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TRADOC hosts first People First Symposium at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
May 25, 2021
Man holding microphone speaking

MEDCoE trainees receive COVID-19 vaccine
April 22, 2021
Pvt. Michael Giuffrida, a 68K medical laboratory specialist in training at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, is administered the first dose of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Sgt. 1st Class Victoria Romero, MEDCoE 68W Combat Medic cadre augmenting staff, at the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Vaccine site April 15.

MEDCoE Interservice Physician Assistant Program gets facility upgrade
April 21, 2021
Col. James Jones (far right), Interservice Physician Assistant Program Associate professor, briefs J.M. Harmon III, deputy to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanding general, on the renovations and new furniture to their program area.

MEDCoE Soldiers assist BAMC administering COVID-19 vaccines
March 25, 2021
Private Anoumou Game (right), a 68C Practical Nursing Specialist student assigned to the 264th Medical Battalion, 32nd Medical Brigade, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient. Game completed Phase 1 of his Advanced Individual Training and is assisting Brooke Army Medical Center inoculating patients.

MEDCoE graduates 20,000th Soldier under COVID-19 conditions
March 25, 2021
Sgt. Carter McCall holds a sign that signifies him as the 20,000th U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence graduate since COVID-19.

MEDCoE Advanced Individual Training Soldiers attend Soldier in Transition Training
March 11, 2021
Advanced Individual Training Soldiers assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence demonstrate use of the sked and litter carries during patient evacuation during Soldier in Transition Training, or SiTT, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston last month.

MEDCoE hosts panel discussion, Women’s History Month kick-off event
March 7, 2021
Capt. Cotrena Brown-Johnson (right) answers a question during the Women’s History Month panel discussion.

Mobile medics leverage virtual health to aid military trainees with COVID-19
March 1, 2021
Mobile Medic Spc. Amanda Knight sets up a video chat with a medical provider while Mobile Medic Spc. Joshua Rath checks Spc. Joao Dos Santos Faustino's vitals during an early morning sick call at the 232nd Medical Battalion Sept. 25 2017.

Army Medicine AIT marks significant milestone in fight against COVID-19
February 12, 2021
Spc. Angela Thresher (center), a 68W Combat Medic who was identified as the 10,000th Soldier to depart from the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence in a controlled manner as part of the COVID-19 pandemic, speaks with Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, MEDCoE commanding general and MEDCoE Command Sgt. Maj. Clark Charpentier.

MEDCoE’s Borden Institute releases teledermatology E-book
January 25, 2021
MEDCoE’s Borden Institute releases teledermatology E-book

MEDCoE adds antigen testing lab to COVID-19 mitigation strategy
January 25, 2021
Pfc. Jagher Jones with Company A, 232nd Medical Battalion, testing COVID-19 antigen samples.

Combined Arms Center commanding general visits MEDCoE
January 21, 2021
Lt. Gen. James Rainey, commanding general, U.S. Army Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, addresses U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanders and leaders Jan. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE takes measures to minimize COVID-19 transmission following Holiday Block Leave
January 8, 2021
Staff Sgt. Michael White, an instructor with the 187th Medical Battalion, takes Pfc. Amaya Cerutti’s temperature after she returned from Holiday Block Leave.

TRADOC Commander visits MEDCoE in advance of Holiday Block Leave
December 21, 2020
Lt. Col. Manuel Menendez (right), 232nd Medical Battalion Commander, briefs Gen. Paul Funk II (left), U.S. Army Training and Doctrine commander, on the Battalion’s Best Advanced Individual Training Medic Competition at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 17.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldiers depart for annual Holiday Block Leave travel
December 16, 2020
In this photo from 2018, an airline employee assists an Army Soldier to check in for his flight at the San Antonio International Airport.

MEDCoE conducts inaugural Army Combat Fitness Test summit
December 14, 2020
U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers taking the Army Combat Fitness Test.

U.S. Army Medical Department Museum receives prestigious re-accreditation
November 25, 2020
(From left) Museum specialist Chris Goodrow, exhibit specialist Lupe Perez, and archivist Carlos Alvarado work on the finishing touches for featured posters on display in the World War I gallery exhibit at the U.S. Army Medical Department Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

MEDCoE, METC earn Wolf Pack award
November 19, 2020
Maj. Johnny Paul (right), Combat Medic Specialist Training Program Department chair, accepts the Army Medicine Wolf Pack Award from Lt. Gen. R. Scott Dingle, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Command.

Improvements to Soldier movement ensure MEDCoE training continues
November 3, 2020
A Soldier has his temperature checked after arriving at Joint Base San Antonio-Kelly Field Annex from Fort Jackson, Mississippi, on a chartered flight. Checking for symptoms is one of the many preventive measures in place to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

MEDCoE building more capable, cohesive team
October 29, 2020
Maj. Gen. Dennis LeMaster, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence commanding general, hosted a Leader Professional Development session on the Foundations of Leadership at the Blesse Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 28. The event was attended by nearly 100 virtual and in-person attendees, using COVID-19 mitigation measures.