81st Medical Group changes command Friday Published April 29, 2010 By Steve Pivnic 81st Medical Group Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Dan Wyman passes leadership of the 81st Medical Group to Brig. Gen. (Dr.) Kory Cornum during a change of command ceremony, 9 a.m. Friday in front of Keesler Medical Center. General Wyman becomes the command surgeon for Air Combat Command at Langley Air Force Base, Va. General Cornum comes to Keesler after serving as ACC command surgeon since 2007. General Wyman assumed command of the 81st MDG in June 2008 following a two-year tour of duty as command surgeon of Pacific Air Forces and 13th Air Force surgeon at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. In addition to serving as medical group commander, General Wyman has been the senior market manager for TRICARE's Gulf Coast Multi-Service Market, which includes five military medical facilities stretching from Mobile, Ala., to New Orleans. As 81st MDG commander, the general has been responsible for the direct delivery of health care by one of the largest Air Force medical centers to more than 27,000 enrolled patients and coordinating care for 78,000 beneficiaries along the Gulf Coast. He has ensured the availability of major war and peacetime medical readiness response forces. Additional responsibilities included direction of five graduate medical and dental education programs and an extensive clinical research program. He has led more than 1,600 health-care professionals and manages a local budget of more than $80 million. In addition, General Wyman was the federal coordinator for the Gulf Coast National Disaster Medical System. During his tenure as commander, the general spearheaded unique partnerships with several community hospitals which will assist in the training of Keesler staff and also provide medical subspecialties to Gulf Coast residents for the first time. General Wyman additionally continued to nurture the close sharing relationship with the VA Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System Biloxi medical center that has benefitted beneficiaries of both facilities. The general was responsible for overseeing completion of the hospital's new $12-million radiation oncology clinic and final plans for construction of a new, four-story $68 million inpatient tower. Work on the new tower began in January with completion scheduled for October 2011. Most recently, General Wyman shared with the "Dragon Medic" team an "Excellent" result from the Headquarters Air Force Inspection Agency Health Service Inspection and three-year accreditation by The Joint Commission following their tandem inspection/survey that concluded March 12. "It has truly been my privilege and pleasure to serve with the Air Force's finest medical professionals as well as being welcomed with open arms by the Mississippi Gulf Coast community," General Wyman said." Lisa and I will always cherish our fond memories of the people of the community that made our assignment at Keesler a wonderful time."