Illustrated Timeline
This Timeline contains important milestones and events in the development of the physician assistant (PA) profession.
It provides the reader with an introduction to the people, events and activities that have shaped the growth of the profession from concept to reality.
The Timeline presents a decade by decade progression of the PA profession.
Museum and Online Collections
The Society's Museum Collection features artwork, artifacts and exhibitions (online and physical) that interpret the story of physician assistant profession from its inception and development in the United States in the 20th Century to its expansion internationally in the 21st Century.
Photograph Collections
The Still Image Collection contains images created by the Society and by organizations, institutions and individuals who have donated their collections to the Society to be maintained or added to the Society’s digital collection.
Moving Image Collection
The Moving Image Collection includes film and video created by various organizations, institutions and individuals and then donated to the Society over time.
Oral History Collection
The Oral History Collection contains audiotapes, videos and DVDs with corresponding transcripts produced either by the Society or by others and then donated to the Society.
While there is no substitute for original correspondence and other primary source materials, interviews help us understand better the context in which decisions were made, offer fresh insights, and suggest directions for further research.
Biographies
These 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.
ARTIFACTS
FROM EVERY ERA
The general museum collection maintained in this location includes medical equipment, photographs, posters, military uniforms, PA school patches, organization promotional pins, memorabilia from national meetings and other items of general interest.
The general museum collection maintained in this location includes medical equipment, photographs, posters, military uniforms, PA school patches, organization promotional pins, memorabilia from national meetings and other items of general interest.
MUSEUM COLLECTION
resources
EDUCATE YOURSELF
Library
Collections,
Books &
Serials
The Library's print holdings consist
of approximately 1,500 titles including
books, serials, reprints, dissertations,
and reports.
Know your nomenclature
All the abbreviations, acronyms and titles
The language of the profession has changed a lot over the past 35 years. Our resources ensure you understand the history of language as well as the common terms of today.
Exhibit by Lt Michael R. Muni, MPA,
MPH & Capt Robin Hunter- Buskey, PA-C
While deployed to Liberia in 2015 to work in the US Public Health's Monrovia Medical Unit/Ebola Treatment Unit (MMU ETU), Capt Robin Hunter Buskey,PA-C , met a courageous Liberian educated Physician Assistant, Alvin P. Davis.
As a PA working in the Good Will Clinic in the Flamah Community of Monrovia, Alvin contracted the Ebola virus in November 2014. Because he was a health care worker.