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METC Physical Therapy Technician students conduct hands-on training
August 30, 2023 — Army, Navy, and Air Force students in the Physical Therapy Technician program at the Medical Education and Training Campus recently applied treatments on each other while conducting a practical exercise in the PTT laboratory Aug. 16... MORE

BAMC seeking ‘mystery shoppers’ to help improve patient experience
January 31, 2019 — Retail stores often use secret shoppers to improve customer service. Brooke Army Medical Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston is now implementing a similar concept to improve patient experience... MORE

Volunteer Cynthia Barrera hands Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Gittens, Medical Education Training Campus instructor and writer, a Mystery Shopping Patient Experience pamphlet at Brooke Army Medical Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Jan. 25. The program enlists patients to anonymously evaluate the care they receive at medical appointments.

METC cytotechnology program marks 50 years at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
May 8, 2017 — A program that trains service members to become cytotechnologists is marking 50 years of existence at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston. The cytotechnology program housed at the Medical Education Training Campus at JBSA-Fort Sam Houston started in 1967 at the old Brooke Army Medical Center. ... MORE

At its annual conference April 29 in San Antonio, the American Society for Cytotechnology marked the 50th anniversary of the Cytotechnology Program at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston by honoring former students and former and current staff members of the program. Pictured are former Cytotechnology Program students, David Hoffman, far left, and Dan Schantz, far right, both of whom graduated from the program in 1971. Standing in the middle is Dr. Randall Harper, who was the second medical director of the Cytotechnology Program

Medical Education Training Campus Combat Medic Training goes virtual
April 13, 2017 — The Virtual Education System is a virtual reality based training platform in which the learner interacts with a virtual patient in various situations, including at a home, an ambulance and a hospital room... MORE

Maj. Jean Williams, right, Medical Education Training Campus Department of Combat Medic Training branch chief, participates in a demonstration of the Virtual Education System under the direction of Robert Moore, CEO of Virtual Education Systems, at Heritage Hall at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston April 1. VES is a virtual reality based training platform in which the learner interacts with a virtual patient in various situations, including at a home, an ambulance and a hospital room.

Combat simulation lab brings real-life scenarios to medic trainees
March 21, 2017 — The Combat Trauma Patient Simulation Lab, located at the Medical Education Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, is part of the Department of Combat Medic Training at METC. The DCMT trains service members in the Army who want to become 68 Whiskey combat medic Specialists. ... MORE

(From left) Pvt. Jason Wu and Pvt. Jeremiah Sanders work on a simulated patient under the instruction of Staff Sgt. Brian Worfman at the Combat Trauma Patient Simulation Lab, located at the Medical Education Training Campus at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston.