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METC Occupational Therapy Assistant Course Reaches Major Milestone with ACOTE Assessment
July 2, 2026 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) course – part of the Defense Health Agency - recently reached a significant milestone in its commitment to educational excellence by successfully completing its Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) on-site assessment...

Canine Therapist Visits AMSA Students
May 19, 2026 — In recognition of Nurse Tech Week earlier this month, students and staff in the METC Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice (AMSA) course took a break from training to visit with Bowser the Therapy Dog, accompanied by his handler and owner, AMSA instructor Staff Sgt. Jacklyn Cordaro, on May 8...

METC Pharmacy Technician Course students train at JBSA-Camp Bullis
April 16, 2026 — Students with the Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician course took part in a field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas, March 4, 2026...

METC conducts joint service radiology training
March 27, 2026 — The radiologic technologist course at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prepares students to operate digital X-ray equipment and assist with specialized imaging procedures in field and hospital environments...

Training Mental Health Technicians at METC
February 18, 2026 — Military MHTs serve a critical role within the Military Health System by providing clinical and administrative support to mental health providers that contributes to the readiness and resilience of the Joint Force...

Realistic Training Prepares Nutrition & Diet Therapy Students at METC
February 13, 2026 — During the Patient Tray Services block of instruction in the METC Nutrition & Diet Therapy course, trainees apply classroom knowledge in a hands-on kitchen laboratory environment that mirrors real-world clinical food service operations...

IDMT Alum Reminisces with Staff, Students
January 6, 2026 — Retired Senior Master Sgt. Michael Currey, a former Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, spent the afternoon answering questions and sharing stories about his experiences from decades ago with IDMT course instructors and students November 20 at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. ...

NMFDC Leads TCCC Integration into Entry-Level Corpsman Training at METC
December 4, 2025 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas (Oct. 27, 2025) — Two classes of the Hospital Corpsman Basic (HCB) program at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) completed an updated pilot curriculum integrating Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC) principles into entry-level training, marking a shift in how Navy Medicine prepares...

METC, Partners Get Realistic Dementia Experience
August 4, 2025 — Thirty METC and service partner volunteers recently had the opportunity to personally experience the daily challenges that cognitively impaired people face by participating in an innovative, immersive dementia simulation...

Team METC Highlights Military Medic Training at AMT Annual Meeting
August 4, 2025 — Three instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus located on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, presented a continuing education session at the American Medical Technologists Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pa. July 23...