United States Army Medical Department Museum
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United States Army Medical Department Museum Entrance
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Location | Joint Base San Antonio |
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The U.S. Army Medical Department Museum — or AMEDD Museum — at Fort Sam Houston , San Antonio , Texas , originated as part of the Army's Field Service School at Carlisle Barracks , Pennsylvania. It moved to Fort Sam Houston in 1946. It is currently a component of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School .
The museum features the history of the Army Medical Department from 1775 to the present, as well as medical contributions of the Army during times of peace and war . General areas covered are significant historical events, scientific and technological advances, development of the medical field service and contributions of key officers and enlisted personnel. Audio-visual presentations introduce the history of the Department. Two large galleries house the medical equipment, uniforms , medals , insignia and artwork that make up the museum's exhibits. Museum holdings include material on medical personnel, POWs in World War II 's Pacific Theater , unit insignia and archival documents and photographs.
The museum has been chosen to preserve historic artifacts from Naval Hospital Corps School Great Lakes. [1] BRAC 2005 resulted in transferred of Corps School from Chicago to the Medical Education and Training Campus (METC), also located on Fort Sam Houston. [2]
Exhibits
Specific displays of interest include:
- Dr. William Beaumont , the Army surgeon known as the "Father of Gastric Physiology"
- Brigadier General George Sternberg , MD, the Surgeon General known as the "Father of American Bacteriology"
- MASH ( Mobile Army Surgical Hospital ) units in Korea
- Medical air evac in Vietnam
- Combat Medic Medal of Honor recipients (43 from 1861 to 1970)
- Images of all (but one) of the Army Surgeons General
- Aftermath of the 1876 Battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana
Outside the museum are examples of medical vehicles including ambulances and a fully equipped hospital train ambulance car . A Medical Combat Memorial honors the Army's combat medics.
See also
References
- ↑ Navy Hospital Corps School Great Lakes .
- ↑ "U.S. Department of Defense Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Home" . 2004-03-13. Archived from the original on 2004-03-13 . Retrieved 2020-09-17 .
External links
- United States Army Medical Department Museum official website
- AMEDD Museum - old website
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