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The U.S. Army Medical Center of Excellence, or MEDCoE, is located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. MEDCoE is the Army Medicine proponent responsible to envision and design responsive Army Medicine capabilities and structure that support the fielded force and the future force. MEDCoE Develops Leaders and Drives Change in Army Medicine to prepare the Army to compete and win in large scale combat operations (LSCO) against peer threats in multi-domain contested environments. TAs one of the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s 10 Centers of Excellence, MEDCoE is who the Army relies upon to train, educate and inspire its medical personnel. Army Medicine Starts Here! We ensure that Army Medicine is ready today “To Conserve Fighting Strength,” so that Solders are able to win our nation’s wars and then come home safely. MEDCoE creates the highest standards of achievement in medical expertise by generating synergy through an effective and efficient combination and integration of functions while reinforcing the unique requirements and capabilities of the Army Medical Department.

Mission We envision, design, train, educate and inspire the world`s premier military medical force to enable readiness and strengthen America`s Army.

Envision means looking at what the Army`s medical force should look like and what it should be able to accomplish given the missions it can be expected to receive.

Design means building the tactical medical units, approving their equipment sets and developing the medical doctrine needed to provide quality healthcare in the field: whether the battlefield or the humanitarian assistance field.