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MEDCoE celebrates 102 years of training, educating Army medicine personnel
May 16, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, which marked its centennial birthday without ceremony in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, conducted a 102nd MEDCoE birthday commemoration event to honor the MEDCoE’s place in Army Medicine’s rich and storied history at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 13... MORE

MEDCoE hosts Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
May 16, 2022 — Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, accompanied by Seileen Mullen, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, visited the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence as part of a larger tour of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 12-13, 2022... MORE

New Braunfels Gate at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston closes May 17-June 1
May 12, 2022 — The New Braunfels Gate at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston will close from May 17 to June 1 while construction takes place along Carson Road and North New Braunfels Avenue... MORE

MEDCoE welcomes Fiesta Court, Commission back to JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
April 5, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston hosted a leader breakfast in honor of the 2022 Fiesta Court and Fiesta Commission March 30... MORE

MEDCoE E3B conference focuses on three expert badges
March 9, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently hosted the first semiannual Expert Badge, or E3B, conference with assembly of the expert badge test management offices, test control offices, and the proponent leadership to discuss areas of variability between three Army badges to explore aligned standards... MORE

MEDCoE appoints first STRIDE peer advocates
February 23, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, has implemented a new strategic program to help eradicate harmful behaviors that erode Army values within the organization and to further the Army’s people first initiative... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence resumes high school tours
February 22, 2022 — Twenty Students from Dillard McCollum High School’s Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps toured the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 16 to learn about the many career opportunities in Army medicine available to high school and college graduates... MORE

U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, others, host Limited Objective Experiment
February 16, 2022 — Attendees from various Army medical commands across the military health system gathered to participate in a Limited Objective Experiment, or LOE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 7-11, 2022. The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, and the Medical Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate, or MED CDID, under the Future Concepts Center, within the Army Futures Command, hosted the experiment... MORE

232nd Medical Battalion welcomes new command sergeant major
February 15, 2022 — The Soldier Medics of the 232nd Medical Battalion welcomed Command Sgt. Major Lori Ingram during a change of responsibility ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum amphitheater at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Feb. 10... MORE

Army MEDEVAC helicopters land at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 3, 2022 — A group of U.S. Army medical evacuation HH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, landed at MacArthur Parade Field, adjacent to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 27... MORE

NMFSC Sailor receives Joint Service Achievement Medal
February 2, 2022 — Lt. Cmdr. Veronica White, assigned to the operations department of Naval Medical Forces Support Command at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, received the Joint Service Achievement Medal for her deployment in support of COVID-19 vaccination efforts... MORE

MEDCoE welcomes first class of new Occupational Therapy Doctorate program
February 1, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, welcomed the first class of students in the Army-Baylor University Occupational Therapy Doctorate Program during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at MEDCoE Jan. 28... MORE

Basura Bash returns Feb. 19 after last year’s pandemic cancelation
January 31, 2022 — Since 1995, the Basura Bash has helped to clean up San Antonio watersheds by removing tons of litter and trash from creeks and lakes, helping keep wildlife habitats and waterways clean... MORE

Registration open for 2022 national virtual industry outreach
January 25, 2022 — Registration is now open at SAM.gov for the second annual Mission and Installation Contracting Command Advance Planning Briefing for Industry taking place virtually March 7-10, 2022... MORE

Husband & wife MEDCoE doctoral students run to top spots in San Antonio Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon
January 20, 2022 — A husband and wife who are doctoral students at the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, made their mark running in the 2021 Humana Rock ’n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon Dec. 4, 2021... MORE

Medical NCO Academy Institution of Excellence welcomes new commandant
January 19, 2022 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Robert J. Jackson II as the 16th commandant of the Medical NCO Academy Institution of Excellence at a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan 19... 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

Military & Family Readiness Center helps DOD members become U.S. citizens
December 22, 2021 — Spirits were high and relief was palpable as twelve participants earned their United States citizenship Dec. 15, 2021, through the naturalization program conducted by the U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Services at the Military and Family Readiness Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

MEDCoE celebrates its history with centennial anniversary book launch
December 2, 2021 — The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence conducted a ceremony to unveil a book dedicated to its Centennial Anniversary Nov. 30. The event was hosted by Maj. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster, MEDCoE commanding general, at the Army Medical Department Museum vehicle pergola at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

A Thanksgiving tradition resumes at MEDCoE
November 30, 2021 — In what has become an Army tradition, senior leaders served Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers at the Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston dining facilities, or DFACs, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25, 2021... MORE