Physician Assistant

Keeping our Airmen and their families healthy means providing them with effective and efficient healthcare. Physician Assistants are key members of Air Force healthcare teams all over the world. From providing comprehensive medical care to examining, diagnosing, and treating diseases and injuries to managing inpatient and outpatient care, they provide a broad range of services to help the Air Force family stay active and get healthy as quickly as possible.

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• Component:

Air Force Active Duty Air National Guard Air Force Reserve

• Rank:

Officer

• AFSC:

42GX

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

Become a Physician Assistant

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.

• Officer Training School

5.5 weeks

• Military Training Location

Maxwell AFB, AL

key things to consider

REQUIREMENTS

You must meet several requirements before joining the Air Force. These concern your background, overall health and other standards set by the Air Force, Department of Defense and federal law.

• Minimum Education

Master of Science (MS) in Physician Assistant studies (or equivalent Master's degree/Doctorate) from an ARC-PA accredited institution

• Qualifications

• 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