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
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Zach Murphy
Zach Murphy, PA-C, is one of the creators for the hit medical education Youtube channel Ninja Nerd. In this interview he tells us about his journey to become a PA, the founding of Ninja Nerd, and what he hopes for the channel.
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Peggy Valentine
Peggy Valentine, EdD, PA, RN, shares how she was drawn into healthcare, her work with HIV/AIDS healthcare, how she co-founded Project Access, and her advice to PA students and young PAs.
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Barry Strohman
Barry Strohman, MD, PA, is former president of the Florida Academy of PAs. He talks on how he became a PA educator at the University of Florida, his fight in the 1980s for both the program's survival and PA practice legislation in the state, and how he became the Florida Academy's treasurer in its time of need.
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Nicole Burwell
Nicole Burwell, PhD, PA-C, DFAAPA, is president-elect of the PAEA. She shares how she became a PA educator, the importance of involvement in the profession, her work in DEI initiatives and her plans for her presidency.
