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METC Technology Innovation Group showcases key initiatives, products of the future at tech expo
June 30, 2017 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Technology Innovation Group, or TIG, hosted the first homegrown technology expo on the METC campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 23...

Medical Education and Training Campus instructor brings magic into classroom
June 29, 2017 — It’s been several years since Staff Sgt. John Blaz performed his last magic show, but the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston medical instructor is still performing magic for a captive audience – his students...

NMTSC Commemorates Battle of Midway 75th Anniversary
June 7, 2017 — Navy Medicine Training Support Center (NMTSC) staff held a ceremony June 6, commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Midway that was attended by hundreds of staff and students at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on board Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

Medical Education and Training Campus staff celebrate Healthcare Technology Management Week
May 31, 2017 — Navy, Army and Air Force staff, instructors and students at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC celebrated Healthcare Technology Management Week May 21-27 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston...

Medical Education Training Campus Combat Medic Training goes virtual
April 13, 2017 — The Virtual Education System is a virtual reality based training platform in which the learner interacts with a virtual patient in various situations, including at a home, an ambulance and a hospital room...

HM Training Revision Better Meets Fleet Needs, SG, CNO Priorities
March 31, 2017 — The Navy's largest rating will soon see the most significant training changes since the Hospital Corps "A" School's 2011 move from Great Lakes, Illinois, to San Antonio, Texas, Vice Adm. Forrest Faison, the Navy surgeon general, announced during congressional testimony March 29...

U.S. Central Command medical conference participants visit Medical Education and Training Campus
March 20, 2017 — Medical professionals representing more than 10 countries within the U.S. Central Command area of operation, Europe and the United States were in San Antonio for a CENTCOM theater medical conference March 6-8. For the three days during the conference, conference participants toured the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston to learn about some of the 48 Army, Navy and Air Force enlisted medical training programs taught there. ...

Opportunities expand for METC graduates to further education
February 22, 2017 — Leaders at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are looking to expand opportunities for METC graduates who want to further their education...

Medical Education and Training Campus holds active shooter, lockdown drill
January 23, 2017 — The Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, current operations section, in conjunction with a security response team from the 502nd Air Base Wing, conducted an active shooter/lockdown drill in and around the vicinity of Smith Hall and Sebban Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 18...

METC staff member honored as distinguished Toastmaster
January 20, 2017 — On Jan. 3, Lt. Col. Joy Schmalzle, an Army optometrist and the program director for the ophthalmic technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, added Distinguished Toastmaster to her portfolio, joining less than one percent of the 345,000 Toastmaster members worldwide who share this prestigious title...