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Oral Histories

Audiotapes, Videos and DVDs

The Oral History Collection contains audiotapes, videos and DVDs with corresponding transcripts produced either by the Society or by others and then gifted to the Society. Holdings from this collection have been digitized and placed in the Society’s digital archival collection using PastPerfect™ software.

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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. The Society continues to identify, collect, catalog and preserve existing audio and video oral histories and is conducting additional interviews with key individuals to fill in gaps of missing information.

Featured Oral Histories

Andrea Heeter

Andrea Heeter, PA-C, MSPH, CHES, ATC, CMT, works for the Indian Health Services. She explains in her interview how she became interested in the physician assistant profession, her work with the Indian Health Service, and what she likes best about her job.

Shani Fleming

Shani Fleming, MS, MPH, PA-C, shares how she became a PA, her most touching experience as a PA, and, how she is looking forward to the change that her volunteer work on the PAEA Diversity and Inclusion Mission Advancement Commission will bring.

Jessie Jeffrey

Jessie Jeffrey, PA, is a 1982 graduate of the Charles Drew University PA program. She shares the story of how she became a PA, how mentors inspired her to join the Minority Affairs Committee, challenges she faced in the early days of her career, and her advice for those new in their PA careers.

Amy Jackson

LTC(P) (now COL) Amy Jackson, SP, MPAS, PA-C, is currently the Deputy Commander For Administration of the SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) Clinic in Belgium. She talks about how she enrolled in the Interservice PA Program (IPAP), her experiences as a commander, and her work on the first Army PA handbook!

Featured Audio Interviews

Oral History Collections