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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

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

METC occupational therapy assistant students create, display interactive projects
January 5, 2022 — Army and Navy students in the Medical Education and Training Campus Occupational Therapy Assistant program held an open house at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Dec. 10, 2021, to showcase their interactive class projects and explain how they are applicable in military rehabilitation. ... MORE

OTA students create, display interactive projects

METC instructor aids car crash victims
November 23, 2021 — Tech. Sgt. Jessica Lazaro, her husband and two small children were driving along the outer loop of South 1604 the night of Oct. 17 when they passed an accident scene on the side of the rural road... MORE

METC development program caters to student success
September 1, 2021 — The Faculty Student and Staff Development program, or FSSD, is a service tailored to the development of student success for Medical Education and Training Campus trainees who are struggling with their academics... MORE

METC reopens graduations to guests
July 28, 2021 — For the first time since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, the Medical Education and Training Campus is re-opening graduations and class closings to limited guests, beginning with the Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice program graduation Aug. 3... MORE

Medical Education and Training Campus Air Force students at graduation ceremony, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation working group strives to enhance METC training
July 13, 2021 — Experienced instructors, state-of-the-art classrooms and laboratories, and degree pathway programs are some of the many features that give the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston an edge in producing highly trained military allied health professionals... MORE

METC trains behavioral health students in full range of mental health support
April 27, 2021 — Mental Health Awareness Month brings into focus awareness of and support for mental illness. Military mental health professionals provide a critical role in behavioral health care for service members and beneficiaries. The first provider a patient may see when seeking help is the behavioral health technician, or BHT... MORE

Petty Officer 2nd Class Ebiye Osadare (far right), a Navy instructor for the METC Behavioral Health Technician program, monitors a mock counseling session from behind the glass between BHT students Airman Frederick Hall (left) and Seaman Chery Gonzales-Polanco (right).

METC neurodiagnostic technologist trainees learn about brain disorders, care
April 19, 2021 — Neurodiagnostic Week, which takes place April 18-24, is an annual campaign that serves to bring attention to and acknowledge the efforts of neurodiagnostic professionals around the world. This year, in particular, has been particularly challenging with the Coronavirus pandemic, as neurodiagnostic technologists, or NDT, face additional challenges while remaining committed to providing a high level of patient care. ... MORE

Air Force Senior Airman Jamila Basit, a student in the Neurodiagnostic Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, practices the electrode application method required for performance of the electroencephalogram, or EEG, on fellow student Navy Seaman Marcus Falcon.