News Archive
METC dean wins American Academy of Physician’s Assistants Military Service Award
May 14, 2020
From the time he was a young private on his first duty assignment as a combat medic, Army Col. Richard Villarreal, dean of academics for the Medical Education and Training Campus at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, aspired to do more in the healthcare field to help others.
Respiratory therapy students complete clinical training at METC
April 30, 2020
METC class
METC mission vital to force readiness, COVID-19 response
April 14, 2020
Students and instructors in the Medical Education and Training Respiratory Therapist program practice safe distancing and wear face coverings while training with mechanical ventilators.
‘Flying Wallenda’ descendant trains at METC
March 16, 2020
PFC Amadaos Wallenda
METC combat medic training unveils new EMT sim labs
March 3, 2020
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METC instructor lauded for his efforts in saving the life of a gunshot victim
February 7, 2020
Clyde Foster, Medical Education and Training Campus Department of Combat Medic Training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, has been nominated for a METC award for his actions in saving the life of a gunshot victim at a northeast San Antonio H-E-B store in late July 2019.
The art of moulage: METC combat medic manikins simulate realistic wounds
November 4, 2019
Combat Medic Training program students at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conduct an emergency cricothyrotomy on a “casualty” during simulation training. The “wounded” manikin also presents with facial burns that were created with moulage techniques.
Digital Natives Have Military Officials Rethinking Health Care Training
September 26, 2019
METC instructor selected as trainer for All Armed Forces Women’s Basketball Team
September 20, 2019
Capt. Kelsey Gebauer (back row, far right), Medical Education and Training Campus Physical Therapist Technician Program instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, worked as a physical therapist and trainer for the All Army Women’s Basketball Team that took first place at the U.S. Armed Forces Basketball Championships in June at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Gebauer has been selected as the physical therapist and trainer for the All Armed Forces Women’s Basketball Team that will compete in the International Military Sports Council 7th Military World Games in Wuhan, China, Oct. 18-28.
Joint Chiefs Chairman’s senior enlisted advisor visits METC
August 2, 2019
Command Sgt. Major John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, observes Army Combat Medic Training trainees conduct an exercise in the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator constructed to resemble a Middle Eastern marketplace in the aftermath of an explosion set off by a suicide bomber. The “casualties,” which are life-like manikins called human patient simulators, appear to have received several traumatic injuries including amputations and gunshot wounds. The combat medic trainees assess the injuries and take actions to treat them while sirens blare, the room fills with smoke, and the lights are dimmed.