Dec. 5, 2011 55th MDG member wins federal level award A 55th Medical Group member was announced earlier this month as the winner of a federal level nursing award for her work as a healthcare clinical nurse.Robbin Alex, 55th MDG chief of quality services, was named the federal nurse of the year by the Association of Military Surgeons of the United
Nov. 30, 2011 A new kind of Air Force nurse - the flight nurse clinical nurse specialist The Air Force Nurse Corps is developing a new kind of clinical expert - Flight Nurse Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS). Nurses with flight experience accepted into the program will immerse in a clinically rigorous curriculum with advanced flight nursing skills and disaster nursing. CNSs operate out
Nov. 21, 2011 Luke, friends honor WWII nurse When the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941, and the United States entered World War II, there were fewer than 1,000 nurses in the Army Nurse Corps. Anna "Det" Dorsey was one of them. She would go on to serve 22 years as an Air Force nurse, retiring as a major. Now 98, Det, a childhood
Nov. 18, 2011 TRICARE data breach Letters are being mailed from Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) to affected military clinic and hospital patients regarding a data breach involving personally identifiable and protected health information (PII/PHI). On Sept. 14, 2011, SAIC reported the loss of backup tapes
Nov. 2, 2011 Airmen help provide aeromedical evacuation Libyan freedom fighters A team of 18 Airmen is preparing to evacuate 26 seriously wounded Libyan fighters to Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital in Boston and four critical cases to Germany for immediate care. The team consists of eight Airmen from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and 10 from 10th Air Force.Capt.
Nov. 2, 2011 Airmen transport wounded Libyan fighters to U.S. Nearly two dozen wounded Libyan fighters were evacuated from Libya to here Oct. 29 aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. At the request of State Department officials, the Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta directed two missions supporting the humanitarian assistance effort in Libya. In the first mission,
Nov. 2, 2011 AF officials launch Respite Care Program for families Air Force officials have teamed with the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies to launch the Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program Respite Care Program. The program is built around providing a break for parents with special-needs children. It allows parents to
Oct. 27, 2011 Spooky dreams may be just what the doctor ordered Ghoulish figures, demonic clowns, man-eating zombies and vampires...there is enough frightening stuff out there today that even the most fearless may get spooked this year. So which of these nightmares are still keeping you up at night? For some individuals out there, Halloween is not their only
Oct. 27, 2011 Medical technician supports pararescuemen as they save lives Jumping out of C-130s, rappelling out of helicopters, and saving lives are all in a day's work for the pararescuemen of the 212th Rescue Squadron. Their hard work has been featured in the local newspaper and Men's Fitness Magazine.The 212th RQS has had a total of 56 saves already this year and one
Oct. 19, 2011 Air Force medical leaders gather to discuss future healthcare improvements at annual workshop The Air Force Medical Service gathered more than 300 senior healthcare leaders today at The National Conference Center here to kick off its annual week-long workshop to discuss the continued transformation of military healthcare and find ways to improve the overall patient experience.Senior leaders
Oct. 12, 2011 Military leaders cut ribbon on new SAMMC tower San Antonio Military Medical Center leaders officially opened their newest addition, the Consolidated Tower, or COTO, during a ribbon cutting ceremony here Oct. 7, 2011.The addition of the new 760,000-square-foot tower was necessary to provide new clinical and administrative space to accommodate
Oct. 12, 2011 Afghan air force airmen graduate advanced flight medic course Four Afghan air force medics medics graduated from the first advanced flight medic course here recently.The training provides the same expertise intermediate emergency medical technicians and paramedic teams learn in the U.S. By teaching advanced skills, medical professionals from the wing hope AAF
Oct. 6, 2011 From shooting survivor to METC graduate, trauma turns to triumph Air Force Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks walked across the stage in the Medical Education & Training Campus (METC) auditorium at Fort Sam Houston, Texas to receive her certificate of completion for the Basic Medical Technician/Corpsman Program amid enthusiastic cheers and applause. She almost had to give
Oct. 5, 2011 Simulation fosters safety, better medical care The 81st Medical Group Medical, Touchstone Medical Simulation and Clinical Skills Center provides state-of-the-art education and training, promotes teamwork communication and improved war-time skills through simulation.Medical simulation coordinator Randy Bernhardt, 81st MDG education and training
Oct. 5, 2011 Medical walk-ins welcome at Pacific Angel Com Primary School is one of two locations that hosted Operation Pacific Angel, a health service outreach operation providing free medical care to the people of Timor Leste Sept. 19-23.Operation Pacific Angel is a joint and combined humanitarian assistance operation led by 13th Air Force at Joint
Oct. 4, 2011 Afghan docs gain valuable skills through mentorship program Afghan medical professionals graduated from a two-week mentorship program at the Craig Joint Theater Hospital here Sept. 24, 2011.The Afghan Trauma Mentorship Program is a joint effort between coalition partners and Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Medical Group at Bagram Airfield designed to
Oct. 4, 2011 Team McChord delivers critical medical supplies to South Pole in total darkness For the first time in history, a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 62nd Airlift Wing successfully completed a mid-winter nighttime airdrop at the South Pole.Airmen from the 62nd AW teamed up with the 446th AW to airdrop urgently needed medical supplies Sept. 1 at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole
Sept. 29, 2011 Kandahar graduates basic flight medics Four medics recently graduated at the Kandahar Air Wing from the first Afghan air force Basic Flight Medic course, boosting the Afghan medical response capability. According to medical professionals, the goal of the 40-hour course was to combine ground and flight medical training to produce a
Sept. 22, 2011 Medic featured in AF's "Portraits in Courage VI" An Air Force medic is among 18 Airmen featured in the latest edition of "Portraits in Courage."Staff Sgt. Jack Williams, 88th Inpatient Operations Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, was the lead medic for a provincial reconstruction team in a highly populated, hotly contested area of Afghanistan