On February 19, 2015, Headquarters, Department of the Army, designated the Army Medical Department Center and School (AMEDDC&S) as the Army's Health Readiness Center of Excellence (COE).
As an Army Health Readiness CoE, the AMEDD Center and School will play an expanded role supporting the Army to lead the design, integration, education, and training of new and innovative approaches to health and the Army Health System.
The designation enables the command to focus on medical capability development and integration functions and serve the Army as a single agency with which to coordinate the medical and health needs of Soldiers and their Families. The Health Readiness Center of Excellence also establishes operational conditions for the command to establish a university model and degree granting authority for the AMEDDC&S as an academic institution.
An Army Health Readiness CoE, under the US Army Medical Command, the command maintains a focus on combat casualty care and aligns with other Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) Centers of Excellence in terms of the authority and responsibility for developing medical readiness and health concepts, identifying medical readiness and health capability gaps, and defining and refining future Soldier medical and health requirements established by TRADOC.
The designation as the Army Health Readiness CoE establishes a partnership with TRADOC while maintaining the uniqueness of the Army Medical Department. This distinction recognizes that the AMEDD Center and School plays an integral and critical role in supporting Army global engagements and the Army future force.
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