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Honoring our History; Ensuring our Future

The Physician Assistant History Society® is dedicated to the study of the history and legacy of the physician assistant profession through the collection and identification of appropriate papers, manuscripts, magazine and newspaper clippings, newsletters, references, reports, dissertations, oral histories, biographies, films, slides, videos, photographs, artifacts, memorabilia and digital images.

16/04/2026

Join the PA History Society in NOLA to learn how to preserve your organization's history AND earn CME! Join us Monday, May 18th, 8am CST at . Space is limited to 50 participants, so please RSVP via the conference website/app.

14/04/2026

Garry Lapidus is one of the earliest PAs in pediatrics. His career reflects both personal discovery and the evolution of the PA profession itself—built on vision, resilience, and a belief that compassionate care and public health leadership can transform lives. To read more about Lapidus and his contributions to the profession: https://pahx.org/bios/garry-lapidus/

09/04/2026

The PA History Society is accepting applications for ONE Trustee and ONE Student Trustee! Serve on an energetic, working board and help us preserve the history of the PA profession. For more details and for how to apply: https://pahx.org/news/pahx-board-call-for-applications-2/

07/04/2026

Today is World Health Day! The PA History Society would like to thank all PAs for making history by making a difference!

05/04/2026

The PA History Society wishes a hoppy Easter to all who observe!

03/04/2026

The North Carolina Academy of Physician Associates posted a video featuring the History Society's co-founder and historian emeritus, Reginald Carter!

02/04/2026

Join the PA History Society at AAPA 2026 in New Orleans! The PA History Society will be bringing back our popular small-group CME session on Monday, May 18th at 8am. Learn the basics of preserving your organization's history AND earn CME!

Make sure to RSVP on the AAPA conference website/app because seats are going fast. https://aapa2026.eventscribe.net/

01/04/2026

The PA History wishes a Chag Pesach Sameach to all who observe!

31/03/2026

On this last day of Women's History Month, meet Mary Showstark! Showstark has been a major player in the globalization of the PA profession and in getting PAs and PA-comparable providers from around the world together. Read more about her amazing contributions here: https://pahx.org/bios/mary-showstark/

27/03/2026

Ruth Webb was a PA educator and the first Black woman to become a PA program director! To learn more: https://pahx.org/bios/ruth-webb

25/03/2026

Joyce Nichols, the first female PA, was featured in a 1970s show titled Whatcha Going to Do. Each episode of the show focused on a different career. This episode featured Nichols providing healthcare in a rural satellite clinic in Durham County, NC and showed footage from her PA student days at Duke University. https://vimeo.com/691064399/5122d3270d?fl=pl&fe=sh

Produced by WNVT Northern Virginian Educational Television Association, Goldvein, VA.

Part of the Whatcha Going to Do series where each episode focuses on a different career. Going Back features Joyce Nichols, the first woman PA, showing her providing…

20/03/2026

The PA History Society wishes to all who celebrate a very happy and safe Eid al-Fitr!

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The PA History Society

The Physician Assistant History Society was created in 2002 when co-founders, Reginald Carter and J. Jeffrey Heinrich, realized the need to preserve the history of the PA profession for future generations.

The PA History Society is dedicated to sharing the history and legacy of the profession through our archival collections of personal and organizational papers, oral histories, biographies, photographs, videos, and library materials.