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METC Granted Reaccreditation Status
December 19, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus was granted reaffirmation of its nationally recognized institutional accreditation status effective December 12, following more than a year of intensive preparation that culminated in an on-site campus assessment that took place Aug. 6-7... MORE

Mr. Robert Stockton, Council on Occupational Education (COE) Evaluation Team leader, speaks with Medical Education and Training Campus Army, Navy, and Air Force Medical Laboratory students during a tour as part of the COE evaluation site visit August 7, 2024.

METC, Services Host Military Medicine Career Fair
October 24, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) in conjunction with the Navy Medical Training Support Center, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and Air Force 59th Training Group, hosted the first ever collaborative Military Medicine Career Fair/Recruiting Event at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston October 11. ... MORE

An instructor with the Combat Medic Specialist Training Course at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) helps high school students conduct a mock blood transfusion during the Military Medicine Career Fair/Recruiting Event on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston October 11. The Military Medicine Career Fair was a collaboration between METC, the Navy Medical Training Support Center, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and Air Force 59th Training Group to support military medicine recruiting efforts.

From RT to M.D. – A METC Graduate’s Journey
June 17, 2024 — After spending more time at the fraternity house than studying, then barely graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Jared Katz realized he wanted to change who he was as a person, starting with contributing to society in a more meaningful way. ... MORE

Dr. Jared Katz is a former Army reserve respiratory therapist who graduated from the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapy (RT) course. Along his journey to medical school, Katz utilized his RT skills to help save lives during the coronavirus pandemic. He reached his goal of graduating from Dartmouth Medical School in May 2024.

Navy Transfers Maxillofacial Tech Course to METC
May 31, 2024 — A new course has been added to the catalog of courses taught by the Medical Education and Training Campus, headquartered on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas. ... MORE

A student works in the maxillofacial laboratory. The Maxillofacial Dental Laboratory Technician course recently transitioned from the Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery to the Medical Education and Training Campus.

PMT Graduates Support Military Partners
May 31, 2024 — Three recent Navy graduates of the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) Preventive Medicine Technician (PMT) course acted as role players in the Entomology block of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence (MEDCoE) Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course May 10. ... MORE

A Navy graduate of the METC Preventive Medicine Technician course participates in the Entomology block of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Preventive Medicine Operations course by conducting mosquito larvae surveillance at Salado Creek.

Medical Education and Training Campus Receives Reaccreditation of its Urology Technician Program From the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates
March 27, 2024 — The Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates (CBUNA) is pleased to announce the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) at Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has been granted reaccreditation for the Urology Technician Program certification program... MORE

METC Educators and USU CAHS Support Enlisted Service Members
March 4, 2024 — The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) College of Allied Health Sciences (CAHS) and the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), a branch campus of CAHS, work together to enable Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard students to earn college credits in specific medical specialty training programs during their military enlistment... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Corey Terry, METC Ophthalmic Technician program instructor, was appointed by the College of Allied Health Sciences as an Assistant Professor.

Spurs’ Zach Collins Visits METC
February 1, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus (METC) had the pleasure of hosting a visit by Spurs Power Forward Zach Collins along with Spurs staff and USAA partners on January 25. Go Spurs Go!! ... MORE

Zach Collins, San Antonio Spurs player, signs autographs for students, staff and instructors while visiting the Medical Education and Training Campus, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, TX, Jan. 25, 2024.