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METC Instructor Earns Master Instructor Badge
August 22, 2022 — 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... MORE

Major Gen. Michael Talley, Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, presents Sgt. First Class Troy Mata with the Army Master Instructor Badge during a MEDCoE quarterly awards ceremony August 10.

METC Welcomes New Commandant
August 3, 2022 — Air Force Col. David Walmsley became the sixth METC commandant after relieving Navy Capt. Thomas Herzig who will be retiring later this month... MORE

Dr. Barclay Butler, Assistant Director for Support, Defense Health Agency, oversees a low-key Change of Commandant ceremony held July 21 at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Air Force Col. David Walmsley became the sixth METC commandant after relieving Navy Capt. Thomas Herzig

Military Medicine Is Preparing for the Next Conflict
June 14, 2022 — 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... MORE

Uniformed service members tend to a service member on a stretcher under a red light at night

Former Soldiers remember fallen Army medic at METC building named in his honor
April 19, 2022 — 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... MORE

METC FSSD staff saves military nearly$14 million in FY-21
March 10, 2022 — 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... MORE

Mr. Everett Ybarra with the Medical Education and Training Campus Faculty, Staff, and Student Development section, teaches study skills to METC students.

FSSD Supports ESL Learners
March 2, 2022 — 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. ... MORE

Through the METC Faculty, Staff, and Student Development office, students who are found to struggle with command of the English language are immediately assessed and provided one-on-one academic intervention to help them achieve academic success.

Combat medic trainees experience first-ever nighttime combat simulation
January 12, 2022 — 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... MORE

59th TRG initiates Orange Rope program
January 10, 2022 — 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... MORE

METC occupational therapy assistant students create, display interactive projects
January 5, 2022 — 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. ... MORE

OTA students create, display interactive projects