Medical Education and Training Campus News

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.

BJACH RAD Tech, METC Alum, earns nationally recognized certification

Jean Graves — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 13:57:00 GMT

Sgt. Darrell Antonetty-Torres, radiology specialist at Bayne-Jones Army Community Hospital passed the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists examination and earned his radiologic technician credentials Oct. 7 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

METC Student Awarded Navy and Marine Corps Medal

Courtesy Story — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 04:00:00 GMT

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Oct. 20, 2022) – Hospital Corpsman William T.

METC Degree Bridge Program helps METC alum change career path

Lisa Braun — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 13:15:00 GMT

Enlisted medical professionals, and those who recently left military service, can earn certificates, diplomas, associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees through METC’s Degree Bridge Program. METC has partnerships with nearly 90 civilian colleges and universities spanning 29 states from which more than 1,900 degree-bridge pathways are available.

Olympian trades spikes for boots, enlists as an Army medic

Rose L. Thayer — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:30:00 GMT

Noah Akwu had three lifetime dreams growing up in Nigeria. He wanted to run in the Olympics, to move to America and to serve in the military as a medic, just as his father and grandfather had.

Mr. Andy Sivilaythong Remembered in HCB Classroom Dedication

Lisa Braun and Gary Schmaltz — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:56:00 GMT

The METC Hospital Corpsman Basic program honored one of their own with a classroom dedication ceremony August 19.

METC Medical Lab instructor recognized for saving a life

Lisa Braun — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 18:24:00 GMT

While Navy Lt. Brian Melin and his wife were in Las Vegas to attend their daughter’s volleyball tournament on April 2, 2022, it was soon very obvious he was in the right place at the right time.

METC Pharmacy Tech students conduct first joint FTX

Lisa Braun — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:29:00 GMT

In a first for the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Pharmacy Technician program, 31 Army, Air Force and Coast Guard students jointly conducted a three-day, field training exercise on JBSA-Camp Bullis, Texas July 12-15.

METC DMS Instructor Earns ARDMS Credential

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 20:12:36 GMT

Petty Officer (Corpsman) 2nd Class Kristin Rupkus, an ultrasound instructor in the joint Air Force/Navy DMS Technologist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, passed the exam in April 2022, becoming the first Navy graduate of the METC DMS program to challenge and pass the registry and earn the ARDMS credential with a specialty in abdominal sonography.

METC Instructor Earns Master Instructor Badge

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 21:24:00 GMT

Sgt. 1st Class Troy Mata, instructor and service lead for the Medical Education and Training Campus Army Dental Specialist Program, was presented with the Army Master Instructor Badge August 10.

METC Welcomes New Commandant

Lisa Braun, Medical Education and Training Campus Public Affairs — Wed, 03 Aug 2022 16:07:42 GMT

Air Force Col. David Walmsley became the sixth METC commandant after relieving Navy Capt. Thomas Herzig who will be retiring later this month.

Military Medicine Is Preparing for the Next Conflict

Janet A. Aker, MHS Communications — Tue, 14 Jun 2022 16:10:00 GMT

As the Pentagon prepares today's force for a near-peer fight against a large military adversary, the Military Health System is challenged to provide life-saving support for large-scale and dispersed operations.

Former Soldiers remember fallen Army medic at METC building named in his honor

David DeKunder — Tue, 19 Apr 2022 13:00:00 GMT

Former Soldiers who served with Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Sebban, an Army medic who was killed in action in Iraq 15 years ago, paid their respects March 27 at the building which is named in his honor at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

METC FSSD staff saves military nearly$14 million in FY-21

METC Faculty, Staff, and Student Development — Thu, 10 Mar 2022 21:55:00 GMT

The Medical Education and Training Campus' Faculty, Staff, and Student Development section (FSSD) achieved a major milestone in fiscal year 2021 – a cost savings to the military of close to $14 million.

FSSD Supports ESL Learners

METC Faculty, Staff, and Student Development — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 19:22:00 GMT

METC students who do not speak English as their first language tend to struggle almost immediately upon arriving for training. The primary issue is that they do not have a sound command of the English language and immediately begin to struggle or fail outright.

Combat medic trainees experience first-ever nighttime combat simulation

David DeKunder — Wed, 12 Jan 2022 16:10:00 GMT

In December 2021, students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s Medical Education and Training Campus were the first in the program’s history to undergo training simulating nighttime combat conditions.

59th TRG initiates Orange Rope program

Senior Airman Melody Bordeaux — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 14:38:00 GMT

The 59th Training Group initiated the Air Force’s Orange Rope program at the Medical Education and Training Campus pinning nine Airmen during a ceremony held on Jan. 7, 2022.

METC occupational therapy assistant students create, display interactive projects

Lisa Braun — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 17:30:00 GMT

Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus Occupational Therapy Assistant program held an open house at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 10, 2021, to showcase their interactive class projects and explain how they are applicable in military rehabilitation.