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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Tech. Sgt. Julian Tayag, 386 EMDG pharmacy non-commissioned officer-in-charge, provides medication to a coworker June 22, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. In early May 2018, Tayag was selected to attend the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz)Life-saving act molds Airman’s future
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgt. Julian Tayag, 386 EMDG pharmacy non-commissioned officer-in-charge, provides medication to a coworker June 22, 2018, at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. In early May 2018, Tayag was selected to attend the Interservice Physician Assistant Program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz)
                
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        Tech. Sgt. Julian Ray Tayag, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy technician from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Tex., does inventory of the medication in the pharmacy at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 7, 2018. Before buying anything at the Base Exchange, stop by the pharmacy and see if they have what you are looking for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)386th EMDG Pharmacy offers more than you think
                        
                        
                        Tech. Sgt. Julian Ray Tayag, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy technician from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Tex., does inventory of the medication in the pharmacy at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia May 7, 2018. Before buying anything at the Base Exchange, stop by the pharmacy and see if they have what you are looking for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua King)
                
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Life-saving act molds Airman’s futurePublished July 4, 2018
                    
                    By Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz
                    
                    
                    386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs
            **SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) --**Three years ago, Tech. Sgt. Julian Tayag was closing the pharmacy for the duty day with his wingman when tragedy nearly struck. Three years later, this event would culminate in his acceptance into the Interservice Physician Assistant Program.
“My wingman and I were just about to lock the doors for the day when we noticed a man exhibiting strange signs,” said Tayag, 386th Expeditionary Medical Group pharmacy noncommissioned officer-in-charge. “We approached him and asked him if he needed assistance to his car.”
Little did Tayag know, the man would need more than help to his car. Before the man could answer, he collapsed – falling lifelessly to the ground. The two Airmen immediately searched for a pulse, but had no success. In response, Tayag immediately began CPR and instructed his wingman to call for emergency transport to the closest emergency room.
Fortunately, he was able to resuscitate the patient and keep the situation under control until paramedics arrived.
“Although I serve in a medical capacity, I have always wanted to pursue a career in higher levels of healthcare,” said Tayag, who is deployed from the 59th Medical Diagnostic and Therapeutics Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. “That event left me feeling deeply rewarded and only furthered this desire. It is probably the catalyst of why I pushed myself to apply for IPAP. I took it as a sign.”
The program, which was created as a joint effort in 1996 by the Air Force, Army and Navy, serves as a bridge for service members to attend school with the end goal of becoming physician assistants, medical professionals who are nationally certified and state licensed to practice medicine with the supervision of a physician.
Based at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston's U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, IPAP consists primarily of enlisted active-duty members who, upon graduation, are commissioned as first lieutenants into the officer corps of their respective service.
Although Tayag’s story has a rewarding conclusion, it did not come without at least one hurdle.
“I applied for the program only five months ago, but the process actually took me nearly two years to finish,” he said. “The longest part was completing the science prerequisites. I actually had many of them complete, but there was a caveat. Since the classes were completed more than five years ago, I actually had to retake every single one.”
Shortly after his deployment ends, Tayag will have to jump back into the classroom and begin phase one of IPAP. This phase includes a rigorous curriculum of 40 courses and 101 semester hours over only 16 months. The schedule will serve as a gauntlet, as he must complete courses in biochemistry, microbiology, orthopedics, rheumatology and dermatology.
Upon completion of phase one, Tayag will receive a Bachelor of Science degree, but will immediately move to a Master’s-level curriculum, which will culminate during phase two. During this phase, which spans 13 months, he will be assigned to an Air Force or Army hospital to gain specialty knowledge and experience during a series of clinical rotations.
While the act of saving a man’s life helped shape and fuel his vision of becoming a physician’s assistant, the prospective IPAP student said his vision would have remained one if not for a little bit of help.
“I have some amazing people in my life who helped me get selected,” he said. “I want to thank God, my beautiful wife, my family and supervisors, mentors, civilian instructors, professors, leadership, peers and co-workers who always pushed me forward. They helped me overcome my failures and only served to aid in my successes. My achievements are only possible because of them.”TAE 



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