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METC Occupational Therapy Assistant Course reaches major milestone with ACOTE assessment
July 10, 2026 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Occupational Therapy Assistant course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston – part of the Defense Health Agency -- recently reached a significant milestone in its commitment to educational excellence by successfully completing its Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education, or ACOTE, on-site assessment...

METC hosts environmental health, water quality training
June 3, 2026 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, recently hosted environmental health and water quality training to familiarize service members with equipment handling procedures and strengthen operational readiness...

Canine therapist visits METC students
May 28, 2026 — In recognition of Nurse Tech Week earlier this month, students and staff in the Medical Education and Training Campus' Air Force Aerospace Medical Service Apprentice course at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, took a break from training to visit with Bowser the Therapy Dog, accompanied by his handler and owner, AMSA instructor Staff Sgt. Jacklyn Cordaro, on May 8...

METC conducts joint service radiology training
March 27, 2026 — The radiology technology course at the Medical Education and Training Campus on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, prepares students to operate digital X-ray equipment and assist with specialized imaging procedures in field and hospital environments...

Mental health technicians train at METC
February 26, 2026 — Military mental health technicians serve a critical role within the Military Health System by providing clinical and administrative support to mental health providers that contributes to the readiness and resilience of the Joint Force...

Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician alum shares experiences with METC staff, students
January 6, 2026 — Retired Senior Master Sgt. Michael Currey, a former Air Force Independent Duty Medical Technician, spent the afternoon answering questions and sharing stories about his experiences from decades ago with IDMT course instructors and students on Nov. 20, 2025, at the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

Team METC highlights military medic training at AMT annual meeting
August 5, 2025 — Three instructors with the Medical Education and Training Campus, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, presented a continuing education session at the American Medical Technologists Annual Meeting in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 23. ...

METC, partners get realistic dementia experience
August 5, 2025 — Thirty volunteers assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, Defense Medical Readiness Training Institute, Navy Medicine Training Support Command, 32d Medical Brigade, and the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence recently had the opportunity to personally experience the daily challenges that cognitively impaired people face by participating in an innovative, immersive dementia simulation presented by a team from the Veterans Health Administration...

Respiratory therapist students sharpen skills in joint field training exercise
June 4, 2025 — Camp Bullis Military Training Reservation, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, recently served as the backdrop for a comprehensive Joint Field Training Exercise from April 30 to May 2 for students completing the Medical Education and Training Campus Respiratory Therapist course...

The mission-critical role of occupational and physical therapy at the Medical Education and Training Campus
April 1, 2025 — As faculty and subject matter experts assigned to the Medical Education and Training Campus, occupational therapy and physical therapy officers play a crucial role in preparing military healthcare paraprofessionals to support service members, veterans, and their families...

Medical Education and Training Campus granted reaccreditation status
December 19, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, was granted reaffirmation of its nationally recognized institutional accreditation status effective Dec. 12, following more than a year of intensive preparation that culminated in an on-site campus assessment that took place Aug. 6-7...

METC, armed services host Military Medicine Career Fair
October 24, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus, in conjunction with the Navy Medical Training Support Center, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, and Air Force 59th Training Group, hosted the first-ever collaborative Military Medicine Career Fair/Recruiting Event at the Fort Sam Houston Community Center on Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston on Oct. 11...

LeadershipSA group gains insight into the military during JBSA-Fort Sam Houston visit
September 19, 2024 — A group of more than 50 San Antonio community leaders gained insight into several areas of Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston during a visit by LeadershipSA on Sept. 11, 2024...

From RT to M.D. – A METC graduate’s journey
June 24, 2024 — After spending more time at the fraternity house than studying, then barely graduating from college with a bachelor’s degree in biology, Jared Katz realized he wanted to change who he was as a person, starting with contributing to society in a more meaningful way...

Navy transfers maxillofacial technician course to METC
June 11, 2024 — A new course has been added to the catalog of courses taught at the Medical Education and Training Campus, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas...

Preventive Medicine Technician graduates support military partners
June 11, 2024 — Three recent Navy graduates of the Medical Education and Training Campus Preventive Medicine Technician course acted as role players in the Entomology block of the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Principles of Military Preventive Medicine Course May 10...

MEDCoE Soldiers volunteer, teach important skills to area scouts
April 22, 2024 — U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence Soldiers volunteered to teach skills to more than 600 scouts during the annual Council Wide Campout for the Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America that took place March 1-3, 2024...

Medical Education and Training Campus receives reaccreditation of its Urology Technician Program from the Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates
April 9, 2024 — The Certification Board for Urologic Nurses & Associates, or CBUNA, is pleased to announce the Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, has been granted reaccreditation for the Urology Technician Program certification program...

METC educators, USU CAHS support enlisted service members
March 15, 2024 — The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences College of Allied Health Sciences enables Army, Air Force, Navy, and Coast Guard students to earn college credits in specific medical specialty training programs during their military enlistment. The Medical Education and Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is a branch campus of CAHS...

PHOTOS | Otolaryngology Technologist students train at Medical Education and Training Campus
February 27, 2024 — The Medical Education and Training Campus Otolaryngology Technologist program provides simulated and live training in all aspects of otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat), and/or audiology services, to include invasive and non-invasive otolaryngology, procedures and diagnostic audiology services...