Medical Education and Training Campus News

From RT to M.D. – A METC Graduate’s Journey

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:57:00 GMT

After spending more time at the fraternity house than studying, then barely graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Jared Katz realized he wanted to change who he was as a person, starting with contributing to society in a more meaningful way.

Navy Transfers Maxillofacial Tech Course to METC

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus — Fri, 31 May 2024 17:18:00 GMT

A new course has been added to the catalog of courses taught by the Medical Education and Training Campus, headquartered on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

PMT Graduates Support Military Partners

Lisa Braun — Fri, 31 May 2024 15:07:59 GMT

Three recent Navy graduates of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Preventive Medicine Technician (PMT) course acted as role players in the Entomology block of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course May 10.

Medical Education and Training Campus Receives Reaccreditation of its Urology Technician Program From the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates

Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:59:00 GMT

The Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates (CBUNA) is pleased to announce the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has been granted reaccreditation for the Urology Technician Program certification program.

METC Educators and USU CAHS Support Enlisted Service Members

Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:51:00 GMT

The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) and the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), a branch campus of CAHS, work together to enable Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard students to earn college credits in specific medical specialty training programs during their military enlistment.

Spurs’ Zach Collins Visits METC

Lisa Braun and Gary Schmaltz — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 18:32:42 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) had the pleasure of hosting a visit by Spurs Power Forward Zach Collins along with Spurs staff and USAA partners on January 25. Go Spurs Go!!

METC Pharmacy Training Lab named in honor of late program director

Lisa Braun — Wed, 13 Dec 2023 16:00:00 GMT

The Pharmacy Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) officially named its outpatient pharmacy training laboratory as the Catoe Lab during a ceremony Dec. 8, in honor of Air Force Col. John Catoe, METC’s second pharmacy program director, who unexpectedly passed away last year. .

METC Programs Mitigate Heat Challenges

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:03:20 GMT

In the midst of the hottest days of Texas summer, training at the Medical Education and Training Campus nearly came to a halt when the chillers that cool the medical instructional buildings, or MIFs, were not producing enough cold water to adequately cool the buildings.

METC Ultrasound Student Praised for Catching Abnormal Scan

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Mon, 18 Sep 2023 13:29:57 GMT

Hospital Corpsman Second Class Douglass Jones joined the Navy to challenge himself and develop skills that could one day be useful outside of the military. Fortunately for one service member, Jones was able to apply his newly learned skills in a very unexpected way.

METC PTT Program Goes Digital

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:27:28 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, is no exception. The Physical Therapy Technician (PTT) program is the first of METC’s 48 programs to permanently shift to eBooks for student learning.

METC Physical Therapy Technician students conduct hands-on training

Lisa Braun — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:00:00 GMT

Army, Navy, and Air Force students in the Physical Therapy Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus recently applied treatments on each other while conducting a practical exercise in the PTT laboratory Aug. 16.

Soldiers and Sailors learn Entomology at METC

Taylor Curry — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 12:43:33 GMT

Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus Preventive Medicine program learn about insects and their effect on humans and the environment.

Bug Training

DoD News — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:46:33 GMT

Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus METC Preventive Medicine program practice identifying ticks, mites, and fleas in the entomology laboratory. During the entomology portion of their training, students examine insects and learn about their relationship to humans, the environment, and other organisms. In addition, they learn how to identify, survey, and use Integrated Pest Management, or pest control, to mitigate medically important arthropods, preparing them to perform various entomological functions in support of insect and rodent control programs. Graduates are certified in DoD Pesticide Application through the Armed Forces Pest Management Board. The Preventive Medicine program is a joint program that lasts 24 weeks for the Navy and 16 Weeks for the Army. The Entomology portion lasts 17 days.

METC Program Creates Path to College Degrees

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 14:27:00 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus Degree Bridge Program provides active duty, National Guard, and Reserve service members and veterans a means to earn a college degree in a variety of allied health and related career fields more quickly by receiving credit for their military service and training.

ITMD Completes Voice Solution Project

Master Sgt. Gregoire Goodrum, METC ITMD — Sat, 25 Mar 2023 20:24:00 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus Information Technology and Multimedia Division recently completed a project that provides METC users with robust cellular service from AT&T, Verizon Wireless, and T-Mobile (which also includes Sprint and Google Fi) in medical instructional facilities across the campus, ensuring better cellular connectivity for safety and productivity.

METC Dental Instructor Realizes Childhood Dream

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 18:43:23 GMT

Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Gonzalez, an instructor in the Navy dental assistant program at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), will realize a childhood dream when he begins dental school this summer.

METC hosts large-scale tabletop exercise for notional mobilization

Lisa Braun — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 17:30:00 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conducted a large-scale, mobilization tabletop exercise, or MOBTTX, Jan. 17 to prepare for a potential surge in student throughput for three of its largest training programs.

WWE Superstars take time for service members, kids at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston

Capt. Justin Davidson-Beebe and Roberto Garza — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 23:44:00 GMT

Eleven WWE Superstars visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26 for a series of tours and interactive events in partnership with the USO and the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Boys and Girls Club of America.

Aiming to Heal

Lisa Braun — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:04:17 GMT

In honor of Radiologic Technology Week, the multi-service Radiologic Technologist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus celebrated with a barbeque lunch for its students, instructors, and staff, followed by the reading of a proclamation signed by San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg Nov. 10.

METC Instructor inducted into college Athletic Hall of Fame

Lisa Braun — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 14:52:44 GMT

Air Force Staff Sgt. Moneque English was recognized for her contributions to the Columbus State University (CSU) track and field and cross-country teams by being inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame.