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METC instructors selected for AETC Award
December 9, 2011 — Two instructors with the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) were selected for Air Education and Training Command (AETC) 2011 Medical Service Awards.Lt. Col. James Kutner, the Air Force Dental Assistant Program Director for METC, won the Air Force Dental Educator of the Year Award for his outstanding individual performance of duty and... MORE

From shooting survivor to METC graduate, trauma turns to triumph
October 6, 2011 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks walked across the stage in the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) auditorium at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to receive her certificate of completion for the Basic Medical Technician/Corpsman Program amid enthusiastic cheers and applause. She almost had to give up her dream of completing her training nearly as... MORE

Air Force Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks accepts her certificate of completion from Air Force Lt. Col Elizabeth Decker, squadron commander for the 383rd Training Squadron, during the Basic Medical Technician/Corpsman Program graduation ceremony at the
Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) in Fort Sam Houston, Texas on Oct 3, 2011. Parks was enrolled in the program at Sheppard Air Force Base in 2010 but had to drop from training after she was shot. She returned to training in June 2011 at
METC where the program is now being taught. (U.S. Navy photo by Lisa Braun/Released)

METC at full operational status, pays tribute to Heroes and Heritage
September 19, 2011 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) announced it has reached full operational capability (FOC), a significant achievement in the nearly six years since the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) directed the co-location of virtually all enlisted medical training to Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas with the potential... MORE

Community College of the Air Force accreditation team visits METC
September 2, 2011 — In a step forward to providing degree-credit programs to military students attending the Medical Education and Training Campus, an accreditation team from the Community College of the Air Force spent Aug. 23 through 25 reviewing affiliation candidacy status for several of the METC enlisted medical technical courses and also toured the campus.CCAF... MORE

Community College of the Air Force Accreditation Team Visits METC
September 1, 2011 — In a significant step forward to providing degree-credit programs to military students attending the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), an accreditation team from the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) spent three days Aug. 23-25 reviewing affiliation candidacy status for several of the METC enlisted medical technical courses and... MORE

Rear Adm. Bob Kiser, Commandant, Medical Education & Training Campus, accompanies members of the Community College of the Air Force and subcommittee members from the Air University Board of Visitors during a tour of the radiology technician program. Radiology Tech is one of 64 programs taught at the Medical
Education & Training Campus (METC), a tri-service school established under the Base Realignment and Closure Commission (BRAC) to produce the world's finest Medics, Corpsmen, and Techs, supporting our Nation's ability to engage globally. (U.S. Navy photo by Dewite R. Wehrman/Released)

Sheppard to complete METC move without break in training
June 29, 2011 — As the last Medical Materiel Apprentice and Supervisor training courses graduate June 28, Sheppard gives a final farewell to last of the 882nd Training Group courses as it completes the move to the Medical Education and Training Campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. The move is part of the Base Realignment and Closure decision of 2005 to consolidate... MORE