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(L to R) Luz Ramirez, Quispicanchi project manager; Malu Mamani, Quispicanchi project regional advisor; Diana Olivares-Salazar, Quispicanchi project intern and New York MEPS medical technician; and Carmela Vise, process design consultant meet about expanding health programs in the Quispicanchi province of Peru. Olivares-Salazar, a medical technician at New York MEPS, recently traveled to Peru as part of her Master of Public Health program working with a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable health solutions in less fortunate communities.

March 18, 2025

New York MEPS Med Tech Supports Public Health Initiative in Peru

NEW YORK MEPS, N.Y. — Diana Olivares-Salazar, a medical technician at New York Military Entrance Processing Station (MEPS), recently traveled to Peru as part of her Master of Public Health (MPH) program, working with a nonprofit organization focused on sustainable health solutions in less fortunate communities.

Medical Technicians Linda Jacobson and Don Roth review documentation together. The pair has been working together as a brother-sister duo for more than 30 years at the Milwaukee MEPS.

Sept. 6, 2024

Meet a Med Tech: Milwaukee siblings serve at MEPS more than 30 years

MILWAUKEE MEPS, Wisc. — At the 65 Military Entrance Processing Stations (MEPS) across the country, medical technicians (med techs) are vital to determining eligibility for those seeking to join the armed forces through "Freedom's Front Door." Med techs conduct urinalysis, vision tests, height and weight assessments and enter medical data into MHS GENESIS – all of which support the USMEPCOM mission of evaluating applicants by applying Department of Defense standards in processing and determining eligibility for military service.