The Defence Medical Academy is based at

DMS Whittington DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington (formerly Whittington Barracks), is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the Headquart ...

. It is the training centre of

Defence Medical Services The Defence Medical Services (DMS) is an umbrella organisation within the Ministry of Defence in the United Kingdom. It describes the Royal Navy Medical Service, Army Medical Services and RAF Medical Services. The Defence Medical Services Group ...

. It trains military personnel to deal with situations that civilian

paramedic A paramedic is a healthcare professional trained in the medical model, whose main role has historically been to respond to emergency calls for medical help outside of a hospital. Paramedics work as part of the emergency medical services (EMS), ...

s would be involved with; i.e. more advanced situations than those which just require

first aid First aid is the first and immediate assistance given to any person with a medical emergency, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery until medical services arrive. First aid is gener ...

History

The organization was formed as the Defence Medical Services Training Centre from the medical training centres for the three services at

Keogh Barracks Keogh Barracks is a British Army installation on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England. History The barracks were commissioned to accommodate the Army School of Hygiene and are named after Sir Alfred Keogh, a former Director-General of ...

in 1996 and was initially subordinate to the Defence Medical Training Organisation. It became subordinate to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in 2008 and moved to

Whittington Barracks DMS Whittington, otherwise known as Defence Medical Services Whittington (formerly Whittington Barracks), is a military base in Whittington, Staffordshire, near Lichfield in England. It is home to the Staffordshire Regiment Museum, the Headquart ...

as the Defence College of Healthcare Education and Training in 2014. It was renamed the Defence Medical Academy in September 2019.

Structure

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The college is a Ministry of Defence Agency that provides Phase 2 training for medical personnel for all three armed forces (

Combat Medical Technician A combat medical technician (CMT) is a soldier with a specialist trade within the Royal Army Medical Service of the British Army. Role The fully trained combat medical technician or CMT is capable of: *assisting with the management of surgical, med ...

s - CMTs and

Medical Assistant A medical assistant, also known as a "clinical assistant" or healthcare assistant in the US, is an allied health professional who supports the work of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health professionals, usuall ...

s - MAs), excluding that for medical doctors (from university medical schools). It trains the: *

Army Medical Services The Army Medical Services (AMS) is the organisation responsible for administering the corps that deliver medical, veterinary, dental and nursing services in the British Army. It is headquartered at the former Staff College, Camberley, near the ...

Royal Navy Medical Service The Royal Navy Medical Service (RNMS), also termed the Royal Naval Medical Service is the branch of the Royal Navy responsible for providing 'comprehensive healthcare to ships, submarines and Royal Marine personnel at sea and on land'. It inc ...

RAF Medical Services The Royal Air Force Medical Services is the branch of the Royal Air Force that provides health care at home and on deployed Military operation, operations to Royal Air Force, RAF service personnel. Medical RAF officer, officers are the Physicia ...

The Museum of Military Medicine is still based at Keogh Barracks.

Commandants

Commandants of the Royal Army Medical Corps Training Centre

*Brigadier Desmond Murphy (1970 to 1973) *Brigadier Richard Bradshaw (1973 to 1975) *Colonel Geoffrey Banks (c.1985 to c.1988)

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References

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History of defence medical training in the UK
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