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Medical professionals change command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
July 17, 2019 — Army Col. Shannon N. Shaw accepted the unit colors entrusted to her by Maj. Gen. Patrick D, Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence in a change of command ceremony for the Medical Professional Training Brigade, or MPTB, at a ceremony held at the AMEDD Museum July 16... MORE

Col. Shannon N. Shaw, incoming commander Medical Professional Training Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, accepts the unit colors from Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, as she assumes command of the brigade July 16.

Local high school science students learn about Army Medicine
May 7, 2019 — Forty-two students from McCollum High School in the Harlandale Independent School District of San Antonio toured the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, May 3 to gain insight into the varying careers Army Medicine has to offer... MORE

Staff Sgt. James Mcalister, NCOIC Dental Department, Preventative Medicine, briefs students on the training and equipment used in the dental program while Taetum, a freshman in McCollum High School's health science class sits in the hot seat. Taetum plans to be a cardiac thorasic surgeon after college.

Egyptian generals visit AMEDD Center and School, Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence
May 6, 2019 — Brig. Gen. Mohamed Sherif and Brig. Gen. Hala Ahmed of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, along with members of their staffs, visited the Army Medical Department Center and School, Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence April 26 to learn about the different programs and see first-hand training and detailed briefings by instructors and subject matter experts... MORE

Brig. Gen. Mohamed Sherif and Brig. Gen. Hala Ahmed of the Egyptian Ministry of Defense, along with members of their staffs, are briefed by Lt. Col. Steven Kertes, Deputy Director of the U.S. Army Graduate Program in Anesthesia Nursing, during a visit to the Army Medical Department Center and School, Army Health Readiness Center of Excellence April 26. The Egyptian generals paid a visit to learn about the different programs and see first-hand training and detailed briefings by instructors and subject matter experts.