Where was the first PA program?

Where was the first PA program?

• A. Duke University
• B. Johns Hopkins
• C. University of North Carolina
• D. University of California

Answer: (A)

The question tests knowledge of where the PA profession began with its first training program. The first PA program was launched at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, in 1965, led by Dr. Eugene Stead. It created a physician-model training track to prepare assistants who could provide medical care under physician supervision. This is why Duke is recognized as the birthplace of the PA profession, with the inaugural class graduating a couple of years later. Institutions such as Johns Hopkins, the University of North Carolina, and the University of California established PA programs afterward, but they did not inaugurate the very first program.

The question tests knowledge of where the PA profession began with its first training program. The first PA program was launched at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina, in 1965, led by Dr. Eugene Stead. It created a physician-model training track to prepare assistants who could provide medical care under physician supervision. This is why Duke is recognized as the birthplace of the PA profession, with the inaugural class graduating a couple of years later. Institutions such as Johns Hopkins, the University of North Carolina, and the University of California established PA programs afterward, but they did not inaugurate the very first program.