Specialty
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
What you’ll do
- Perform primary medical care and clinical duties
- Exercise autonomy in medical decision-making
- Deploy to provide medical care in wartime as well as on humanitarian and peacekeeping missions
- Practice quality patient care, clinical teaching, patient education, research and leadership activities
TRAINING & EDUCATION
How do we transform you from a raw recruit to an expert Airman in this field? From hands-on experience to college credit toward a degree, the path begins here.
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Officer Training School
5.5 weeks
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Military Training Location
Maxwell AFB, AL
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Master of Science (MS) in Physician Assistant studies (or equivalent Master's degree/Doctorate) from an ARC-PA accredited institution
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- Knowledge of principles and practices of medical treatments
- Graduation from a Physician Assistant training program from an ARC-PA accredited institution
- Completion of Officer Training School course
- Must be between the ages of 18 and have not reached your 42nd birthday