Interservice Physician Assistant (PA) Program

Program Overview

The Interservice Physician Assistant Program (IPAP) is dedicated to the education of students who strive to become competent and caring providers of primary health care services under the supervision of a licensed physician.

• The IPAP curricula is developed and implemented in accordance Army educational and credentialing requirements.
• Accreditation Standards, per Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant (ARC-PA).
• Educational Blueprint, per the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants (NCCPA.)
• Competencies for the PA profession, as approved by AAPA, PAEA, NCCPA, and ARC-PA.

2022 TRICARE Copayment Increase

Congress and the Department of Defense (DoD) worked together on these changes, which Congress passed into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. These changes are part of a larger effort to generate discretionary savings for the DoD to fund improvements in military readiness and to modernize the TRICARE health benefit.

As of 1 January 2022, TRICARE pharmacy copayments will change for all beneficiaries, except active duty service members (ADSMs), dependent survivors of ADSMs, and medically retired service members and their dependents.

Copays for Tier 1 generic formulary drugs, Tier 2 brand-name formulary drugs, and Tier 3 non-formulary drugs are increasing at home delivery and retail points of service.The copayment increases for retail pharmacies and home delivery range from $1 to $8 depending on formulary status.

Military pharmacies remain the lowest cost pharmacy options for TRICARE beneficiaries, who have the option to get generic and brand-name drugs for $0 copayment.

New Copayments

Military Pharmacy Copayments

• Bene­ficiaries can still ­fill their generic and brand-name prescriptions for $0 copayment at military pharmacies.
• Non-formulary drugs may only be filled at a military pharmacy if a military provider prescribed the drug, or if the MTF-enrolled beneficiary was referred by the MTF to an outside provider.​

Food Operation Safety Course

Instructions for receiving a Basic Food Handler certification:

1. Review the Special Events Food Safety Training.
2. We need your first name, last name, and email address to provide your certificate.  Please read and accept the privacy advisory statement below.
3. Please email us if you have questions.
4. Please click here to begin the quiz. You must score 80% to pass, and your certificate is valid for one year from the date of issuance. 
5. We will grade your quiz and email a card back to you.  It may take 72 hours to receive your card.  Submissions received after 3:00 pm will not be processed until the next business day.

NOTE: 
* This course is intended for individuals conducting ORGANIZATIONAL FOOD EVENTS or SPECIAL EVENTS on the installation that involve the preparation and/or sale of temperature controlled for safety (TCS) foods. 

* This training DOES NOT fulfill the requirement of 4 hours of initial/annual food safety training required of FOOD EMPLOYEES working in a FOOD ESTABLISHMENT.

Privacy advisory:

Warning: By submitting answers to the quiz, you certify that you are the person taking the quiz and the person entitled to a certificate of completion.  The proponent of the exam can verify the origin of submissions.  Your first and last name will be printed on your certificate.  A valid email address is required to receive your certificate.  Providing this information is optional.  However, we cannot provide your food handler certificate if you do not provide the requested information.  This website does not retain this information.

Your first and last name will be kept on file at the Environmental Health Section, Fort Liberty Department of Public Health.  Your name will be kept on file so we may issue a replacement card if the original is misplaced.