By Sharon Arnold PhD – During National Public Health Week, April 3–9, AHRQ was proud to join those saluting public health professionals who help people live healthier lives. Their efforts are vital to improving the quality and safety of the Nation’s health care.
By Robert McNellis MPH, PA – It was Look Magazine in 1966 that first brought national attention to a new health profession in the United States—the physician assistant (PA). The following year, in October 1967, three ex-Navy Corpsmen graduated from Duke University as the first PAs in the Nation.
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