Command Staff Profiles
Colonel Michael P. Wynn was born in San Diego, California. He enlisted in the United States Army and attended Basic Training in Fort Jackson SC then Combat Medic School (91B) in Fort Sam Houston TX in 1983. He was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Medical Service Corps in 1990. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University in Biology (1989), a Master's of Public Health degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (2006) and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (1994).
During his Army career COL Wynn served in a variety of staff and leadership positions. His first assignment was as a Combat Medic in the 129th EVAC hospital in San Diego California. His assignments after Medical School include Family Practice Intern at Eisenhower Medical Center, DISCOM Surgeon 2nd Armor Division, Fort Hood Texas, Troop Medical Clinic OIC, 4th ID (M) 1st "Raider" Brigade Surgeon during the Force XXI transformation initiative, Family Practice Resident at DeWitt Army Hospital in Fort Belvoir, VA, Commander, Alpha Company, 168th MED Support Battalion, Korea, Staff physician, then later the Chief, Woodbridge Family Health Center Ft. Belvoir, VA. While at Ft. Hood, he was the Chief of the Department of Family & Community Medicine (DFCM) from 2006 until December 2010, the Executive Clinician on the Replacement CRDAMC hospital project, and the Director of the Integrated Disability Evaluation System (IDES).
During his tenure as Chief, DFCM the department was recognized as the Secretary of the Army's Quality of Life award winner for the QuickCare clinic program, as the MEDCOM's candidate for the Deployment Excellence Award at the Army level, and Poster winner at 2 TRICARE annual conferences in the New Innovation's program. He presented one of the first Patient Centered Medical Home workgroup discussions at the 2010 USAFP conference. He is the Army Family Medicine representative, alternate, on the DoD's Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee. He has chaired the Medical Records and Forms Committee, the first physician to do so. Lead the SRP, PDHRA, TBI, ANAM, SMRC, EFMP, Population Health, Family Medicine Residency, MRO, WTU Primary Care, 3 separate Community Based Patient Centered Medical Homes creation, 6 separate reconstruction or construction projects, and went through 2 Joint Commission Surveys and 1 Residency Review Committee survey during his tenure as Chief.
COL Wynn deployed with the 240st Forward Surgical Team to Macedonia as part of the Task Force Medical Falcon V, with the 28th Combat Support Hospital in support of Operation Iraq Freedom 1, and with United States Forces–Afghanistan as the Director of the Cooperative Medical Assistance team.
His military awards and decorations include: the Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters, and Army Achievement Medal with four oak leaf clusters. He is a member of the Order of Military Medical Merit and holds the Airborne and Expert Field Medical Badges. He is a graduate of the Command and General Staff College. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians and member of the Association of Military Surgeons. He is board certified in Family Medicine.
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