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AMEDD Board tests Canine Thermal Monitor, Mobile Application and Collar at JBSA-Lackland
September 4, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Board, or USAMEDDBD, assigned to the U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, conducted an operational assessment of the Canine Thermal Monitor, Mobile Application and Collar at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Aug. 17-21... MORE

Staff Sgt. Jacob Howard, a Military Working Dog handler, and MWD Ppuritan are evaluated by a U.S. Army Medical Department Board test officer.

U.S. Army Medical Department Board tests extracorporeal life support
March 5, 2020 — The U.S. Army Medical Department Board, U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, performed a test at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis Feb. 18-20 that could dramatically improve battlefield survivability... MORE

Army Medical Department Board test auto-injectors, gets feedback from Soldiers
December 27, 2019 — The nerve agent antidote auto-injector is something no Soldier ever wants to use on the battlefield, as the effects of chemical and biological weapons are horrific... MORE

While training during a simulated Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear, or CBRN, attack at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, a Soldier checks a causality's Mission Oriented Protective Posture, or MOPP, mask.

U.S. Army Medical Department Board conducts medical software testing
February 22, 2017 — On an installation that serves as the Army’s bastion of medical excellence resides a small unit of two dozen military and civilian personnel tasked with the mission of helping to ensure medical personnel are equipped with functional and effective equipment. The U.S. Army Medical Department Board’s mission at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is a unique one in that it is the sole independent operational test and evaluation agency for medical-related materiel and medical information management/information technology products. ... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Lemuel Rodriguez-Velez (left), U.S. Army Medical Department Board test site NCOIC, briefs test players Jan. 24 at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis on what to expect during the testing of Theater Medical Information Program software, which is part of the Medical Communications for Combat Casualty Care program, or MC4, the Army’s deployable electronic medical record system.