Professional education is a key mission element of the medical center.
More than 230, resident physicians, including 100 military physicians, are trained annually. In addition, some 600 medical students from the Air Force Health Professions Scholarship program, the Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, and WSU receive clinical training here each year. Training, at the Medical Center is coordinated with five regional hospitals in psychiatry, emergency medicine. Post graduate clinical training also is available for resident dentists clinical psychologists, nurse practitioners, nurse anesthetists, nurses, and specialty physicians' assistants. Technician clinical phase training is provided for radiology, cardiopulmonary, laboratory, and general medicine.