April 1, 2019 Air Force releases CY18E/O-5 Nurse Corps selection board results The Air Force has released the selection list from the calendar year 18E central selection board for lieutenant colonels in the Nurse Corps competitive category.
April 1, 2019 An AFMS Look Back at March 2019 This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.
March 27, 2019 What is a TRICARE Qualifying Life Event? Every year during TRICARE Open Season, you can enroll in or change your TRICARE Prime or TRICARE Select health plan. But did you know that outside of TRICARE Open Season, you can only enroll in or make changes to your TRICARE Prime (including the US Family Health Plan) or TRICARE Select plan
March 20, 2019 MHAFB pediatric clinic works diligently to keep children healthy A small boy in blue jeans, a grey T-shirt and sporting a blonde comb over with a slight sheen from the gel used to hold it in place is ushered into a room with plain white walls. As he entered, the boy notices a chair to the right of the door. Hanging on the wall above a chair is an otoscope, a
March 20, 2019 It’s a New Day: Collaborative medicine saves sickle cell patient Imagine being alone at home lying in bed, your loved one hundreds of miles away and you’re experiencing debilitating pain in both legs. You call 911 for help, and crawl down a flight of stairs so paramedics don’t have to break down the door.This is exactly what happened to 36-year-old Alexis Piper,
March 18, 2019 Beale Medical Group restructures organization of Family Health Clinic The 9th Medical Group recently executed a restructure of its Family Health Clinic to create two units of focused care: active duty beneficiaries and all other beneficiaries.
March 14, 2019 Air Force Surgeon General visits Saber Nation Air Force Surgeon General visits Saber Nation.
March 13, 2019 Area Dental Laboratory aims for 100 percent lab tech certification Dental readiness is an important aspect of keeping the Air Force fit to fight. Despite this, the dental lab technicians responsible for ensuring your readiness are not required by the Air Force to hold a certification from the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology.
March 13, 2019 Airmen perform in-flight Transportation Isolation System training Joint Base Charleston hosted Air Mobility Command training for aeromedical and infectious disease personnel to better familiarize them with outbreak prevention protocols and procedures, with a focus on Ebola, March 4-6.
March 12, 2019 Air Force Surgeon General visits Ramstein The 23rd U.S. Air Force Surgeon General visits Ramstein's medical units.
March 11, 2019 You’ve got help: Clinic creates new ways to treat mental health “They just sat there as something we could use but didn’t.”Those words once described the video teleconference machines in the 39th Medical Operations Squadron mental health clinic until the innovative Airmen here found a new way to use them.Creating a new routine with the existing capabilities,
March 7, 2019 Holloman Airman's vigilance saves life Notifying patients when to go back to see a doctor is only one of the responsibilities held by 49th Medical Group front desk clerks. With the phone ringing constantly and patients coming in and out of the waiting room all day, keeping track of who is where can be a daunting task.For Senior Airman
March 6, 2019 Q-flow expected to cut 72nd MEDGRP wait times The 72nd Medical Group is introducing a new pharmacy services kiosk system known as “Q-Flow” for patients and beneficiaries who need to pick up prescriptions at Tinker Air Force Base.
March 6, 2019 40th HS saves local judge An Air Force helicopter crew located and rescued a missing judge Friday just south of Great Falls, concluding the search by ground and air search and rescue groups that began Friday afternoon.The 40th Helicopter Squadron received the request Friday around 3:30 p.m. to assist the Great Falls Police
March 6, 2019 Reserve Citizen Airman’s quick action saves lives It was just another day for Staff Sgt. Emily Johnson, 349th Aeromedical Staging Squadron administrative assistant. She had finished up work at Travis Air Force Base, California, assisting members of the 349th Air Mobility Wing with travel voucher issues. After a change of clothes, she was on her way
March 4, 2019 AF Surgeon General visits RAF Lakenheath Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg, surgeon general of the Air Force, and Chief Master Sgt. Steven Cum, chief of medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, visited the 48th Medical Group here, Feb. 28, 2019.
March 2, 2019 Former UFC fighter shares plant-based diet benefits with 509th Medical Group Consistently over the years, eating healthier has been one of the top New Year’s resolutions in the United States. This year, the 509th Medical Group is working to spread the importance of nutritional awareness, and they started with an advance showing of “The Game Changers” documentary at the
March 1, 2019 Expeditionary bioenvironmental technicians safeguard 386th AEW Deployments take U.S. service members to all corners of the globe, which can present a number of health risks, especially in new environments.
March 1, 2019 Interagency exercise boosts medical readiness The 99th Medical Group, Department of Veterans Affairs and Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps participated in a federal coordination exercise, Feb. 19, simulating a mass airlift operation to extract casualties following a disaster.
March 1, 2019 An AFMS look back at February 2019 This month’s photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting the Air Force medical mission.