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AFMS recognizes Biomedical Sciences Corps Week
January 23, 2023
— This week, Jan. 23-27, is designated by the Air Force as Biomedical Sciences Corps Appreciation Week, a week to honor the history and recognize the men and women who comprise the BSC and all that they bring to the fight...
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Air Force Medical Service launches ‘Nutrition Kitchen’ program
June 3, 2022
— The Air Force Medical Service is launching “Nutrition Kitchen,” a series of online nutritional cooking classes geared toward service members and their families...
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Future of nursing: Telehealth, more innovation, maybe some robots
May 18, 2022
— The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers -- especially nurses -- to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility...
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Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
March 1, 2022
— At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies...
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Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities
February 25, 2022
— At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions. The Air Force Medical Service has continued to step up as part of the federal COVID-19 response, working alongside other military departments and federal agencies...
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Air Force discusses future of medicine at annual workshop
December 28, 2021
— Leaders across the Air Force Medical Service met virtually and in person for an annual Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia, Dec. 7-9, sharing ideas focused on recalibrating operational readiness...
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Air Force Medical Service celebrates 72nd birthday July 1
July 1, 2021
— The Air Force Medical Service celebrates its 72nd birthday on July 1 thanks in part to the “Hawley Board” and the “Hoover Commission,” the earliest joint panels that advocated for greater centralization within the Military Health System while also providing venues for ideas in favor of a separate medical service...
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Nurse and Tech Week: Battle-tested and ready
May 6, 2021
— This time last year, as the world was trying to wrap its head around an unknown and unforgiving new enemy, Air Force nurses and medical technicians found themselves on the front lines of COVID-19...
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The Air Force Medical Service in the Persian Gulf War and the need for critical care
January 20, 2021
— January 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of Desert Storm, it also marks a turning point in Air Force Medical Service’s Critical Care Transport Teams. “We were not serving the Army as well as we could have in the Air Force,” explained Lt. Gen. (Dr.) Paul K. Carlton, a former Air Force Surgeon General who had been working on the concept of CCATT since the 1980s...
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Nurse and Tech Week: Heroes among us
May 7, 2020
— Air Force nurses and medical technicians are answering our nation’s call, and now more than ever, during this pandemic, we know they are heroes one and all...
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Airmen must resist complacency, adhere to social distancing guidelines
April 14, 2020
— The COVID-19 pandemic continues to threaten the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world. One-in-five cases in the U.S. requiring hospitalization are people between the ages of 20 and 44. One-third of Department of Defense cases are in intensive care units. All Airmen are vulnerable, and overcoming this threat requires our entire Air Force to work together...
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59th MDW among Air Force Medical Service 2019 Award Winners
February 10, 2020
— Airmen from the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland were among the 2019 Air Force Medical Service annual award winners announced Feb. 7, 2020...
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Air Force transitions all U.S. military treatment facilities to DHA administration and management
October 30, 2019
— This October, U.S.-based Air Force military treatment facilities transferred administration and management to the Defense Health Agency. Congress directed this transfer in the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act...
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Air Force Medical Service unveils new model for active duty care
June 27, 2019
— In an effort to return more Airmen to duty quicker, the Air Force is rolling out a new medical model to restore the overall readiness of our military. Under the new Air Force Medical Reform model, dedicated provider care teams will be aligned to an Operational Medical Readiness Squadron primarily focused on proactively treating active duty Airmen and improving their availability to support the warfighting mission...
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JBSA members among Air Force Medical Service 2018 award winners
February 20, 2019
— The Air Force Surgeon General announced the recipients of the Air Force Medical Service 2018 individual and team annual awards Feb. 20. Six Joint Base San Antonio members are among the individual award recipients...
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Medical Airmen committed to patients, readiness throughout transformation
November 28, 2018
— As the Air Force Medical Service undergoes transformation, medical Airmen maintain an unwavering commitment to readiness and trusted care...
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New strategy charts Air Force Medicine course
August 21, 2018
— The Air Force Medical Service is in a time of transition, with new leadership, evolving readiness requirements and congressional mandates all affecting its future...
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New Air Force Surgeon General sees readiness, innovation as keys to medical mission
June 7, 2018
— Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg knows she has her work cut out for her as she leads the Air Force Medical Service during a time of transition. Newly appointed as the 23rd U.S. Air Force Surgeon General, Hogg is eager to address the challenges facing Air Force Medicine. ...
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New Air Force health mobile app available for patients
July 27, 2017
— The Air Force Medical Service has launched a new mobile app to connect Airmen and patients to news and information about the AFMS. The new app is a mobile version of the AFMS website, and lets users...
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MiCare becomes TOL Patient Portal Secure Messaging
April 18, 2017
— The Air Force MiCare system that lets patients at Air Force hospitals and clinics communicate securely with their health providers is getting a new name...
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