AMEDDC&S Update:What is going on with

METC&

Pest Management Training

What the Deuce is METC?

• Medical Education & Training Campus– BRAC 2005 Requirement– Consolidate medical enlisted training at FSH:

• AMEDD Center & School, Ft. Sam Houston, TX• Navy Corps School, Great Lakes, IL• Navy School of Health Science, San Diego, CA• Navy School of Health Science, Portsmouth, VA• 882nd Training Group, Sheppard AFB, TX

What the Deuce is METC?

• AMEDD C&S Today– 26,058 resident students per year– 255 courses taught each year– 87 multi-service training programs– Students represent 75 allied countries

• ADD IN AF & NAVY• Air Force

– 73 total courses– Average daily student load = 1667– Maximum student load = 2375– Note: 13 courses are inter-service

• Navy– 29 total courses– Average daily student load = 2700– Maximum student load = 3032– Note: 11 courses are inter-service

Precepts• Consolidate 5 Major Learning Institutions

– World’s largest medical education and training institution– Average daily student load over 9000– Faculty and staff over 3600

• Capture “best practices”– Integrated Learning Environment

• Faculty monitored vs faculty delivered• Self paced• Collaborative learning

• Common Core Curriculum– Maintain service specific training

• Life Long Learning– Sustainment training & Integrated Leadership Development

Facility Footprint

• $560M in Construction (total $2.34 B)• Instructional and Laboratory Space – 1.2M SF• Campus Environment• Student Dorms

– Proximity to Classrooms– Total of 1800 rooms

• Student Support– Dining, Processing, AAFES, Recreation Center, Gym

• Joint Medical Readiness Training site – Camp Bullis

Master Plan

And Pest Management Fits in How?

• Courses– 6A-F12 DOD Pest Cert– 6A-F13 DOD Recert– 6A-F33 QAE/IPMC

• Officers– OBLC– 6A-F5 Principles Mil PM– 6A-F12 DOD Pest Cert

• PM Specialist Curriculum– 6 iterations per fiscal year– 15 weeks (5 w/MZB)– Certification in Cat:

• 6 ROW• 7 Structural/Indust• 8 Public Health

The Pest Management Umbrella

• Concept for METC Certification

– The curricula that goes to METC includes train up for category exams.

– EHB issues exams– AHS still certifying official

• Concept for AHS– Cert/Recert/QA/IPMC

• Resident• MTT• Correspondence• DL(?)

US Army – Environmental Health BranchMISSION: The Environmental Health Branch provides resident and nonresident training to officers, warrant officers, enlisted, civilians, U.S. and allied personnel on all aspects of environmental hazards and threats to U.S. forces worldwide.

• Certifying Courses– DoD Pest Management Certification– DoD Pest Management Recertification– DoD Pest Management Quality

Assurance Evaluator / Installation Pest Management Coordinator

– Basic Industrial Hygiene

• Academic Courses Supported– SLC (BNCOC)– BOLC-B Track (72B/D)– 6A-F5 Track (Science)– 6A-F6 Track (Science)– CCC– CCC (RC)– Field Sanitation Team – Pre-Command

Fluidity

• METC Governance under construction

• Work in Progress on equipping, manning, and funding

• TRI Service Ideals