Aug. 29, 2008 Tricare beneficiaries can 'stay alert' by e-mail Officials with the Tricare Management Activity are now providing benefit news electronically. From the latest beneficiary newsletters and changes in coverage, to pharmacy updates and news releases, all 9.2 million Tricare beneficiaries now have an easy way to stay informed by e-mail. A new
Aug. 29, 2008 VA offers new online resource service The Department of Veterans Affairs is offering a new online service, My HealtheVet, which is a gateway to veteran health benefits and services. It provides access to trusted health information, links to federal and VA benefits and resources, the Personal Health Journal and online VA prescription
July 31, 2008 AF mourns Guam doctor and B-52 crew members In separate memorial services July 25, Andersen Air Force Base and Barksdale Air Force Base, La., mourned the loss of Air Force flight surgeon Col. George Martin and the crew of Raider 21, the B-52 that crashed July 21 off Guam's northwest coast. Doctor Martin was the deputy commander of Andersen's
July 31, 2008 Wright-Patt medic among AF's 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year Tech. Sgt. Tammy Shaw was named one of the Air Force's 12 Most Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2007. A noncommissioned officer laboratory technician at the base medical center, Shaw was recognized for her on-the-job leadership and job performance as well as her community involvement. The Air
July 31, 2008 President salutes wounded Airman at medical center groundbreaking A scar peeked out from beneath the navy blue beret Staff Sgt. Scott Lilley borrowed to wear July 3 during a groundbreaking ceremony for the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center here. "Luckily we have the same size head," said the cap's owner, Staff Sgt. Michael Barczik of Andrews Air Force
July 31, 2008 Enlisted medical training to consolidate at Fort Sam Houston A ceremonial groundbreaking for the Medical Education and Training Campus here July 10 marked another step toward what leaders are calling the largest consolidation of training in the history of the Department of Defense. Upon completion in 2011, the joint campus, led by tri-service leadership, will
July 31, 2008 Officials seek enlisted medical community's input for Web The Defense Department is looking for input from the enlisted medical community as it sets up a new Web portal that will enable medics and corpsmen to share lessons learned and suggest ways to improve patient care. The portal will provide a forum for the estimated 80,000 enlisted medical
July 31, 2008 Wilford Hall surgeon wins AFA award Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kirk A. Milhoan, a pediatric cardiologist at Wilford Hall Medical Center here, has won the 2008 Paul W. Myers Award for his work at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, and in the 59th Maternal/Child Care Squadron at Wilford Hall. The Paul W. Myers Medical Award was established in 1982 by Air
July 31, 2008 Service delivery assessment vital to patient care Patient feedback through a centralized telephone survey program known as the service delivery assessment, or SDA, provides Air Force clinic staffs with direct, rapid and relevant feedback from their patients vital to national security, Air Force Medical Service officials said. "Improving the health
July 31, 2008 Eye doctors give patients new outlook Eye doctors deployed to the Air Force Theater Hospital in Iraq see more than twice as many eye traumas than they encounter at their homestations. Among their patients are Iraqis and American servicemembers who have suffered eyesight-threatening injuries. Ophthalmologists can't always save their
July 31, 2008 Wilford Hall trauma center status verified The trauma center at Wilford Hall Medical Center here has been verified as a Level One trauma center by the Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons. This achievement recognizes the trauma center's dedication to providing state-of-the-art care for injured patients. Established by the
July 31, 2008 Air Force medics join Navy mission Twenty-eight Air Force medics from across the Pacific region are spending time on the open sea as they participate in Pacific Partnership 2008. Alongside other public health and preventive medicine professionals from the Navy, Army, U.S. Public Health Service and the Military Sealift Command, the
July 31, 2008 Medics conclude MEDRETE Panama Medics from the U.S. Air Force here returned home July 26 after closing up two-weeks of operations for Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) Panama. The 16-person medical team from seven different military installations saw over 8,300 patients here and diagnosed numerous cases of glaucoma,
July 1, 2008 AF Physician Assistants earn award from national association The Society of Air Force Physician Assistants (SAFPA) was recently honored in the Large Constituent Category by the American Academy of Physician Assistants for its excellence in Continuing Medical Education (CME) programming for physician assistants in the uniformed services. "In 2007, the various
July 1, 2008 Keesler Medics welcome new leader Wednesday, the 81st Medical Group welcomed a new leader, Brig. Gen. Daniel (Dr.) Wyman. Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Doug Robb relinquished command to General Wyman during a formal ceremony in front of Keesler Medical Center with Maj. Gen. Alfred Flowers, 2nd Air Force commander, as the presiding officer.
June 30, 2008 Doctor provides medical care in native country during mission "I see myself in their faces." These are the words of Maj. Victor Inga, an Air Force doctor participating in New Horizons-Peru 2008, a humanitarian mission providing relief for underprivileged Peruvians. Major Inga uttered these words seconds after he watched yet another young Peruvian boy walk
June 30, 2008 SAUSHEC ceremony honors 241 medical graduates Dr. Kenneth Torrington, dean of the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium, honored 241 physicians and allied health care providers during the annual SAUSHEC awards and graduation ceremony June 6 in the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio auditorium. SAUSHEC
June 30, 2008 Nurse commissioning program selectees announced Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here selected 31 enlisted Airmen to attend the Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program beginning in either fall 2008 or spring 2009. Those attending fall 2008 are: Tech. Sgt. Meki Bocage Tech. Sgt. Michele Bortvit Tech. Sgt. Samuel Cash Tech. Sgt. Samuel
June 30, 2008 Air Force accepting physical therapist applications The Air Force is accepting applications until Nov. 21 for the Doctor of Physical Therapy program, which begins October 2009 at the Health Science Center at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Only active-duty Airmen who possess a baccalaureate degree, or those who are in the final semester prior to receiving a
June 30, 2008 Visionary doctor helps hundreds of Iraqis A single doctor, a retired Air Force colonel, arrived here without much fanfare May 18 and left four days later. He left in his wake improved sight for many Iraqis and priceless training for Nasiriyah General Hospital physicians in Nasiriyah, Iraq. He traveled with a few bags and a 50-pound box