Physician assistants recognized during PA Week
Maj. Jimmy Lam, 51st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron base operational medical clinic chief, shows a physician assistant how to apply a tourniquet at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, October 8, 2001. The physician assistant program was created in 1967 in order to meet the increased medical demands of the U.S. military during conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Douglas Lorance)