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Collection & Exhibits

Museum Collection

The Society’s Museum Collection features artwork, artifacts and exhibitions that interpret the story of the PA profession from its inception and development in the United States in the 20th Century to its expansion internationally in the 21st Century.

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Our collections

PINS & BUTTONS

View the collection of pins and buttons donated to the PA History Society.
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PA PROGRAM PATCHES

View our extensive collection of patches donated from various PA programs throughout the country.
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REFLECTIONS WALL EXHIBIT

Members of the Veterans Caucus made this wall exhibit possible. Tim Egan, Vic Germino and Ken Harbert donated posters to the Society to have placed in the Eugene A. Stead Jr. Center.
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JOHN McELLIGOTT PA VETERANS GARDEN

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the physician assistant/physician associate (PA) profession, PAHx honored U.S. Veterans and active duty PAs, with the unveiling of a veterans garden at the Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Center for PAs.
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STEAD COLLECTION

View images of 72 objects and 40 photographs donated by Dr. Stead’s family soon after his death in June 2005 and are maintained by the Society at the Eugene A.Stead, Jr. Center for Physician Associates in Durham, NC.
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History of the PA Profession at the Stead Center

This exhibit provides an overview of the creation of the Stead Office Museum after Dr. Stead death on June 12, 2005.
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Museum Collection locations

The Society's National Office is located in Johns Creek, GA

The general museum collection that is maintained in this location includes an array of medical equipment, photographs, posters, military uniforms, PA school patches, organization promotional pins, memorabilia from national meetings and other items of general interest.
View Guide to the PAHx Collections

The Eugene A. Stead, Jr. Center for Physician Assistants, Durham NC.

The building features a replica of Dr. Stead's office at his lake home in Bullock, NC, complete with furniture, decorations, pictures and awards he donated to the Society before his death. A formal garden behind the building is decorated with statuary also donated from Dr. Stead's estate.
View Guide To Stead Center Archival Collections