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METC Physical Therapy Technician program goes digital
September 18, 2023 — The Medical Education and Training Campus' Physical Therapy Technician program is the first of METC’s 48 programs to permanently shift to eBooks for student learning. ... MORE

METC ultrasound student praised for catching abnormal scan
September 18, 2023 — Petty Officer 2nd Class Douglass Jones joined the Navy to challenge himself and develop skills that could one day be useful outside of the military. Fortunately for one service member, Jones was able to apply his newly learned skills in a very unexpected way. ... MORE

METC Physical Therapy Technician students conduct hands-on training
August 30, 2023 — Army, Navy, and Air Force students in the Physical Therapy Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus recently applied treatments on each other while conducting a practical exercise in the PTT laboratory Aug. 16... MORE

METC PTT Students Conduct Hands-On Training

Medical Education and Training Campus trains ophthalmic technicians
August 15, 2023 — The Medical Education and Training Campus' ophthalmic technician program provides didactic and practical training to Army and Air Force students in tasks relating to ocular screening, diagnosis, and treatment to include optical devices and surgical interventions... MORE

Medical Education and Training Center trains ophthalmic technicians

PHOTOS | METC trains Army, Navy students to be respiratory therapy technicians
August 9, 2023 — The Army/Navy Respiratory Therapy program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston teaches students the skills necessary to function as competent respiratory therapists in critical care areas. Graduates of the program earn an associate degree... MORE

METC Trains Army, Navy Students to be Respiratory Therapy Techs

METC program creates path to college degrees
June 27, 2023 — When the Medical Education and Training Campus, or METC, first stood up at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas, 13 years ago, it became the world’s largest enlisted medical education campus. Boasting both institutional and programmatic accreditation and credentialing, METC’s academic programs must meet rigorous educational quality standards. ... MORE

METC dental instructor realizes childhood dream
March 27, 2023 — Petty Officer 1st Class Caleb Gonzalez, an instructor in the Navy dental assistant program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, will realize a childhood dream when he begins dental school this summer... MORE

METC hosts large-scale tabletop exercise for notional mobilization
January 31, 2023 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston conducted a large-scale, mobilization tabletop exercise, or MOBTTX, Jan. 17 to prepare for a potential surge in student throughput for three of its largest training programs... MORE

WWE Superstars take time for service members, kids at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
January 27, 2023 — Eleven WWE Superstars visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 26 for a series of tours and interactive events in partnership with the USO and the JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Boys and Girls Club of America... MORE

METC instructor inducted into college's Athletic Hall of Fame
December 7, 2022 — Air Force Staff Sgt. Moneque English, a diagnostic imaging instructor in the Medical Education and Training Campus radiologic technologist program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was recognized for her contributions to the Columbus State University track and field and cross-country teams by being inducted into the school's athletic hall of fame during a ceremony Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

METC Instructor inducted into college Athletic Hall of Fame

METC Degree Bridge Program helps METC alum change career path
September 22, 2022 — Enlisted medical professionals, and those who recently left military service, can earn certificates, diplomas, associate, bachelor’s or master’s degrees through METC’s Degree Bridge Program. METC has partnerships with nearly 90 civilian colleges... MORE

METC medical lab technician instructor recognized for saving a life
September 1, 2022 — While Navy Lt. Brian Melin and his wife were in Las Vegas to attend their daughter’s volleyball tournament April 2, 2022, it was soon very obvious he was in the right place at the right time... MORE

METC Medical Lab instructor recognized for saving a life

METC pharmacy tech students conduct first joint FTX
August 31, 2022 — In a first for the Medical Education and Training Campus’ Pharmacy Technician program, 31 Army, Air Force and Coast Guard students jointly conducted a three-day, field training exercise at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis July 12-15... MORE

METC instructor earns medical sonographer credential
August 31, 2022 — Challenging the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers credentialing exam after graduating from the Diagnostic Medical Sonographer training program is normally a straightforward process if one has met all the requirements. For some graduates of the program, however, it’s a bit more complicated... MORE

METC DMS Instructor Earns ARDMS Credential

METC instructor earns Master Instructor Badge
August 31, 2022 — Sgt. 1st Class Troy Mata, instructor and service lead for the Medical Education and Training Campus Army Dental Specialist Program, was presented with the Army Master Instructor Badge Aug. 10... MORE

Medical Education and Training Campus welcomes new commandant
August 4, 2022 — During a low-key ceremony held July 21 at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Air Force Col. David Walmsley became the sixth METC commandant after relieving Navy Capt. Thomas Herzig, who will retire later this month... MORE

BAMC Soldier selected to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program
July 26, 2022 — A Brooke Army Medical Center Soldier was selected to attend the competitive Interservice Physician Assistant Program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

BAMC Soldier slotted to attend Interservice Physician Assistant Program

U.S. Congressman visits MEDCoE
July 8, 2022 — U.S. Congressman Chip Roy, representative, 21st district of Texas, visited Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 6, stopping at U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence and Medical Education and Training Campus facilities during a familiarization tour. ... MORE

Former Soldiers remember fallen Army medic at METC building named in his honor
April 19, 2022 — Former Soldiers who served with Sgt. 1st Class Benjamin Sebban, an Army medic who was killed in action in Iraq 15 years ago, paid their respects March 27 at the building which is named in his honor at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Combat medic trainees experience first-ever nighttime combat simulation
January 12, 2022 — In December 2021, students in the Combat Medic Specialist Training Program, or CMSTP, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston’s Medical Education and Training Campus were the first in the program’s history to undergo training simulating nighttime combat conditions... MORE