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  • About The Society

    Who Are We

    Dedicated to the history and legacy of the physician assistant profession

    Collection Description

    Chronicles the development of various professional organizations

    Founding Members

    Individuals who joined us during our first year

    Mission, Vision & Values

    Learn about our mission, vision & values

    PA Veterans Garden

    Visit the McElligott PA Veterans Garden

    PAHx History & Projects

    Explore our history and projects

    News & Events

    See what’s new at PAHx
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  • Information & Links

    Initial State Recognition of Physician Assistants

    Find out when your state started recognizing the PA profession

    Our Associates

    View the Associates of the PA History Society

    Past Presidents of the National Organizations

    View our past presidents

    National Conference

    View the locations & dates for the National Conference

    PA Glossary

    Abbreviations, acronyms & titles associated with the physician assistant profession

    Preserving History

    Find several resources for preserving, documenting & archiving historical documents and materials

    Trivia

    Test your PA history knowledge

    Newsletter

    Read the most recent issue

    Helpful Links

    Find links and additional resources

    Search Options

    View our different search options

  • Illustrated History

    Archival Research

    Use finding aids for our collections

    Biographies

    Read our numerous biographies

    Collection & Exhibits

    Our collection features artwork, artifacts and exhibitions

    Oral Histories

    Listen or watch oral history interviews from PAs or those close to the profession's history

    Research Library & References

    Library collections, books and serials

    Videos

    Our moving image collection includes film and video

    Photos

    Slides, photographs, negatives & others

    Historical Perspectives

    Essays, personal narratives and long articles on aspects of PA history

    PA Timeline

    View important milestones and events

    International PA Timeline

    View international milestones and events

    Historical Highlights

    Orgs that are saving and preserving their history

    Celebrating 50

    PA programs that have celebrated their 50th anniversaries

  • Support The Society

    How To Support Us

    Help our staff work with organizations, institutions, researchers and archivists

    Friends of the Society

    View our friends and find out how to become one

    Our Associates

    Become an active partner

    First Class Photos

    First class photos of our Associates

    PA History Books

    Find out how to order your copy

    PA History Products

    Lapel pins, posters, and art prints

    Become an Active Participant

    Learn how to support us
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Policy on Internet Cookies

This notice explains how the PA History Society uses “cookies” on our website.

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This cookie notice explains how The Physician Assistant History Society, Inc. (“PA History Society,” “us,” or “we”) uses “cookies” or similar technologies on our website, pahx.org (the “Website”).

You do not have to accept cookies and consent can be withdrawn at any time (see How to Control Cookies, below). If you prefer not to receive cookies through our Website, you can adjust your cookie preferences here Cookie Settings, or set your browser to either reject all or some cookies. If you decide not to receive cookies through our Website then your use of the Website may not be as efficient as it would be if the cookie were enabled, and some parts of the Website may not work at all.

What Are Cookies

Cookies are small files containing a string of characters that we may store on your computer or mobile device when you access the Website. When you access the Website again, the cookies allow us to recognize your browser. Cookies may store your preferences and other information but cannot read data off your hard disk or read cookie files created by other sites.

Cookies set by a website owner (in this case, the PA History Society) are called “first party cookies”. Cookies set by parties other than the Website owner are called “third party cookies”. Third party cookies enable us to provide third party features or functionality through the Website (i.e. advertising, social media functions and analytics).

Cookies which expire and are automatically erased when you close your browser window are called “session cookies”. Cookies which have an expiration date in the distant future and remain in your browser until they expire or you manually delete them are called “persistent cookies”.

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Cookies make the use of our Website easier by, among other things, saving your preferences. We may also use cookies to deliver content tailored to your interests. Our cookies may enable us to relate your use of the Website to personal data that you previously provided.

The information that we collect with cookies allows us to statistically analyze usage of the Website, and to improve and customize our content and other offerings. However, we only disclose information collected with cookies to third parties on an aggregated basis without the use of any information that personally identifies you.

The specific types of first party and third party cookies placed by our Website and the purposes they perform are described in the table below:

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How To Control Cookies

You do not have to accept cookies and consent can be withdrawn at any time, although you may not be able to use certain features of our Website. You can do this by adjusting your cookie preferences here Cookie Settings, or by activating the settings on your browser that allows you to refuse all or some cookies.

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We may occasionally amend this cookie notice to reflect our activities and user feedback, and we reserve the right to make changes to this Notice at any time. If you feel that we are not abiding by this cookie notice, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 678-417-8682 or via email.

Last Updated: 8.11.21

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About Us

  • Who Are We
  • Collection Description
  • Founding Members
  • Our Mission, Vision & Values
  • PAHx History & Projects
  • Newsletter

Information

  • Initial State Recognition Of PAs
  • Past Presidents
  • National Conference
  • PA Glossary
  • Preserving History
  • Helpful Links

Support Us

  • How To Support Us
  • Friends Of The Society
  • Our Associates
  • PA History Books

Contact Us

(678) 417-8682

Contactus@pahx.org

12000 Findley Road Suite 100
Johns Creek, GA 30097-1409

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