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METC AMSA instructor aids car crash victims
November 22, 2021 — Tech. Sgt. Jessica Lazaro, an instructor in the Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was assisting a victim of a car accident Oct. 17 when a second accident occurred right in front of her. She continued to help all victims until emergency medical personnel arrived... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Jessica Lazaro, an instructor in the Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, talks to her class about her experience helping victims of a multiple car accident recently. Lazaro took the opportunity to make her experience a teachable moment for her students.

59th MDW: Alamo Spark Cell drives innovation throughout the Air Force
November 16, 2021 — Throughout the Air Force, teams referred to as Spark Cells serve as a hub for innovation. The 59th Training Group’s Alamo Spark Cell is a collaborative team that focuses on improving training at the Medical Education and Training Campus. “Our Spark Cell team works with the whole campus here and also works with the Air Force Medical Modeling and... MORE

Hauversburk is the artificial intelligence and machine learning team lead of the Alamo Spark Cell and coordinates problem solving, solution implementation, industry outreach, and training. The Alamo Spark Cell created virtual and augmented reality supplemental training aids and set up a space with virtual reality headsets within the student dormitory.

Radiologic Technologist Program Celebrates RAD Week
November 15, 2021 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Radiologic Technologist program kicked off National Radiologic Technology Week November 8th... MORE

The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Radiologic Technologist program kicked off National Radiologic Technology Week November 8th with a reading of the Texas Governor’s Proclamation outside Heroes Hall, the medical instructional facility where the RAD program is located. A student representing each of the services in the multi-service program - Army, Navy and Air Force – read a portion of the proclamation to an audience of fellow classmates, instructors and staff.

First Army combat medics to receive advanced training graduate
September 23, 2021 — In August, 275 students attending the Army Combat Medic Specialist Training Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston were the first graduates to receive 18 hours of training in Prolonged Casualty Care, which provided the new combat medics with skills to treat complex casualties over a prolonged period of time... MORE

METC development program caters to student success
September 1, 2021 — The Faculty Student and Staff Development program, or FSSD, is a service tailored to the development of student success for Medical Education and Training Campus trainees who are struggling with their academics... MORE

59th MDW: Medical Education and Training Campus trains biomedical technicians
August 16, 2021 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is home to the Biomedical Equipment Technician program that meets the unique mission of training, mentoring, professionally developing and qualifying the most proficient Air Force, Army and Navy biomedical equipment technicians... MORE

A Biomedical Equipment Technician program student troubleshoots medical equipment at the Medical Education and Training Campus.

METC Partnership Provides Pathway for Active Duty, Veterans
August 13, 2021 — The Medical Education and Training Campus offers degree pathway programs that provide Service members and veterans with maximum credit for the training they receive at METC and experience they gain while serving; saving them significant time and money toward a college degree... MORE

Combat medic trainees in the Medical Education and Training Campus Combat Medic Specialist Training Program treat a mock casualty in the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator.

METC reopens graduations to guests
July 28, 2021 — For the first time since the start of the coronavirus 2019 pandemic, the Medical Education and Training Campus is re-opening graduations and class closings to limited guests... MORE

Innovation working group strives to enhance METC training
July 9, 2021 — The Alamo Sparks Innovation Working Group Cell operates four main lines of effort to progress curriculum and instructional delivery that will allow METC students and other trainees to gain exposure to a variety of technological aids that augment the learning environment... MORE

Students in the METC Radiologic Technologist program utilize the touch interactive 3D rendering system on the anatomage table to view the cardiovascular system.

METC trains behavioral health students in full range of mental health support
May 4, 2021 — Mental Health Awareness Month brings into focus awareness of and support for mental illness. Military mental health professionals provide a critical role in behavioral health care for service members and beneficiaries. The first provider a patient may see when seeking help is the behavioral health technician, or BHT... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ebiye Osadare (far right), a Navy instructor for the METC Behavioral Health Technician program, monitors a mock counseling session from behind the glass between BHT students Airman Frederick Hall (left) and Seaman Chery Gonzales-Polanco (right).