AF selects 42 physician assistant training program candidates Published April 20, 2016 Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- The Air Force has selected 42 active duty Airmen for the Interservice Physician Assistant Program with phase one training beginning in August at Fort Sam Houston. "The 29-month program is open to enlisted, officers and academy and reserve officer training corps cadets," said Kevin Smith, Air Force Personnel Center biomedical sciences corps education manager. The program includes 16 months of academic training followed by 13 months of "clerkship" at a military medical facility, Smith said. The Airmen selected for this year's program are comprised of one officer, one cadet and 40 enlisted active duty members. The names below are listed by grade for each class start date. August 2016 IPAP students include: 1st Lt. Meghan Dailey Cadet Jessica Gregor Tech Sgt. Thomas Brown Tech Sgt. Alria Delacruz Tech Sgt. Jeremy Ganz Senior Airman Matthew Diotte December 2016 IPAP students include: Tech Sgt. Kelsey Broome Tech Sgt. Michael Johnson Tech Sgt. William Lawson Tech Sgt. Amanda Mendo Tech Sgt. Kimberli Molina Staff Sgt. Justin Banghart Staff Sgt. Diana Choi Staff Sgt. Salita Duffy Staff Sgt. Sindy Maldonado Staff Sgt. Joseph Mcilvaine Staff Sgt. Alycia Owens Staff Sgt. Ryan Taylor Staff Sgt. Michael Trinidad Staff Sgt. Jikasha Walker Senior Airman Matthew Caiano Senior Airman Kelsey Loeser April 2017 IPAP students include: Tech Sgt. David Chou Tech Sgt.Jessica Grogan Tech Sgt. Amanda Pechin Staff Sgt. Ashley Dalessandro Staff Sgt. Michael Daugherty Staff Sgt. Matthew Duggan Staff Sgt. Traci Lecuyer Staff Sgt. Carmen Maffucci Staff Sgt. Alexander Ortiz Staff Sgt. Adrian Perry Staff Sgt. Rashawna Spaights Senior Airman Paul Gingrich Senior Airman Anna Parlogean Senior Airman Joseph Smith August 2017 IPAP students include: Tech Sgt. Michael Burnett Tech Sgt. Benjamin Douglas Tech Sgt. Robin Kim Tech Sgt. Michael White Staff Sgt. Timothy Ethridge Airman 1st Class Lance Andreasen For more information about Air Force medical commissioning opportunities and other medical field information, visit themedical knowledge exchange site.For more information about Air Force personnel programs go to the myPers website. Individuals who do not have a myPers account can request one by following these instructions on the Air Force Retirees Services website. USAF. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez) Photo Details / Download Hi-Res USAF. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)