DGMC enlisted medical students launch 60th MDG Dormitory Pride Day

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  • By Tech. Sgt. Austin Delacruz Jr.
  • 60th Medical Operations Squadron
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. --  It was Columbus Day Weekend but Airman Kyle Mitchell, Cardiopulmonary Phase II Training student, got up early for a mission.

Armed with brooms, dusts pans and plastic trash bags, Airman Mitchell and his colleagues have one goal in common: to make the Bldg. 1304, David Grant USAF Medical Center Medical Enlisted Students Dormitory, as immaculate as it can be within the next three hours.

Airman Mitchell arrived at Travis about two weeks ago, followed by Airmen Meloni Lozada, Jonathan Lee and Amanda Anderson, from Sheppard Air Force Base to complete their 9 1/2 - month Cardiopulmonary Phase II training.

After a night in the Westwind Inn, they were transferred to Bldg. 1304. The dorm houses Airmen assigned to the 60th Medical Group's Aerospace Medical Service, Surgical Service, Medical Laboratory, Diagnostic Imaging, Diagnostic Ultrasound and Cardiopulmonary Phase II Apprentice programs.

"This is our home for the next 9 months. We have to keep it clean, well maintained and secured," said Airman Mitchell.

That's why we launched the Dormitory Pride Day, explained Airman Mitchell.
"Our goal is to transform our dormitory to be the benchmark/model dormitory at Travis,"

"We started cleaning at 9 a.m. by picking up trash and leaves. Then we cleaned the laundry room and the common areas," said Airman David Javier, Surgical Services Apprentice Phase II student.

Airman Javier says that his job as surgical assistant requires strict adherence to cleanliness.

"Keeping my surroundings clean is one way of applying what I have learned and being trained for.," he said.
Airman Lozada agrees with the sentiment.

"I don't think my patients would trust their heart and lung's health care to me if I can't even keep my dormitory surroundings clean," she said. "I want everybody who visits the DGMC Medical Students Dormitory, to leave with an impression that we take great pride of our dormitory."

The students have not stopping at just cleaning their dorm.
"We are going to establish an enlisted medical student council that will serve as leadership liaison and representative to the dormitory manager, medical course supervisors and instructors," said Airman Lee.

"This council will also serve as watchdog for unauthorized visitors within the student dormitory areas and to report any suspicious activities and issues especially on the weekends when the dormitory manager is not around. I got this idea from my course supervisor during our hospital in-processing," explained Airman Lee.

"Our next step is to set-up a meeting with our dormitory manager so that we can have a 24-hour access to the storage area where cleaning equipment and supplies are kept. Also, we are going to designate a linen monitor to provide oversight of linen exchange and control," said Airman Jeffrey S. Keyes, Surgical Apprentice Phase II student. "Having additional serviceable vacuum cleaners available will definitely keep our dormitory rooms spotless. Who knows we may be the next Travis Dormitory of the Quarter," explained Airman Keyes with optimism.