title: The history of the United States Air Force Pilot-Physician Program.
abstract: Individuals trained as both military physicians and military pilots have existed in the armed forces of the world since 1911. This paper traces the history of pilot-physicians in the United States Air Force. The USAF pilot-physician program was founded by Harry G. Armstrong in 1947 and continues to the present time. This article was researched using largely unpublished references and personal interviews.
authors.affiliation: Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Section of Medical History, Bethesda, MD.
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Mapes
mesh_terms: D000337:Aerospace Medicine / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000266:history*; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D014481:United States