service as a physician assistant through special recognition awards and published acknowledgments
Served on health policy making bodies, work force study groups, international health alliances and health-related agencies to share with others knowledge about the PA profession
Made significant contributions to the education and mentoring of PA students and the continuing education and evaluation of graduate physician assistants
Pioneered the development of a new field for physician assistants in a health care specialty or practice setting

Please submit a completed Biographical Sketch Form along with a CV or resume to PAHx for consideration. Please Contact us should you have an individual who you believe should be recognized by the Society.

Adamson, Katherine A.	Hubbard, John P.
Andreoli, Kathleen Gainor	Hudson, Charles L.
Arthur, Terry M.	Ingles, Thelma M.
Ballenger, Martha D.	Johnson, Amos N.
Ballweg, Ruth	Kirklin, John W.
Bartow, Jim	Lathrop, Janet J.
Beard, Stephen R.	Lawrence, David M.
Beinfield, Malcolm S.	Lewis, Charles C.
Bliss, Ann A.	Marquardt, William H.
Braun, John A.	Mittman, David E.
Brown-Jefferson, Annie M.	Myers, Hu Crim
Carter, Reginald D.	Nichols, Joyce
Cassidy, Barry A.	Nyland, William, L.
Castle, Charles Hilmon	Oliver, Denis R.
Cawley, James, F.	Paruch, Gretchen P.
Danielsen, Randy D.	Pedersen, Donald, M.
Detmer, Lawrence M. 'Mac'	Perry, Henry B.
Edwards, Jesse	Piemme, Thomas E.
Estes, E. Harvey	Rosen, Richard G.
Ettari, Mary P.	Sadler, Alfred M.
Fasser, Carl, E.	Sadler, Blair L.
Ferrell, Kenneth F.	Scheele, Richard J.
Fichandler, Bruce C.	Scheffler, Richard M.
Fisher, Donald W.	Schneller, Eugene S.
Germino, Victor H.	Silver, Henry K.
Glazer, David L.	Smith, Richard A.
Gliedman, Marvin L.	Stanhope, William D.
Godkins, Thomas R.	Stead, Jr., Eugene A.
Greenberg, Suzanne B.	Stone, Shepard B.
Grivett, Beth	Thomas, Greg, P.
Harbert, Kenneth R.	Todd, Malcolm C.
Harrison, Prentiss L.	Treadwell, Henry Lee "Buddy"
Haverty, J. Rhodes	Turnipseed, Stephen
Hedrick, Edward "Chip"	Vanderbilt, Clara E.
Heinrich, J. Jeffrey	Wallet, Thomas Walter 'Chipper'
Holt, Natalie F.	Whittaker, Roger
Hooker, Roderick S.	Willis, Judith B.
Howard, Robert	Wilson, William M.

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