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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 Technicians - CMTs and Medical Assistants - MAs), excluding that for medical doctors (from university medical schools). It trains the:
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History of defence medical training in the UK
Borough of Guildford Education in Staffordshire Health in Staffordshire Health in Surrey Lichfield District Medical and health organisations based in England Medical education in the United Kingdom Military history of Staffordshire Military medicine in the United Kingdom Military training establishments of the United Kingdom Organisations based in Staffordshire Organisations based in Surrey Royal Army Medical Corps
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 Headquarte ...
. 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 consists of the Defence Medical Services Group, part of Strategic Command, the Royal Navy Medical Service, Army Medical Servic ...
. It trains military personnel to deal with situations that civilian paramedic
A paramedic is a registered healthcare professional who works autonomously across a range of health and care settings and may specialise in clinical practice, as well as in education, leadership, and research.
Not all ambulance personnel are p ...
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 either a minor or serious illness or injury, with care provided to preserve life, prevent the condition from worsening, or to promote recovery. It includes initial in ...
.
History
The organization was formed as the Defence Medical Services Training Centre from the medical training centres for the three services atKeogh Barracks
Keogh Barracks is a military 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 Ar ...
in 1996 and was initially subordinate to the Defence Medical Training Organisation. It became subordinate to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
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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 Headquarte ...
as the Defence College of Healthcare Education and Training in 2014. It was renamed the Defence Medical Academy in September 2019.
Structure
The college is a Ministry of Defence Agency that provides Phase 2 training for medical personnel for all three armed forces ( Combat Medical Technicians - CMTs and Medical Assistants - 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
* 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 operations to RAF service personnel. Medical officers are the doctors of the RAF and have specialist expertise in avia ...
The Museum of Military Medicine
The Museum of Military Medicine, formerly the Army Medical Services Museum (AMS Museum), is located in Keogh Barracks, on Mytchett Place Road, Mytchett, Surrey, England.
History
The museum is based on the "Mytchett Collection", a collection o ...
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)See also
*Royal Centre for Defence Medicine
Royal may refer to:
People
* Royal (name), a list of people with either the surname or given name
* A member of a royal family
Places United States
* Royal, Arkansas, an unincorporated community
* Royal, Illinois, a village
* Royal, Iowa, a c ...
in Birmingham
* Medical Supplies Agency, based at Ludgershall, Wiltshire
Ludgershall ( , with a hard g) is a town and civil parish north east of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It is on the A342 road between Devizes and Andover. The parish includes Faberstown which is contiguous with Ludgershall, and the hamlet o ...
* Defence School of Health Care Studies - trains nurses
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References
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History of defence medical training in the UK
Borough of Guildford Education in Staffordshire Health in Staffordshire Health in Surrey Lichfield District Medical and health organisations based in England Medical education in the United Kingdom Military history of Staffordshire Military medicine in the United Kingdom Military training establishments of the United Kingdom Organisations based in Staffordshire Organisations based in Surrey Royal Army Medical Corps