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MEDCoE conducts virtual ‘battlefield circulation’ with higher headquarters
October 20, 2020
Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commander, briefed Lt. Gen. James Rain, the U.S. Army Combined Arms Center commanding general and Fort Leavenworth commander, during a virtual battlefield circulation visit Oct. 19, along with other key MEDCoE leaders to include J.M. Harmon III, deputy to the commanding general; Col. Laura Elliott, chief of staff; Col. Skip Gill, deputy commandant; and Col. Caryn Vernon, MEDCoE G3.

MEDCoE commander clarifies unit mission, lines of effort, priorities
October 9, 2020
A group of U.S. Army Soldier trainees conduct Army 68W Combat Medic training at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 23. Soldier medics learn their trade through the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE holds National Disability Employment Awareness Month event
October 6, 2020
This observance will be live streamed on the MEDCoE Facebook page at @medicalCoE at 11:30 a.m. This event is sponsored by the 232nd Medical Battalion. Guest speaker is retired Capt. John Arroyo.

MEDCoE’s new Ready and Resilience Council finds support throughout JBSA
October 6, 2020
Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, addresses the audience at the MEDCoE Ready and Resilient Council meeting, where various Joint Base San Antonio installation programs and mission partners shared how they can help play a role in combating the unit corrosives.

JBSA cancels trainee Thanksgiving programs
October 6, 2020
Mission Thanksgiving Army trainees

MEDCoE students conduct multi-specialty training at JBSA-Camp Bullis
September 15, 2020
U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence students participate in hands-on, scenario-based training using COVID-19 mitigation measures to combat the added challenges of the pandemic during the MEDCoE multi-service field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Sept. 11. Physicians and physician assistant Basic Officer Leaders Course students worked alongside combat medics as a team to ensure proper IV placement and other tasks during Role 1 Trauma stabilization training.

AMEDD Board tests Canine Thermal Monitor, Mobile Application and Collar at JBSA-Lackland
September 4, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jacob Howard, a Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Ppuritan are evaluated by a U.S. Army Medical Department Board test officer.

METC radiology instructor saves car crash victim
August 27, 2020
Staff Sgt. Karrie Prescott, a Medical Education and Training Campus radiologic technologist program instructor assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, checks the angle accuracy on the portable x-ray machine following student testing.

MEDCoE 2020 Best Warriors adjust to a virtual, higher-level competition
August 27, 2020
Spc. Jesse Estrada, pictured in front of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, represented the Soldier category during the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command 2020 Best Warrior virtual oral board Aug. 25.

New MEDCoE Combat Paramedic Program class graduates
August 14, 2020
Soldier/medic works with an IV bag in the field.

MEDCoE’s top drill sergeant competes at Army level
August 3, 2020
Staff Sgt. Travis Webster, the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence 2020 Drill Sergeant of the Year.

Trinity Competition selects best of MEDCoE
July 21, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Jeremy Shepler, Headquarters Medical Professional Training Brigade, prepares to administer intravenous fluids to a simulated casualty on the Best Medic lane.

The last Medical Professional Training Brigade commander reflects on unit’s legacy
July 1, 2020
Col. Shannon Shaw assumed command of the Medical Professional Training Brigade July 16, 2019 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Command Sgt. Maj. Jennifer Redding is seen behind the soldier color guard.

MEDCoE hosts Soldier forum to promote Army National Hiring Days
July 1, 2020
Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, commander, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, speaks to AIT Soldiers during the MEDCoE Army National Hiring Days Soldier Forum June 26

MEDCoE provides help to New York, New Jersey medical facilities in response to COVID-19
June 25, 2020
Medical operations planners

New BAMC trauma training program prepares surgical team for deployment
May 25, 2020
Doctors rush to surgery

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recognizes its centennial
May 15, 2020
The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, trains the world’s premier military medical force: Army Medicine. There are many important dates in the school’s history, but May 15, 1920, is acknowledged as the date the Army formally approved the establishment of the Medical Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania, where MEDCoE traces its origins.

MEDCoE Noncommissioned Officer Academy lends expertise in support of Fort Hood
May 11, 2020
MEDCoE Noncommissioned Officer Academy lends expertise in support of Fort Hood

MEDCoE physical therapy researchers published in the New England Journal of Medicine
April 30, 2020
A graphic showing the treatment of knee osteoarthritis.

Basic Officer Leader Training Course students conquer tactical dispersion
April 27, 2020
Basic Officer Leadership Course student practices providing Tactical Combat Casualty Ca