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The History of APAOG
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How We've Grown! The History of APAOG
Rebecca Lehman, PA-C, Founder and Past President
The year was 1991 and the American Academy
of Physician Assistants (AAPA) was meeting in San Francisco.
Several PA specialty groups had been formed and others were
contemplated. Even though she had met very few other PAs working
in obstetrics and gynecology, Rebecca Lehman PA-C secured
a meeting room and posted a notice. The flyer advertised a
meeting for all interested PAs working in OB/GYN, inviting
them to attend an informational meeting. Approximately 25
people arrived and after introductions and a lively discussion,
they discovered common challenges facing them in clinical
practice and were excited about the possibility of starting
a specialty group for PAs in OB/GYN. The original bylaws were
"borrowed" with permission from the Association
of Physician Assistants in Cardiovascular surgery and adapted
for the newly founded Association of Physician Assistants
in Obstetrics and Gynecology (APAOG). APAOG was incorporated
in Wisconsin as a not for profit corporation later that year.
The first newsletter was published in the spring of 1992 and
the first meeting was held on May 6, 1992 in Nashville, TN.
At that time APAOG had 149 members.
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The Original Board of
Directors
| President |
Rebecca Lehman PA-C |
| Vice President |
Alisa Studely PA-C |
| Secretary |
Cathy Murtagh PA-C |
| Treasurer |
Mary Ann Post PA-C |
| Directors at Large |
Marlene Rodriguez PA-C
Glen Combs PA-C |
| Newsletter Editor |
Phyllis Barks PA-C |
| Membership |
Barbara Clark PA-C |
| Public Relations |
Barb Davis PA-C |
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Highlights
- Publication of "The OB/GYN Physician
Assistant" brochure
- Appointment of PAs to committees at
the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
(ACOG)
- Publication of the AAPA/APAOG position
paper "PAs in Women's Health Care"
- APAOG salary/benefit and practice survey
available to members
- Representation at the AAPA House of
Delegates
- Launch of the APAOG webpage
- Joint membership with Association of
Reproductive Health Professionals
- Representation at North American Menopause
Society, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, ASCCP,
American College of Pathology
- Annual APAOG Women's Health Research
Grant Award
- First Annual National Women's
Health Conference - Atlanta, GA Jan. 2007
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Presidents: Past to Present
| 2008 - 2009 |
Sarah Lindahl, MS, PA-C |
| 2007 - 2008 |
Sylvia Chen, MMS, PA-C |
| 2005 - 2007 |
Jane Getting MPAS, PA-C |
| 2003 - 2005 |
Judith Zaczek PA-C |
| 2000 - 2003 |
Linda Burdette MPAS, PA-C |
| 1996 - 2000 |
Barbara J.B. Clark MPAS, PA-C |
| 1991 - 1996 |
Rebecca A. Lehman MPAS, PA-C |
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