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The MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program
- Title
- The MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program / Ruth Ballweg MPS, PA-C.
- Author
- Ballweg, Ruth
- Publication
- Charleston, South Carolina : Arcadia Publishing, [2016]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | R847.6.N85 B34 2016 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 127 pages : illustrations, portraits; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "The MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program was created at the University of Washington in 1968 as one of the nation's first physician assistant (PA) programs. A joint project of the Washington State Medical Association and the University of Washington School of Medicine, MEDEX was designed to meet the needs of overworked physicians in rural communities. As envisioned by MEDEX founder Dr. Richard A. Smith, Physician Assistants were created by physicians, for physicians. Initially, all MEDEX students were former military corpsmen returning from Vietnam. Based on their extensive clinical experience, they were well accepted by doctors and their patients. Dr. Richard Smith was a former Peace Corps physician and leader of the federal project to desegregate the US hospital system as a requirement for Medicare reimbursement. Dr. Smith's founding principles for MEDEX included a collaborative model for community and practitioner involvement -- the framework for the MEDEX Program throughout its 45-year history"--Taken from publisher's description.
- Series Statement
- Images of America
- Uniform Title
- Images of America
- Subject
- MEDEX Northwest > History
- MEDEX Northwest
- MEDEX Northwest
- Physicians' assistants > Education > History. > Washington (State)
- Physicians' assistants > Education > History. > Northwest, Pacific
- Physicians' assistants > Training of > History. > Washington (State)
- Physicians' assistants > Training of > History. > Northwest, Pacific
- Rural health services > Washington (State) > History
- Rural health services > Northwest, Pacific > History
- Physician Assistants > education
- Physician Assistants > history
- Rural Health Services > history
- Physicians' assistants > Education
- Physicians' assistants > Training of
- Rural health services
- Northwestern United States
- Washington
- Pacific Northwest
- Washington (State)
- Genre/Form
- Pictorial Work
- illustrated books.
- Illustrated works
- History
- Illustrated works.
- Ouvrages illustrés.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (page 127).
- ISBN
- 9781467134804
- 1467134805
- LCCN
- 2015942517
- OCLC
- ocn927383678
- 927383678
- SCSB-9343440
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library