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The new Medical Education and Training Campus partially opened at Fort Sam Houston on Wednesday. More from TPR’s Terry Gildea.
June 30, 2010 · As part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure or BRAC plan, the military has created a campus to educate medics from all branches of the service. Any enlisted service member who practices battlefield medicine will now be trained at Fort Sam Houston. Colonel Larry Hanson, dean of the new school, spoke at the ribbon cutting ceremony.
“Today, we officially recognize the initial operating capability of the Medical Education and Training Campus, which will grow to be the home to nearly 8000 students daily, an operating staff and faculty of a little over 1400 civilian and military personnel,” said Hanson.
The new campus represents one of the largest joint military operations ever. Military personnel and staff from around the country are relocating here to teach at the campus, including Rear Admiral Bob Kiser who will lead the campus as its first commandant. He calls the new campus a major investment in the future or service members.
“I want you to see the Army or Air Force family – the mom, dad, the kids sharing dinner and imagine the seat that would have been empty had there not been a dedicated medic, trained in this place, who brilliantly intervened when the need arose and kept that family intact,” said Kiser.
The new campus will become fully operational in the coming months and train enlisted service members in variety of disciplines from dental assistants to field medics.
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