June 16, 2011 Wilford Hall dialysis unit prepares for move to BAMC After 50 years of saving lives, the valve to the water room in the dialysis unit at Wilford Hall Medical Center was shut off May 27, 2011, marking the closure of five decades of providing treatment to chronic dialysis patients.The unit is scheduled to relocate to Ft. Sam Houston as part of the 2005
June 16, 2011 Nurse transition program ends in June at Keesler The 81st Medical Group welcomed its last eight Nurse Transition Program students April 11. They graduate June 23.The 11-week program is designed to facilitate the transition of novice nurses into the roles of Air Force Nurse Corps officers in Air Force medical treatment facilities. The Keesler
June 16, 2011 Human Effective Directorate Deputy Director receives federal service award from American Academy of Physician Assistants United States Air Force Colonel Douglas Hodge, Deputy Director of the Human Effectiveness Directorate, 711th Human Performance Wing, Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, received the American Academy of Physician Assistants' 2011 Federal Service PA of the Year
June 14, 2011 DGMC medics play role in wounded warrior's recovery If he waited a split second more, Tech. Sgt. James Davis would be dead.On a predawn mission to retrieve two Army pilots whose helicopter crashed April 23 in an Afghanistan valley known as a Taliban stronghold, bullets from the gun of a Taliban fighter ripped through the floor of the HH-60 Pave Hawk
June 14, 2011 'Happy we all survived.' Airman medic receives Purple Heart As a group of eleven Air Force medics prepare their journey home, they stood in formation for awards after six months of supporting Task Force Lifeliners.One of these airmen, Airman 1st Class Bryenna Brooks, was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries she received just a week before.Along with the
June 13, 2011 The legacy of military graduate medical education lives on The face of Air Force graduate medical education in south Texas is changing. Top leadership of this unique military medical training program here shifted roles as Dr. Kenneth Torrington retired from his position as dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, or SAUSHEC,
June 13, 2011 DOD joins effort to promote healthy habits in children The Defense Department has joined a national initiative aimed at ensuring the nation's youngest children, including children from military families, get off to a healthy start.Speaking from a child care center here yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama, accompanied by Marine Corps Gen. James E.
June 13, 2011 31 physicians, dentists graduate Thirty-one physicians and dentists graduated from 81st Medical Group Hospital internship and residency training today.Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Gerard Caron, assistant surgeon general for dental services, delivered the commencement address.Physician graduates include seven residents with three years of
June 13, 2011 Airmen standardize procedures to ensure patient, aircrew safety Similar to walking through security and being searched by TSA at an airport, Airmen at the contingency aeromedical staging facility here have standardized procedures to take security aboard military aircraft to a higher level."We're like a medical airport," said Lt. Col. Barbara Persons, the 451st
June 13, 2011 War memorial: The writing is on the wall The writing on the walls was clear for all to see.Messages were left by service members who had lost friends, as a way to commemorate their memories. Those who were wounded left their marks to thank medical staff members. Comments from well-wishers also were dotted throughout the room. With U.S.
June 13, 2011 Patient relocation exercise tests plan for seamless move to consolidated medical facility The National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) and Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) conducted an inpatient movement rehearsal exercise (MRX) June 12 to test all aspects of the inpatient move that is scheduled to occur in August. The patient move from WRAMC to Bethesda is a key milestone in the
June 2, 2011 Newest Air Force military medical residents graduate More than 100 military officers marked the completion of their residency training when they were awarded graduate medical education diplomas May 26 at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. The annual graduation ceremony recognized officers completing one of 11 accredited resident and internship
June 1, 2011 C-17 Globemaster IIIs in use for Global Medic 2011 For Global Medic 2011 at Fort Hunter-Liggett, Calif., the Air Force's C-17 Globemaster III airframe is one of the main pieces of equipment that is being utilized in possibly saving lives in the future.According to a report by Staff Sgt. Donald R. Allen of the 4th Combat Camera Squadron of March Air
June 1, 2011 Bagram medics face wars' worst, fight for survivors Imagine starting your shift deployed here as a vehicle gunner. Your team charged with conducting routine security patrols around the perimeter of the base, and in an instant everything goes terribly wrong, all you see is sand flying up like a wall above the truck. As you flash in and out of
May 31, 2011 Air Force leaders issue summer safety message Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy send the following Critical Days of Summer safety campaign message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Memorial Day weekend through Labor
May 31, 2011 Shooting survivor, not a victim "Control your breathing, lie still, play dead."During the most devastating moment of her life Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks couldn't believe her brain behaved so rationally. "So this is what a massacre is like?" she asked herself as a madman with a shotgun wreaked havoc around her.Sergeant Parks, a 72nd
May 31, 2011 The Million Veteran Program: VA's genomics game-changer launches nationwide An unprecedented Veterans Affairs research program that promises to advance the sophisticated science of genomics goes national May 5, according to the VA's top official. "It is my honor," said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki, "to join with so many fellow veterans in keeping VA at the
May 31, 2011 Medical, physical evaluation board processes improving From the moment an Airman is injured or becomes ill, one of his or her biggest questions becomes: Can I stay on active-duty? Thus begins the wait. But, thanks to new processes, officials said, answers are coming much faster.Since Sept. 11, 2001, the number of service members processing through the
May 27, 2011 Laughlin amputee earns his wings Earning the coveted silver pilot wings is a long and difficult journey allowing only a small percentage of officers to earn the right to be called a pilot in the U.S. Air Force.By becoming the first amputee to graduate from pilot training, First Lt. Ryan McGuire earned his spot among the elite group
May 27, 2011 535th AS,13th AF and 18th AES execute life-saving MedEvac mission from American Samoa In the early hours of the morning on May 22, a C-17 from the 535th Airlift Squadron and medical crews from the 13th Air Force Surgeon General's office and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, departed in a moment's notice for Pago Pago, American Samoa, to save the life of a critically ill child.The