May 9, 2013 Air Force Medical Service now registering pediatric patients in MiCare The Air Force Medical Service is now registering children in its web-based secure messaging health application called MiCare.MiCare allows beneficiaries to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime. The secure tool is now available to more than 70 percent
May 8, 2013 Military’s Top Doctor Outlines Department’s Efforts to Address Traumatic Brain Injury Recent reports have again shined an important spotlight on the challenges confronting thousands of service members with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and the work being done in the military and civilian community to meet the needs of all who sustain this invisible wound.The Department of Defense is
May 7, 2013 Developing Standardization Throughout the MHS Military Health System Team-The need for standardization across the Military Health System is vital to our strength and efficiency as we meet our mission and move forward to provide world-class health care to our Service members and beneficiaries. After more than a decade of war, we have seen that
May 6, 2013 Air Force nurses and medical technicians are saluted The Air Force Medical Service is celebrating Nurse and Medical Technician week May 6 - 12. This year's event is themed "delivering quality and innovation in patient care." "Nurses and technicians touch the lives of many people, in many different ways," said Col Jennifer Agulto, 82nd MDG deputy
May 3, 2013 AF general appointed to head single military health agency The Defense Department on April 25 moved a step closer toward reshaping the Tricare Management Activity into a broader Defense Health Agency, naming and promoting Air Force Maj. Gen. Douglas Robb to head the new three-star directorate.Robb co-chaired a DoD task force that reviewed the military
April 26, 2013 Senior leaders testify on health of personnel programs Air Force senior leaders, along with counterparts from each of the services, testified about the current state of military personnel programs before the Senate Armed Services Subcommittee April 24.Daniel B. Ginsberg, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs and Lt. Gen.
April 12, 2013 38 Airmen selected for physician assistant program More than three dozen Airmen, including one U.S. Air Force Academy cadet, have been selected for the Interservice Physician Assistant Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced today.Out of 52 applicants, six officers (one an alternate), one U.S. Air Force Academy cadet and 31 enlisted
April 6, 2013 Air Force Medical Service goes green and receives top energy award The Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) was awarded the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Energy Star Partner of the Year award on March 26, 2013, in Washington D.C. for Air Force-wide efforts to reduce energy consumption in medical facilities by 10 percent, saving an estimated $3.3 million in
March 28, 2013 Uniformed Services University Ranks Among Top Medical Schools The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in Bethesda, Md. -- the only university of its kind dedicated to educating military doctors, graduate nurses and other specialized health-care professionals -- has earned distinction as one of the top-ranked U.S. graduate schools.U.S. News &
March 21, 2013 MHS Leadership March Message Military Health System Team -The US National Security Strategy and the evolving environment of our Military Health System call for a commitment to develop leaders who are prepared and ready to meet our global healthcare mission. The Service SGs and DoD are committed to develop and maximize the
March 12, 2013 New Air Force "Better Foods. Better Bodies." healthy-eating campaign pilots at three bases The Office of the Air Force Surgeon General and Air Force Medical Operations Agency (AFMOA) Health Promotion office have launched a pilot campaign recently focused on motivating Airmen and their families to eat healthier. The campaign - which adopted the tagline "Better Foods. Better Bodies." - aims
March 11, 2013 190+ captains, majors, lieutenant colonels selected for promotion in Nurse Corps More than 190 captains, majors and lieutenant colonels have been selected for promotion within the Nurse Corps, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced recently.Promotion-selects were considered during the November CY12B Colonel Nurse Corps, CY12C Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps, and CY12B
Feb. 28, 2013 A New Governance Model for the Military Health System For almost one year, the Department has been engaged in extensive planning efforts to implement the Deputy Secretary of Defense's March 2, 2012, memorandum on MHS Governance.On Jan. 2, the 2013 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) was signed into law. While the law includes a broad array of
Feb. 19, 2013 First Afghan Air Force C-208 CASEVAC a success In another historic step for the Afghan Air Force, an AAF Cessna 208 configured for battlefield casualty evacuation successfully transported a seriously injured solider and three minor casualties from Kandahar, Afghanistan to Kabul International Airport Feb. 11. The Afghan-tasked, planned and led
Feb. 14, 2013 AF medical leader recognized with AMA's top government service award (AMA News Release)Assistant Air Force Surgeon General, medical force development and nursing services, Major General Kimberly Siniscalchi, M.S.N., received the American Medical Association's (AMA) top government service award in health care, the Dr. Nathan Davis Award for Outstanding Government
Feb. 13, 2013 Optometrist achieves Air Force milestone This country has seen major achievements by driven and devoted Airmen since the Air Force became a separate service in 1947. Recently, an optometrist here at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center pushed herself into the record books.Annette Williamson is the first female optometrist to be promoted
Feb. 8, 2013 Medic awarded Purple Heart for deployed actions An Air Force medic assigned to dangerous duty with an Army logistics convoy unit when deployed to Afghanistan two years ago was awarded the Purple Heart during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La.Staff Sgt. Jasmine Russell, 2nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Personnel Reliability Program
Feb. 6, 2013 81st MDG facility upgraded to 'Keesler Medical Center' Keesler can again boast that it is home to a medical center.Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum, 81st Medical Group commander, surprised those attending the Feb. 1 official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the hospital's new Back Bay Tower with the good news.The Keesler Medical Center designation was changed in
Feb. 5, 2013 Air Force Medical Service 2012 Annual Award winners announced It is with great pride that the Air Force Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate announces the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards.