Interservice Physician Assistant Program
Fort Sam Houston, Texas
This Section For Active Duty Military Students Only
In 1996 the University of Nebraska entered into an agreement with the Armed Force’s newly created Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) to provide administrative and faculty support services for the primary care physician assistant program operated by the U.S. Armed Forces. Students enrolled in the IPAP receive academic credit from the University of Nebraska for course work completed as part of the IPAP.
Beginning in January 2011, students in the IPAP will complete 16 months of didactic course work at the Army’s Academy of Health Sciences, located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. This will be followed by 13 months of supervised clinical clerkships at military or affiliated medical facilities.
Faculty — The faculty of the IPAP are military or civilian personnel who qualify for volunteer faculty appointments in the Division of Physician Assistant Education, School of Allied Health Professions.
Admission Requirements — Students admitted to the IPAP are selected by the military selection board of their respective service. The IPAP students are then matriculated at the University of Nebraska provided they have previously earned 60 semester hours of transferable college credit.
Degree Requirements — Students enrolling from 1996 through 2002 in the Interservice PA Program received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Nebraska upon completion of the prescribed IPAP course work. Effective January 2003, IPAP students receive a Bachelor of Science degree upon completing Phase I of their training, and receive a Master of Physician Assistant Studies degree upon completing their PA training.
Didactic, Phase I
Semester 1 (4 Months)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IPAP 500 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I | 7 |
| IPAP 501 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY II | 7 |
| IPAP 502 | BIOCHEMISTRY | 4 |
| IPAP 503 | MICROBIOLOGY | 5 |
| IPAP 601 | MEDICAL HISTORY | 1 |
| IPAP 608 | RESEARCH EVALUATION | 2 |
| IPAP 633 | CLINICAL SKILLS I | 1 |
Semester 2 (4 Months)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IPAP 504 | CLINICAL LABORATORY | 4 |
| IPAP 505 | PATHOLOGY | 3 |
| IPAP 602 | PHARMACOLOGY I | 3 |
| IPAP 603 | RADIOLOGY | 2 |
| IPAP 604 | PSYCHIATRY | 3 |
| IPAP 628 | HEAD, EYES, EARS, NOSE & THROAT | 3 |
| IPAP 634 | CLINICAL SKILLS II | 3 |
Semester 3 (4 Months)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IPAP 605 | ORTHOPEDICS | 4 |
| IPAP 607 | PULMONARY | 2 |
| IPAP 609 | GASTROENTEROLOGY | 2 |
| IPAP 610 | CARDIOLOGY/EKG | 6 |
| IPAP 611 | ENDOCRINOLOGY | 2 |
| IPAP 612 | CLINICAL CORRELATIONS I | 1 |
| IPAP 619 | INFECTIOUS DISEASES/MILITARY PUBLIC HEALTH | 4 |
| IPAP 620 | NEUROLOGY | 2 |
| IPAP 630 | PHARMACOLOGY II | 4 |
Semester 4 (4 Months)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IPAP 506 | MED/LAW ETHICS | 2 |
| IPAP 600 | HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY | 1 |
| IPAP 613 | CLINICAL CORRELATIONS II | 1 |
| IPAP 614 | PEDIATRICS | 3 |
| IPAP 615 | SURGERY | 4 |
| IPAP 616 | DERMATOLOGY | 3 |
| IPAP 617 | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY | 3 |
| IPAP 618 | EMERGENCY MEDICINE | 5 |
| IPAP 622 | GENITOURINARY | 2 |
| IPAP 624 | PA PROFESSIONAL ISSUES | 1 |
| IPAP 712 | MASTER'S SEMINAR/CAPSTONE | 1-2 |
Clinical Rotations, Phase II
Semester 5 (13 Months)
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IPAP 700 | SURGERY ROTATION | 5 |
| IPAP 701 | DERMATOLOGY ROTATION | 4 |
| IPAP 702 | OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY ROTATION | 4 |
| IPAP 703 | ORTHOPEDICS ROTATION | 6 |
| IPAP 704 | PSYCHIATRY ROTATION | 3 |
| IPAP 705 | INTERNAL MEDICINE ROTATION | 3 |
| IPAP 707 | PEDIATRICS ROTATION | 5 |
| IPAP 709 | EMERGENCY MED ROTATION | 6 |
| IPAP 710 | FAMILY PRACTICE/OUTPATIENT MEDICINE ROTATION | 4 |
| IPAP 711 | CLINICAL ELECTIVE ROTATION | 4 |
| IPAP 713 | CAPSTONE PROJECT | 1-2 |
| IPAP 714 | ENT & OPHTHALMOLOGY | 6 |