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After completing 16 months of basic medical sciences and clinical medicine courses during Inter-service Physician Assistant Program Phase I in San Antonio, Texas and 13 months of clinical rotations during Phase II at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, 1st Lt Vanessa Profit, 1st Lt Matthew Dale and 1st Lt Jonathan Chamberlain earned their diplomas and were commissioned into the Army Medical Specialist Corps, June 5, on Fort Campbell, Ky. The US Army trains about 150 Soldiers annually through #IPAP, providing Soldiers an all-expense-paid path to a career in the medical field as a physician assistant and a commission for Soldiers selected from the enlisted ranks.
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After completing 16 months of basic medical sciences and clinical medicine courses during Interservice Physician Assistant Program Phase I in San Antonio, Texas and 13 months of clinical rotations during Phase II at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital, from left, 1st Lt Jonathan Chamberlain, 1st Lt Matthew Dale and 1st Lt Vanessa Profit earned their diplomas and were commissioned into the Army Medical Specialist Corps, June 5, on Fort Campbell, Ky. The US Army trains about 150 Soldiers annually through #IPAP, providing Soldiers an all-expense-paid path to a career in the medical field as a physician assistant and a commission for Soldiers selected from the enlisted ranks.
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U.S. Army Interservice Physician Assistant Program Officer Candidates OC Jonathan Chamberlain, OC Matthew Dale and OC Vanessa Profit wait to begin their live-streamed graduation and commissioning ceremony on Fort Campbell, Ky., June 5. Due to social distancing requirements in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, extended friends and family members shared in the ceremony, virtually. The ceremony signifies the officer candidates’ completion of 29 months of physician assistant education and training through the Department of Defense IPAP.
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U.S. Army Physician Assistant Officer Candidate Jonathan Chamberlain, a combat medic specialist, takes a photo with his spouse before the Interservice Physician Assistant Program graduation and officer commissioning ceremony on Fort Campbell, Ky., June 5. After completing 16 months of basic medical sciences and clinical medicine courses during IPAP Phase I in San Antonio, Texas, Chamberlain and two other classmates completed 13 months of clinical rotations at Blanchfield Army Community Hospital. The Army trains about 150 Soldiers annually through IPAP, providing Soldiers an all-expense-paid path to a career in the medical field as a physician assistant and a commission for Soldiers selected from the enlisted ranks.
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FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. -- Three Blanchfield Army Community Hospital Soldiers graduated from the Inter-service Physician Assistant Program and were commissioned into the Army Medical Specialist Corps during a ceremony on Fort Campbell, Friday, June 5.
Former Army medics, 1st Lt. Jonathan Chamberlain, 1st Lt. Matthew Dale and 1st Lt. Vanessa Profit earned their diplomas and joined the ranks of Army physician assistants after completing their clinical rotations at BACH. Physician assistants serve as the primary medical providers to Soldiers in battalion and division level units and are responsible for unit readiness and training medics. They can also provide garrison healthcare to Soldiers, Family members, and other eligible beneficiaries.
The Army trains about 150 Soldiers annually through IPAP, providing Soldiers an all-expense-paid path to a commission and a career in the medical field as a physician assistant.
“It’s exhilarating and I’m moving forward, going to my first battalion at Fort Bliss, Texas,” said Profit, who served with an air defense artillery regiment before applying for IPAP. “I had a lot of good mentors and physician assistants I worked with who helped me to consider going through the IPAP program.”
The IPAP offers well qualified officers, warrant officers, and enlisted Soldiers the opportunity to become a physician assistant through its two-phase program. In Phase I, students learn the basic medical sciences and clinical medicine courses during the 16-month program at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Phase II training lasts approximately 13 months and consists of supervised clinical rotations where students rotate through about 22 primary care settings and specialty services, like dermatology, internal medicine, and behavioral health in order to gain knowledge and experience. Phase II training is offered at Blanchfield and other Army medical treatment facilities. Blanchfield has about 16 students at any given time going through the Phase II training pipeline.
Soldiers interested in applying for IPAP must have completed a minimum of 60 semester hours of college courses with an emphasis in science course work, SAT, Basic Life Support (with current card) and a service unique applicant package. Graduates will earn a master’s degree and receive a commission as a first lieutenant in the Army Medical Specialist Corps.
To learn more, visit the Inter-service Physician Assistant Program Webpage here.
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