by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs
5/14/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Nearly two dozen enlisted Airmen have been selected for the 2013 Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.
The first group begins training at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in December, said Kevin Smith, the education manager at the AFPC Biomedical Sciences Corps Education and Utilization Branch. Airmen who successfully complete the program will be commissioned as first lieutenants.
"We had 43 interested applicants this year, and selected 21 for the program," Smith said. "They all had very strong packages, so we anticipate a very successful class."
December 2012 Master Sgt. Michael A. Klose
Master Sgt. Tyler O. Stutzman
Tech. Sgt. Billy Joseph Atherton
Tech. Sgt. Thomas M. Vaughn
Tech. Sgt. Steven Mathew Wendover
Staff Sgt. Jeannette A. Cruz
Staff Sgt. Heather Lynn Widel
April 2013 Tech. Sgt. Ryian B. Caviness
Tech. Sgt. Marland E. Fox
Tech. Sgt. Lee Frederick Pietryk
Tech. Sgt. Jeffery Allen Rueben
Staff Sgt. Michelle Lee Bos
Staff Sgt. Jason William Duren
Staff Sgt. Patrick Nathaniel Thomas
August 2013 Senior Airman Elissa Nicole Beebe
Senior Airman Nicholas Cruz Bialobos
Senior Airman David Brooks Hickox
Senior Airman Adrian E. Jones
Senior Airman Megan Leigh Stanton,
Senior Airman Joshua Jarry Vanness
Senior Airman Calvin Jovon Williams
The average selectee is 28 years old, has 8 years in service and has an SAT composite score of 1,738, said Smith.
For more information about Air Force medical fields and opportunities, go to the medical knowledge exchange site at https://kx.afms.mil. For information about other personnel issues, visit the Air Force Personnel Services website at https://gum-crm.csd.disa.mil.
Comments
5/17/2012 11:07:13 AM ET Congratulations to everyone who got selected. The added bonus of being commissioned to first lieutenants is quite the motivation to complete the training
