ARCHIVE QUIZ 8
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Question 1 of 5
1. Question
1. The only veteran’s garden dedicated to physician assistants who have served or currently serve in the Uniformed Services of the USA is located in:
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The John McElligott Veteran Memorial Garden is located at the Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Center for Physician Assistants in Durham, NC. The garden was upgraded and rededicated in April 2017.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
News: PA History Society Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Garden Dedication Ceremony
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The John McElligott Veteran Memorial Garden is located at the Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Center for Physician Assistants in Durham, NC. The garden was upgraded and rededicated in April 2017.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
News: PA History Society Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Garden Dedication Ceremony
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Question 2 of 5
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2. To enhance the effective use of PAs, which institution updated its guidelines in 2014 to allow PAs, within defined limits, to exercise autonomous medical decision-making?
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In 2014, the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the largest employer of PAs, updated its Utilization Guidelines to allow PAs, within defined limits, to make autonomous medical decisions.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
Internet Publication: http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2958
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In 2014, the Veterans Health Administration (VA), the largest employer of PAs, updated its Utilization Guidelines to allow PAs, within defined limits, to make autonomous medical decisions.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
Internet Publication: http://www.va.gov/vhapublications/ViewPublication.asp?pub_ID=2958
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Question 3 of 5
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3. What is the title of the National Library of Medicine‘s traveling banner and online exhibition about physician assistants that was launched in 2016?
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The National Library of Medicine, in partnership with the Physician Assistant History Society, launched in 2016 “Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care,” a traveling banner exhibition with an online adaptation. The banner exhibit will travel to 50 sites across the country over the next five years.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
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The National Library of Medicine, in partnership with the Physician Assistant History Society, launched in 2016 “Physician Assistants: Collaboration and Care,” a traveling banner exhibition with an online adaptation. The banner exhibit will travel to 50 sites across the country over the next five years.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
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Question 4 of 5
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4. Which of the PAs founding fathers was honored prior to his death in 2017 by President Obama?
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On January 1, 2017, President Barack Obama honored Richard A. Smith, MD, a founding father of the Physician Assistant profession, for his many contributions in the areas of PA education, racial desegregation and global health. Dr. Smith died March 10, 2017 at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 84.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
Internet Link: UW MEDEX Founder Dr. Richard A. Smith Honored by President Obama
Internet Link: In Memorium: Richard A. Smith, MD
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On January 1, 2017, President Barack Obama honored Richard A. Smith, MD, a founding father of the Physician Assistant profession, for his many contributions in the areas of PA education, racial desegregation and global health. Dr. Smith died March 10, 2017 at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii. He was 84.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
Internet Link: UW MEDEX Founder Dr. Richard A. Smith Honored by President Obama
Internet Link: In Memorium: Richard A. Smith, MD
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Question 5 of 5
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5. Jim Scancarelli, cartoonist for Gasoline Alley© brings Chipper Wallet, PA-C back into the comic strip in 2016 to inform the public that PAs will celebrate their 50th Anniversary as a profession in 2017. What actual major 50th Anniversary event does Chipper attend as a guest speaker?
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As a former Navy Hospital Corpsman who became a Physician Assistant in 1973, Chipper is invited by the PA History Society to speak at the rededication of the Veteran’s Garden at the Stead Center in Durham, NC in April 2017. Chipper speaks on behalf of former corpsmen and medics who helped pioneer the PA profession.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/
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As a former Navy Hospital Corpsman who became a Physician Assistant in 1973, Chipper is invited by the PA History Society to speak at the rededication of the Veteran’s Garden at the Stead Center in Durham, NC in April 2017. Chipper speaks on behalf of former corpsmen and medics who helped pioneer the PA profession.
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Timeline: https://pahx.org/period-08/