• Result of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure• Co-locationof5majorenlistedmedicallearning

institutions• Part of the Defense Health Agency Education and

Training Directorate

• 49 programs of instruction• 5,500averagedailystudentload

- 51%Army- 31%Navy- 18%AirForce- 30CoastGuardsmenperyear

• 1200 facultyandstaff• Nearly16,500graduatesayear

• Opportunities for METC graduates to furthertheir education through degree pathwayprograms and affiliations with a number ofcolleges and universities throughout the country.http://www.metc.mil/academics/Metrics

Quick Facts

Medical Education &

Training Campus

www.metc.mil

Students train to become:Aerospace Medical Service Apprentices

Behavioral Health TechsBiomedical Repair Techs Cardiopulmonary Techs

Combat MedicsCytotechnologistsDental Assistants

Dental Prosthetic TechsDiagnostic Ultrasonographers

Diet/Nutrition Techs Electroneurodiagnostic Techs

Hospital CorpsmenLaboratory Techs

Nuclear Medicine TechsOccupational Therapy Assistants

Orthopedic TechsPharmacy Techs

Physical Therapy Technicians Radiographers

Respiratory TechsSurgical TechsUrology Techs

And many more...

Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) 3176 Cpl. Johnson Rd, Bldg. 1291

JBSA-Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234

For general information: (210) 808-METC (6382) or dha.jbsa.education-trng-dir.mbx.metc-

information@mail.mil

For information on international student training programs: usarmy.jbsa.medical-coe.list.intl-

military-student-office@mail.mil

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Joint Base San Antonio - Fort Sam Houston(JBSA-FSH)

METC MISSION: Train the World’s Finest

Medics, Corpsmen, and Technicians

VISION: Train for the Mission and Educate for a Lifetime of Service

COA: June 2018

Joint TrainingWelcome to METCThe Medical Education and Training Campusisanextensivestate-of-the-artenlistedmedicaltrainingeducationalinstitutionforArmy,Navy,AirForceandCoastGuardmedics,corpsmenandtechnicians.

METC wascreatedtomeetthe2005BaseRealign-mentandClosureCommissiondecisiontoco-locatetrainingatFortSamHouston,Texas.METCisthefirststopfornearlyallentry-level,enlistedmedicaltrainingandapointofreturnforamajorityofadvancedenlistedmedicaltraining.

State-of-the-Art

METC isleadingthewayinprovidingournation’sfuturemedics,corpsmenandtechswithstate-of-the-artlearningtechnologiesandadvancedmodelingandsimulationtraining,including:

• Notebookcomputersinnearlyallclassrooms

• Blackboardlearningplatforms

• Instructorsmartpodiums

• Trainingonlivemedicalimagingmachines

• Approximately200advancedpatientsimulators

• CentralAsiaandMiddleEastImmersiveTactical

CombatCasualtyCareSimulator

• Advancedcatheterizationlabsimulator

• Level2biosafetylaboratories

• GammaspectroscopyandCTscanners

• NRC-certifiednuclearmedicinelaboratories

• Telepharmacyandtelemedicinetechnology

• Fullyfunctional12-windowoutpatientand28-

IVhoodinpatientpharmacytraininglabs

• Fivedentallaboratory4-axiscarvingmachines

• Fullcastinglaboratory

• EmbeddedMedical2-Dand3-Dillustrators

• Hologram technology

• Andmuchmore…

Consolidatingcurriculum,classrooms,instructorsandstudentsallowsallservicestolearnfromeachotherandadoptthehigheststandardslikeneverbefore.

As the world's largest enlisted medical education campus and largest consolidation of military training in Department of Defense history, medical enlisted personnel will no longer have to wonder what it will be like to work in a joint environment. With this consolidation, METC enjoys the collective experience of all services to train our students to be the world’s finest medics, corpsman and technicians.

Student LifeStudentsenjoyaqualityoflifesecondtonone.Fea-turesinclude:• Comfortabledormrooms• Multi-purposerecreationalcenter

- Snack bar and coffee bar- Personal sized music rooms and

practice room- Videoarcadeandpooltable- FlatscreenTVs- Computerstations- Studyareas- 60-seat movie theater

• Modernfitnesscenter• LargestdiningfacilityintheDepartmentof

Defense

Training Medical Professionals for…• Servicespecificrequirements• Jointmedicaloperationsanddeployment• Beneficiaryhealthcare• Homelandemergencymedicalresponse

In 2014, METC was realigned and entered initial operational capability as part of the Education and Training Directorate (J7) of the newly established Defense Health Agency.

We train to the highest standard.