title: The 1965 White House Conference on Health: inspiring the physician assistant movement.
abstract: The 1965 White House Conference on Health brought together the best minds and the boldest ideas to deal with the nation's pressing health provider needs. The Community Health Clinics Act and the Duke University physician assistant (PA) program were among the many initiatives announced at this conference. The authors explore the conference proceedings, link them with other historical documents and events, and suggest that this conference was a contributing factor to the contemporary PA movement.
authors.affiliation: Roderick S. Hooker is a health policy analyst and an adjunct professor at Northern Arizona University in Phoenix, Ariz. Elisabeth A. Cawthon is associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Arlington. The authors have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.
authors.forename: Roderick S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Hooker
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Cawthon
mesh_terms: D003226:Congresses as Topic / Q000266:history*; D035082:Federal Government / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010823:Physician Assistants / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States