EXAM ONE PA PESTICIDE APPLICATOR EXAM CORE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS UPDATED 2024 - 2025
1.,closure,of,50%,existing,medical,schools
2.,increased,sciences,in,curricula
3.,fewer,women,and,minorities,in,medicine,,ANS,-
,,Three,major,changes,that,occurred,in,medical,education,as,a,result,of,the,Flexner,Report,(1910)
-,increase,in,#,of,specialists
-,shift,from,office,to,hospital,care
-,third-party,health,insurance
-,increase,in,nation's,GDP,,increasing,demand,for,health,care,,ANS,-,,Post-WWII:,medicine
1.,unpopular,war,in,Vietnam
2.,segregation,of,African,Americans
3.,women's,rights
4.,farm,workers',rights,,ANS,-,,Four,socioeconomic,and,political,issues,in,1960s
Eugene,Stead,,MD,,and,Thelma,Ingles,,RN,,ANS,-
,,two,individuals,in,the,1950s,that,attempted,to,provide,nurses,with,advanced,clinical,skills,at,Duke,Univer
sity,,which,ultimately,failed
Charles,Hudson,,MD,,ANS,-
,,physician,who,in,1960,called,for,education,of,doctor,assistants,recruited,from,"nonprofessional",ranks,(
military,corpsmen),who,had,been,trained,to,assist,doctors,in,the,military
Eugene,Stead,,MD,,and,Richard,Smith,,MD,,ANS,-
,,two,physicians,who,used,former,military,corpsmen,as,their,first,recruits,to,be,educated,as,PAs
Eugene,Stead,,MD,,ANS,-,,this,physician,developed,a,2-
year,program,based,at,Duke,University,in,1965;,he,called,them,physician's,assistants
, Richard,Smith,,MD,,ANS,-,,this,physician,developed,a,joint,academic/community-
based,program,at,the,University,of,Washington,in,1968,(MEDEX)
Duke,University,,Durham,,NC,(1968),,ANS,-
,,the,first,organization,that,was,formed,to,represent,physician,assistant,graduates,and,students
Bill,Stanhope,,MS,,PA,,ANS,-,,first,president,of,AAPA,(American,Academy,of,Physician,Assistants)
Alfred,M.,Sadler,,Jr.,,MD,,of,Yale,University,,ANS,-,,first,president,of,APAP,(now,known,as,PAEA);,1972
1.,start,up,support,to,individual,PA,programs
2.,development,of,accreditation/certification,procedures,(first,national,certification,examination)
3.,conferences,to,address,legal,and,workforce,issues
4.,Research&Evaluation,Studies,focused,on,use,and,effectiveness,of,PA,,ANS,-
,,four,ways,federal/foundation,funding,helped,establish,the,PA,profession
1.,Josiah,Macy,,Jr.,Foundation
2.,Carnegie,Corporation
3.,Rockefeller,Foundation
4.,Commonwealth,Fund,
5.,Robert,Wood,Johnson,Foundation,,ANS,-
,,five,major,private,foundations,that,provided,startup,funds,for,PA,programs,during,1960s,and,early,1970s
Amos,Johnson,,MD,,and,Buddy,Treadwell,,ANS,-
,,prototypical,physician/PA,practice;,this,physician,trained,this,individual,to,be,his,doctor's,assistant.,Their,
practice,informed,Stead's,plans,to,educate,PAs,at,Duke
Hu,Myers,,MD,,ANS,-
,,physician,that,believed,degrees,would,motivate,people,to,become,"doctor,assistants",and,make,them,m
ore,readily,accepted,by,other,healthcare,practitioners;,first,4-year,,degree-
granting,program,established,in,1967,,Alderson-Broaddus,College