The Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP), is an accredited program dedicated to those serving in the United States military to further their medical education and become a Physician Assistant (PA)
Program Details:
The IPAP program has 3 class dates each FY (JAN/APR/AUG) and is a full-time program with a duration of 29 months.
It is comprised of two phases:
• Phase I is a 16-month long academic training phase that is conducted at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
• Phase II a 13-month clinical phase and will be at one of 23 Army, Navy, and Air Force military medical treatment facilities.
• IPAP is affiliated with the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC). Successful completion of Phase II culminates in the award of a Masters of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree from UNMC.
• Upon successful completion of the program, you will be accessed into the Army Medical Specialist Corps (SP Corps) as a Physician Assistant (65D).
Application window:
TXARNG Soldiers:
Packets due to Specialty Branch office between 1 October 2024 - 1 February 2025
IPAP Board: June 2025
IPAP Results Release: July 2025