The MEDEX Northwest Physician Assistant Program was created at the University of Washington in 1968 as one of the nations first physician assistant (PA) programs. A joint project of the Washington State Medical Association and the University of Washington School of Medicine; MEDEX was designed to meet the needs of overworked physicians in rural communities. As envisioned by MEDEX founder Dr. Richard A. Smith; "Physician Assistants were created by physicians; for physicians." Initially; all MEDEX students were former military corpsmen returning from Vietnam. Based on their extensive clinical experience; they were well accepted by doctors and their patients. Dr. Richard Smith was a former Peace Corps physician and leader of the federal project to desegregate the US hospital "system" as a requirement for Medicare reimbursement. Dr. Smiths founding principles for MEDEX included a collaborative model for community and practitioner involvement--the framework for the MEDEX Program throughout its 45-year history.
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