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Sisters serve, train together in different services at METC
January 29, 2018 — When Airman 1st Class Gisella Panchana graduates from the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 30, she will go through conflicting emotions about the occasion... MORE

Sisters and service members, Navy Seaman Michelle Panchana (left) and Air Force Airman 1st Class Gisella Panchana (right) were students together at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston from August 2017 to January 2018. Airman Panchana graduated from the METC Radiology Program Jan. 30, while Seaman Panchana is scheduled to complete the METC Pharmacy Program in April.

METC preventive medicine specialist program graduates first international military student from Liberia
October 26, 2017 — Pfc. Yardy Collins holds the distinction of being the first international student from Liberia to graduate from the preventive medicine specialist program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Oct. 20... MORE

Pfc. Yardy Collins from Monrovia, Liberia, and his fellow classmates wait for the start of the Medical Education and Training Campus preventive medicine specialist graduation ceremony Oct. 20 at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. Collins is the first international military student from Liberia to graduate from the program.

METC-trained lab technicians meritoriously advanced
October 12, 2017 — Cmdr. Stacie Milavec, head of the laboratory department at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan, and Chief Petty Officer Jane Nonthaveth, the laboratory department’s leading chief petty officer, hoped at least one of the three, first tour corpsmen they nominated under the Navy’s Meritorious Advancement Program, or MAP, would be selected for advancement. Instead of just one, all three Sailors – each of them a Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, graduate – were selected for the honor. ... MORE

(From left) Petty Officer 2nd Class Johnny Le, Petty Officer 3rd Class Candice Smith, Chief Petty Officer Jane Nonthaveth, and Petty Officer 3rd Class Royal Miller following the meritorious promotion ceremony concluded June 30 at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, Japan.

Medical Education & Training Campus pharmacy student sets example for her children
August 17, 2017 — Airman 1st Class Amanda Cervantes, a student in the Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician program on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, wants her children to follow her lead by serving in the military... MORE

Airman 1st Class Amanda Cervantes, a student in the Medical Education and Training Campus Pharmacy Technician program on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, conducts a mock exam to learn how to use the Composite Health Care System database. "Mock" exams test the skills that the students have learned to prepare them not only for the graded exam, but for what they will see in the clinical training phase and eventually in their permanent duty station. Cervantes, a widow with four children, joined the Air Force Reserve to set an example for her children, serve her country, and work in the medical field so she can help people.

METC Technology Innovation Group showcases key initiatives, products of the future at tech expo
June 30, 2017 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Technology Innovation Group, or TIG, hosted the first homegrown technology expo on the METC campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston June 23... MORE

Senior Airman Travis Napaepae, Medical Education and Training Campus Information Management Division call center manager, tries his hand drawing on an interactive SMART screen displaying the circulatory system.

Navy, Air Force celebrate Nurses Week in San Antonio
May 18, 2017 — Navy nurses from various commands and their Air Force counterparts wrapped up National Nurses Week with a joint closing ceremony at the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, at board Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 11... MORE

Rear Adm. Rebecca McCormick-Boyle (left), commander, Navy Medicine Education, Training and Logistics Command, cuts a ceremonial cake with Staff Sgt. Kaitlyn Montenegro during a celebration for National Nurses Week at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 11. Navy and Air Force nurses and medical technicians participated together in several health promotions activities throughout the week to commemorate Nurses Week.

Opportunities expand for METC graduates to further education
February 22, 2017 — Leaders at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are looking to expand opportunities for METC graduates who want to further their education... MORE

San Antonio Association of Operating Room Nurses embraces Navy nursing
September 21, 2016 — Two Navy nurses from Navy Medicine Training Support Center, or NMTSC, and the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, from Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, were guest speakers at a gathering of the local chapter of Association of Operating Room Nurses, or AORN, Sept. 12... MORE

Lt. Cmdr. Annissa Cromer, Medical Education and Training Campus Surgical Technologist Program assistant Navy service lead, discusses Navy opportunities with local San Antonio perioperative nurses Sept. 12. Cromer is assigned to Navy Medicine Training Support Center as the assistant Navy service lead for the METC Surgical Technologist Program.

Commentary: METC cardiovascular technicians training for healthy hearts
March 4, 2016 — As a Navy cardiovascular technician, or CVT, I am one of themost highly specialized, medically trained enlisted professionals in the Navy.The training I deliver at the Medical Education and Training... MORE

Petty Officer 1st Class Aldrin Augustus (center), cardiovascular technician program instructor and Navy service lead at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, instructs Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Chessa Sheppard (left) and Army Spc. Victoria Belbusti (right) on using the cardiac catheterization simulator during a portion of their CVT didactic training. The simulator is used to demonstrate concepts learned in the classroom and exposes students to hands on training that they will be expected to perform.

METC prepares future medics for any situation
September 17, 2015 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base SanAntonio-Fort Sam Houston graduates an average of 5,400 Air Force medics andNavy corpsmen from the Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program... MORE

Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program students practice patient assessment skills Sept. 11, 2015, at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The BMTC Program graduates an average of 11,000 Air Force medics and Navy corpsmen annually.