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AMEDD Center & School getting a new name
August 29, 2019 — The premier Army medicine training and education institution widely known as the “Army Medical Department Center & School” will officially change its name to “U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence,” or MEDCoE, effective Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019... MORE

Health Readiness Center of Excellence command team visits San Antonio Lighthouse
July 30, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence command team paid a visit to the San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind & Vision Impaired July 19... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent (right), commanding general of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Health Readiness Center of Excellence, visits with Roberta, a machine operator, while she sews the sleeve of an Army Combat Shirt. Roberta has very little vision and is in the Lighthouse Choir.

Medical professionals change command at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
July 17, 2019 — Army Col. Shannon N. Shaw accepted the unit colors entrusted to her by Maj. Gen. Patrick D, Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence in a change of command ceremony for the Medical Professional Training Brigade, or MPTB, at a ceremony held at the AMEDD Museum July 16... MORE

Col. Shannon N. Shaw, incoming commander Medical Professional Training Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, accepts the unit colors from Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, as she assumes command of the brigade July 16.

Health Readiness Center of Excellence commander educates the educators
June 21, 2019 — During a recent question-and-answer session with Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center & School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, a visiting community educator asked what they should tell their students who think of the military as “their last resort,” in case they don’t get into college... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence commanding general, entertains questions from a group of over 70 high school administrators, teachers and college professors visiting from across Wisconsin, Northern Illinois and Ohio sponsored by the Cleveland and Milwaukee U.S. Army Recruiting Battalions.

Army Medicine partners with UT Health at research and education symposium
May 14, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commander, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, addressed the 2019 Graduate School Research & Education Symposium audience at Holly Auditorium, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio May 7 and 8... MORE

2nd Lt. Emily Chapman, U.S. Military-Baylor Graduate Program in Nutrition, discusses her research of sleep quality, quantity, and cardiovascular disease risk in patients with traumatic limb loss at the 2019 Graduate School Research & Education Symposium at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio May 7 and 8.

Rigor by Design: HRCoE defines rigor, infuses new standards in training
May 9, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, developed a standard definition of "rigor". By establishing a common understanding of this concept in context of the HRCoE's training and education mission, it can ensure the standards and intent of their new higher headquarters' command are met... MORE

Staff Sgt. Olayiwola Kugblenu, a 68P Nuclear Medicine Specialist with the 264th Medical Battalion, straps a simulated causality into a Kendrick Extraction Device at the Expert Field Medical Badge test event at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis.

Local high school science students learn about Army Medicine
May 7, 2019 — Forty-two students from McCollum High School in the Harlandale Independent School District of San Antonio toured the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, May 3 to gain insight into the varying careers Army Medicine has to offer... MORE

Staff Sgt. James Mcalister, NCOIC Dental Department, Preventative Medicine, briefs students on the training and equipment used in the dental program while Taetum, a freshman in McCollum High School's health science class sits in the hot seat. Taetum plans to be a cardiac thorasic surgeon after college.

Army Medicine welcomes a new member of the Senior Executive Service
April 30, 2019 — Joseph M. Harmon III, deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or HRCoE, at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum April 29... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Command, congratulates Joseph M. Harmon III, deputy to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence. Harmon was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in a ceremony at the Army Medical Department Museum April 29.

U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps celebrates 72nd anniversary
April 19, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Specialist Corps, or AMSC, celebrated its 72nd anniversary with a cake-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16... MORE

(From left) Capt. Kristin A. de Guzman, retired Col. Jessie Breuer and Col. Sara J. Spielmann at the cake-cutting ceremony at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, headquarters building at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16.

‘American Dream is alive’ and well through Army Recruiting
April 18, 2019 — Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, hosted a welcome reception and meet and greet in support of a Los Angeles educator tour at Willis Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 16.

AMEDDC&S, HRCoE commanding general speaks at Army Residence Community
March 21, 2019 — Residents of the Army Residence Community in San Antonio, many of them retired Army medical officers, got to hear from Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, commander, during the Eagle luncheon March 12... MORE

Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, commander, addresses Army Residence Community residents March 12.

Army Medicine still starts here at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
February 1, 2019 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Health Readiness Center of Excellence, or AMEDDC&S HRCoE, conducted a transfer of authority ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 31 to publically recognize their realignment from the U.S. Army Medical Command to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, or TRADOC, with operational control under the Combined Arms Center, or CAC... MORE

Lt. Gen. Nadja Y. West, The Surgeon General of the U.S. Army and commander, Army Medical Command (right), passes the colors to Lt. Gen. Michael D. Lundy, Commander, Combined Arms Center and Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, while Maj. Gen. Patrick D. Sargent, commanding general, the AMEDDC&S HRCoE (center), looks on.

Registration open for AMEDDC&S Mission Thanksgiving
October 2, 2018 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School has opened registration for the 2018 Mission Thanksgiving... MORE

Mission Thanksgiving at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston started more than 20 years ago when area families and the installation chaplains joined to start a program providing an opportunity for Soldiers to take a break from training and enjoy a Thanksgiving within a family environment.

San Antonio community members, leaders tour JBSA-Fort Sam Houston medical facilities
August 22, 2018 — Medical facilities at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston opened their doors to community members and civic leaders during a tour showcasing the contributions of military medicine Aug. 10. More than 70 individuals, from business, medical and financial sectors, members of veterans’ organizations and San Antonio city officials, participated in the Fort Sam Houston-Military Medical Tour... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Lee Hockersmith, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School instructor and NCO in charge of the Critical Care Flight Paramedic Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, talks to San Antonio community members and civic leaders gathered in a helicopter medical evacuation simulation lab during the Fort Sam Houston Military Medical Tour Aug. 10. The purpose of the tour, a joint effort between Brooke Army Medical Center Public Affairs and the City of San Antonio Office of Military and Veteran Affairs, was to showcase the contributions of military medicine and its impact on the San Antonio community.

U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research provides realistic combat casualty care training for deploying troops
August 13, 2018 — For more than seven decades, the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston has conducted research to save lives on the battlefield... MORE

Master Sgt. Rich Jarret (right), U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School Center for Prehospital Medicine, demonstrates how to pack a gunshot wounded with gauze on the newly fielded Tactical Combat Casualty Care-Exportable mannequin that will be used train all Soldiers on basic warrior medical skills, to Command Sgt. Maj. William “Will” Rinehart, United States Army South, as Luciano Cortez, field instructor with trauma effects, controls the TC3-X and PEO-STRI clinical advisor, Lt. Col. (Dr.) Benjamin Baker looks on.

187th Medical Battalion, Medical Professional Training Brigade gains new commander
July 12, 2018 — Lt. Col. Paul D. Lang assumed command of the 187th Medical Battalion, Medical Professional Training Brigade, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, at a ceremony at the AMEDD Museum at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston July 12. Lang assumed command from outgoing commander Lt. Col. John F. Detro... MORE

Lt. Col. Paul D. Lang (left) accepts the unit colors from Col. Shauna L. Snyder, commander, Medical Professional Training Brigade while the outgoing commander Lt. Col. John F. Detro looks on.

Rare snowfall blankets JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
December 8, 2017 — A rare snowfall accumulated throughout San Antonio and surrounding areas the evening of Thursday, Dec. 7, leaving an unusual scene or two around Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The U.S. Army North Quadrangle got a dusting of snow.

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston observes National American Indian Heritage Month
November 20, 2017 — The contributions of Native Americans to the U.S. military and to the history of San Antonio were recognized Nov. 16 during the National American Indian Heritage Month Observance held in Blesse Auditorium at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

Isaac Cardenas, a member of the American Indians in Texas Dance Theater group, awaits to perform a dance at the National American Indian Heritage Month Observance Nov. 16 at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

AMEDDC&S therapy students using research to improve care
October 6, 2017 — Service members in a graduate program at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston are using research to help improve therapy care for their patients who have musculoskeletal problems... MORE

1st Lt. Veronica Lazar (left), Army-Baylor University Doctor of Physical Therapy program intern, practices a physical therapy technique on 1st Lt. Aaron Wilson, Army-Baylor University Doctor of Physical Therapy program intern, while taking instructions from Maj. Justin Zimmerman, student clinician in the Army-Baylor University Doctoral Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy program, as part of a research project at the Capt. Jennifer M. Moreno Primary Clinic at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.

AMEDDC&S Soldiers and civilians assist with hurricane relief at San Antonio Food Bank
September 5, 2017 — When Capt. Latrina Dudley saw the devastation caused by Hurricane Harvey, she wanted to help, so she organized five of her Soldiers headed to the San Antonio Food Bank to volunteer in any way needed... MORE

Capt. Latrina Dudley sorts through donated items at the San Antonio Food Bank warehouse Aug. 31. Dudley is the commander of the Training Support Activity at the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.