21 enlisted members selected for physician assistant program Published May 14, 2012 By Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel, Services and Manpower Public Affairs 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.