Wednesday, October 03, 2012
A contingent of Air Force and Navy instructors from the
Department of Defense Medical Education and Training Campus in Fort Sam
Houston, Texas captured the top prize at the 2012 Emergency Medical
Technician Rodeo held Sept. 22 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., home to the 27th Special Operations Medical Group.
Five EMT instructors from METC’s Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program competed against eight other U.S. military medical teams.
“Taking first place in a competition where the best medics and corpsman were sent to compete from all over the United States and abroad means a lot to the caliber of personnel we are surrounded by on a daily basis here at METC,” Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class and member of the winning group, Jeffery Leemauk said.
Other members of the unit representing METC’s basic medical Technician Corpsman Program included Air Force's Staff Sgt. Robert Rangel, Tech. Sgt. Dahlia Gonzalez, Staff Sgt. Brett Wolfe and Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Luis Rodriguez. METC’s team had over 40 years of knowledge and forward deployment medical experience combined according to Rangel who served as the team’s coach.
This is the sixth year for the military competition where EMT teams test their skills in various events that simulate scenarios from medical trauma to water rescues.
This year, the EMT Rodeo competition added several new events to assess skills and knowledge including a water rescue competition and a commando challenge which evaluated the competing teams’ abilities to carry litters while low-crawling through a mud obstacle course.
“I am proud to be able to say today that we were not only champions of the 6th Annual EMT Rodeo, but proof that positive steps are being made to an overall integrated medical community,” Leemauk said.
The Medical Education and Training Campus is a Department of Defense joint service military medical training campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with a mission to train the world's finest medics, corpsmen, and techs, supporting the ability of the U.S. to engage globally.
Five EMT instructors from METC’s Basic Medical Technician Corpsman Program competed against eight other U.S. military medical teams.
“Taking first place in a competition where the best medics and corpsman were sent to compete from all over the United States and abroad means a lot to the caliber of personnel we are surrounded by on a daily basis here at METC,” Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class and member of the winning group, Jeffery Leemauk said.
Other members of the unit representing METC’s basic medical Technician Corpsman Program included Air Force's Staff Sgt. Robert Rangel, Tech. Sgt. Dahlia Gonzalez, Staff Sgt. Brett Wolfe and Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Luis Rodriguez. METC’s team had over 40 years of knowledge and forward deployment medical experience combined according to Rangel who served as the team’s coach.
This is the sixth year for the military competition where EMT teams test their skills in various events that simulate scenarios from medical trauma to water rescues.
This year, the EMT Rodeo competition added several new events to assess skills and knowledge including a water rescue competition and a commando challenge which evaluated the competing teams’ abilities to carry litters while low-crawling through a mud obstacle course.
“I am proud to be able to say today that we were not only champions of the 6th Annual EMT Rodeo, but proof that positive steps are being made to an overall integrated medical community,” Leemauk said.
The Medical Education and Training Campus is a Department of Defense joint service military medical training campus at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, with a mission to train the world's finest medics, corpsmen, and techs, supporting the ability of the U.S. to engage globally.
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