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METC dean wins American Academy of Physician’s Assistants Military Service Award
May 14, 2020
From the time he was a young private on his first duty assignment as a combat medic, Army Col. Richard Villarreal, dean of academics for the Medical Education and Training Campus at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, aspired to do more in the healthcare field to help others.

Respiratory therapy students complete clinical training at METC
April 30, 2020
METC class

METC mission vital to force readiness, COVID-19 response
April 14, 2020
Students and instructors in the Medical Education and Training Respiratory Therapist program practice safe distancing and wear face coverings while training with mechanical ventilators.

METC combat medic training unveils new EMT sim labs
March 3, 2020
combat medics

METC instructor lauded for his efforts in saving the life of a gunshot victim
February 7, 2020
Clyde Foster, Medical Education and Training Campus Department of Combat Medic Training instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, has been nominated for a METC award for his actions in saving the life of a gunshot victim at a northeast San Antonio H-E-B store in late July 2019.

Local Sailor honored at Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala
November 6, 2019
Recipients of the Angels of the Battlefield Awards Gala stand to receive their awards Oct. 29, 2019.

The art of moulage: METC combat medic manikins simulate realistic wounds
November 4, 2019
Combat Medic Training program students at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conduct an emergency cricothyrotomy on a “casualty” during simulation training. The “wounded” manikin also presents with facial burns that were created with moulage techniques.

METC instructor selected as trainer for All Armed Forces Women’s Basketball Team
September 20, 2019
Capt. Kelsey Gebauer (back row, far right), Medical Education and Training Campus Physical Therapist Technician Program instructor at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, worked as a physical therapist and trainer for the All Army Women’s Basketball Team that took first place at the U.S. Armed Forces Basketball Championships in June at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Gebauer has been selected as the physical therapist and trainer for the All Armed Forces Women’s Basketball Team that will compete in the International Military Sports Council 7th Military World Games in Wuhan, China, Oct. 18-28.

Joint Chiefs Chairman’s senior enlisted advisor visits METC
August 2, 2019
Command Sgt. Major John Wayne Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the senior non-commissioned officer in the U.S. Armed Forces, observes Army Combat Medic Training trainees conduct an exercise in the Combat Trauma Patient Simulator constructed to resemble a Middle Eastern marketplace in the aftermath of an explosion set off by a suicide bomber. The “casualties,” which are life-like manikins called human patient simulators, appear to have received several traumatic injuries including amputations and gunshot wounds. The combat medic trainees assess the injuries and take actions to treat them while sirens blare, the room fills with smoke, and the lights are dimmed.

Navy Medicine commands host San Antonio educators for STEM tour
July 25, 2019
Seaman Emille Sichz and Seaman Apprentice Ciaran Braswell, students in the Surgical Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston perform a mock surgery during a tour. The tour provided San Antonio educators and counselors with a general overview of the Navy in an effort to raise awareness of Navy career opportunities through a tour of the medical training campus.

METC physician assistant helps save life of man struck by lightning
June 21, 2019
A physician assistant from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is being lauded for his efforts and quick action in helping to save a life of a man struck by lightning. Capt. Robert Blume, Medical Education and Training Campus Department of Combat Medic Training Officer in charge, Whiskey 2 training team, was on his way home from work on the evening of June 6 when he came upon a chaotic scene in his north San Antonio-area neighborhood.

METC commandant promoted to brigadier general
June 17, 2019
Maj. Gen. Barbara Holcomb administers the oath of office to Brig. Gen. Jack Davis during his promotion ceremony in Medical Education and Training Campus’ Anderson Hall Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 7.

Married couple joins Navy together, adjusting to military life
June 14, 2019
Mark and Pearl Alvarado of San Antonio enlisted in the Navy together in January, five months after they got married. The couple, who graduated from Southside High School last year, have both completed their basic training and are undergoing their technical training in the Navy.

Sailor 360 hosts cardboard boat race at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
June 11, 2019
Sailors assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Command, Defense Health Agency and Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command completed in a cardboard boat race as part of a Sailor 360 event at the Medicine Education Training Campus. The event was part of Sailor 360, a Navy initiative to develop innovative and creative command-developed leadership programs.

METC med tech student assists car crash victims
May 21, 2019
Airman 1st Class Colten Connelly simulates a c-spine stabilization on a “patient” during emergency medical technician training in the Aerospace Service Medical Apprentice program at the Medical Education and Training Campus. The technique is the same one he administered to a vehicle accident victim. The purpose of this skill is to prevent further injury to patients involved in a trauma. When this skill is completed appropriately, the patient is unable to move and will stay on the backboard until a physician evaluates them for spinal injuries.

METC Fitness Center opens new Parent Child Area
May 17, 2019
Feletia McLaurin, Medical Education and Training Campus Fitness Center fitness and sports manager, stands beside a mural of a tree she painted in the new Parent Child Area at the fitness that officially opens June 3. Located in a former workout room and storage space at the fitness center, the Parent Child Area has a play area and small table for children and includes a flat screen TV and DVD player for viewing children’s movies. In addition, it includes an area with new exercise equipment for parents to work out on while they watch over their children.

METC student responds to medical emergency
April 30, 2019
Airman Grace Dawson practices inserting a breathing tube during training in the Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program at the Medical Education and Training Campus. Dawson, a student in the Medical Education and Training Campus Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice, or AMSA, program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, applied her new medical skills in a real scenario when a fellow Airman suffered a medical emergency March 21.

METC respiratory therapy instructors train Fort Hood EMS paramedics
March 27, 2019
Staff Sgt. Modesto Ortega conducts emergency medical EMS transport and mechanical ventilation training for EMS/paramedics attached to Fort Hood and the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's emergency department.

Spurs point guard Dejounte Murray tours Medical Education and Training Campus
March 5, 2019
Petty Officer 1st Class Jeremiah Hays, an instructor with the Surgical Technologist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus, and San Antonio Spurs player Dejounte Murray, perform a mock surgery in a simulated operating room. Murray's visit was organized ahead of the Spurs' Navy-themed Military Salute Night.

San Antonio Wardroom Association PDC Hosts Mock Promotion Board at the METC
February 8, 2019
Senior naval officers sit as board members of a mock officer promotion board at the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC). The board was comprised of officers from the Navy Nurse Corps, Dental Corps and Medical Service Corps, including Rear Adm. Tina Davidson, Navy Nurse Corps director.