Aug. 22, 2015 ATHLETES, ARTISTS SHINE AT ANNUAL ANATOMY OF SPORTS Art and sport blended together recently as the National Museum of Health and Medicine (NMHM) held its fourth annual Anatomy of Sports program Aug. 22, 2015. The program pairs medical illustrators with athletes in an effort to educate the public on the inner workings of the human body. As in previous
Aug. 20, 2015 CCATT delivers critical care in the air When U.S. military members are critically injured or severely ill on the combat frontier, it becomes the mission of the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to get them moved thousands of miles onboard U.S. cargo aircraft to receive full-time care elsewhere.“Aeromedical evacuation has
Aug. 19, 2015 Medical collaboration provides world-class care during PACANGEL-Philippines Rayian Carazon slept soundly for the first time in weeks Aug. 16.Already caring for energetic 1-year-old Trica and four months pregnant with her second child, Carazon constantly worried about the health of her young family. Until this day, she had no way to know if there was anything wrong.Through
Aug. 19, 2015 PACANGEL-Philippines partnership building commences About 70 U.S. service members and five partner nations began work on a multitude of civil military relief operations here Aug. 17. Thousands of people, young and old, are set to reap the benefits of Pacific Angel Philippines from medical outreach to engineering projects affecting six local schools.
Aug. 19, 2015 Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program intent to apply due Oct. 2 Eligible active-duty enlisted Airmen interested in pursuing a medical degree must submit their intent to apply emails to the Air Force Personnel Center no later than Oct. 2.
Aug. 18, 2015 Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program intent to apply due Oct. 2 Eligible active duty enlisted Airmen interested in pursuing a medical degree must submit their intent to apply emails to the Air Force Personnel Center no later than Oct. 2.The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program offers active duty enlisted members an opportunity to complete the
Aug. 18, 2015 Aeromedical Evacuation teams keep patients moving Located among the myriad of buildings on the Bagram Airfield flightline, it’s easy to miss the simple looking building with the letters “AE” hanging on the outside of it.Chances are, though, if Service members must be moved from the battlefield to a medical facility outside of Afghanistan, the Total
Aug. 17, 2015 455th EAES provides critical bridge between battlefields, higher-level care After an Aug. 7 attack on a U.S. military installation in Kabul left Service members injured, getting them from the battlefield to higher-level care in Germany was a task assigned to the 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.While the injured Service members were stabilized and prepped
Aug. 16, 2015 Osan Dental Clinic No. 1 in readiness The 51st Dental Squadron was recognized for having the number one readiness rating in the Air Force at 99.7 percent for the second quarter. The rating is given by Air Force Medical Operations Agency who oversees execution of the Air Force Surgeon General policies supporting expeditionary
Aug. 11, 2015 Next generation biocontainment system unveiled at Dobbins The next generation in biocontainment systems was unveiled in a ceremony Aug. 11 at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.The 94th Airlift Wing was chosen by the Department of State as the host unit for the Containerized Biocontainment Systems because of the installations proximity to world-class
Aug. 11, 2015 Enhancements to patient care While TRICARE Online and MiCare Secure Messaging may seem to offer similar services, there are several important differences to these software tools designed to enhance access to care for all military beneficiaries.According to a recent article by the Air Force Surgeon General Public Affairs office,
Aug. 11, 2015 Academy provides 'Falcon Fuel' to Cadet Wing The Air Force Academy has developed Falcon Fuel, a plan to provide extra nutrition for cadets by placing 12 healthy food stations near their workout areas. The plan is expected to cost $500,000 annually and aligns with the Defense Department's Healthy Base Initiative, which tries to stem obesity in
Aug. 7, 2015 Air Force embarks on genomic medicine with phase II of study The Air Force Medical Service has partnered with the Coriell Institute for Medical Research in Camden, N.J., to prepare the medical community for the integration of genomic medicine.Genomics is the scientific study of complex diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer which are typically
Aug. 6, 2015 IDMT: Not your regular medics In 1947, when the Air Force separated from the Army, only 1,480 service members were permitted to transfer to the Air Force Medical Service Corp. Shortly after, the service recognized the need to develop and train its own medics and established training at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base,
Aug. 6, 2015 Cherry on top of AF career Air Force officials recently announced the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015 and, for the second year in a row, Ramstein Air Base is home to one of the Air Force's best.Senior Airman Allen R. Cherry III, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Public Health technician, is now among the 12 Airmen
Aug. 4, 2015 MHS leaders honored by American Hospital Association Two Military Health System (MHS) leaders were recognized recently by the American Hospital Association for their outstanding service to the health care field. Retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles Potter and Army Col. James D. Carrell received the honors during the recent American Hospital
Aug. 4, 2015 Reserve medics train for prestigious combat badge Only about 17 percent of military medical personnel today successfully earn the Expert Field Medical Badge. And every year, a two-week intensive testing event at Joint Base Lewis-McChord aims to expand the pool of medical professionals who wear the coveted badge. This year, eight Airmen from the
Aug. 4, 2015 New Horizons Medical Team supports exercise personnel and local Hondurans The 15-person medical team is made up of a general surgeon, anesthesiologist, operating room nurse, emergency medicine provider, biomedical equipment technician and 10 emergency medical technicians. The team's primary mission is to support all exercise personnel with point-of-injury immediate care
Aug. 4, 2015 559th ERPSS: Warriors caring for warriors It is 6:30 p.m. Most of San Antonio is winding down from a full day's work, settling in at home with their families and friends. For Airmen from the 559th En-Route Patient Staging System, the day is just beginning as they make their way to the office one-by-one. Based out of the 59th Medical Wing