COLONEL (Dr.) BRET D. BURTON

Colonel Bret Burton is the Commander of the 375th Medical Group, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. He oversees the health care delivered to over 23,000 beneficiaries by 450 active duty as well as 300 civilian and contract personnel. The medical group enables combat power for the 375th Air Mobility Wing by ensuring medically ready Airmen and providing superior healthcare delivery plus unrivaled medical support for Air Mobility Operations. The members are responsible for an Advanced Education in General Dentistry, a unique military-civilian combined Family Medicine Residency, and two enlisted training programs in Medical Laboratory and Diagnostic Ultrasound. The organization is designated as a pilot unit for the Mobile Aeromedical Staging Facility, enabling the mission of the Air Mobility Command's Surgeon General. Finally, the unit's Medical Equipment Repair Center sustains 38 DoD sites over a 12-state region in addition to Air Mobility Command's $11.6M Patient Movement Item program.

Dr. Burton entered the Air Force in 1993 after completing the R.O.T.C. program at Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas and earning his medical degree at the University Health Sciences Center in San Antonio. He trained at Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center and is a board certified pediatrician and physician executive with 19 years of clinical experience. He was appointed as Chief of Pediatrics in both overseas and CONUS locations before his consecutive positions as Chief of the Medical Staff in outpatient clinic and community hospital settings. Colonel Burton has served as a squadron commander and most recently as a headquarters staff officer consulting with interagency and joint services as an agency director. He and his wife Kathy, have three sons.

EDUCATION

1989 Bachelor of Science, Angelo State University, San Angelo, TX
1993 Medical Doctorate, University of Texas Health Sciences Center, San Antonio, TX
1996 Pediatric Residency, Wilford Hall USAF Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX
1999 Air Command and Staff College, Nonresident Studies Seminar Program, Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2002 Intermediate Executive Skills Course, Sheppard AFB, TX
2003 Joint Medical Executive Skills Course, Ft Sam Houston, TX
2005 Air War College, Nonresident Studies Correspondence Air University, Maxwell AFB, AL
2008 Certified Medical Management, American College of Physician Executives, Tampa, FL
2009 Joint Operations Medical Managers Course, Defense Medical Readiness Training Inst, Ft Sam Houston, TX
2011 Interagency Institute for Federal Health Care Executives, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.




ASSIGNMENTS

1. Jun 1993 - Jun 1996, Pediatric Resident, Lackland AFB, TX
2. Jul 1996 - Jun 1999, Chief of Pediatrics, Tinker AFB, OK
3. Jul 1999 - Jul 2002, Chief of Pediatrics, Elmendorf AFB, AK
4. Aug 2002 - Jul 2005, Chief of the Medical Staff, Dyess AFB, TX
5. Aug 2005 - Jul 2007, Chief of the Medical Staff, Spangdahlem AB, Germany
6. Jul 2007 - Jul 2009, Commander, 82d Medical Operations Squadron, Sheppard AFB, TX
7. Jul 2009 - Jul 2011, Chief, Clinical Quality Division, AFMOA, Lackland-Kelly AFB, TX
8. Jul 2011 - Jul 2012, Director, Medical Services, AFMOA, Lackland-Kelly AFB, TX

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
AF Commendation Medal
AF Achievement Medal
AF Outstanding Unit Award with four oak leaf clusters
AF Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
AF Overseas Ribbon Long
AF Longevity Service with three oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol)
AF Training Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTIONS
Captain, May 1993
Major, May 1999
Lieutenant Colonel, May 2005
Colonel, May 2011