Defence Medical Academy

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The Defence Medical Academy is based at DMS Whittington. It is the training centre of Defence Medical Services. It trains military personnel to deal with situations that civilian paramedics would be involved with; i.e. more advanced situations than those which just require first aid.

History

The organization was formed as the Defence Medical Services Training Centre from the medical training centres for the three services{{efn|These units included the Army Medical Services Training Centre (previously known as the RAMC Training Centre) at Keogh Barracks and medical training teams at the Royal Hospital Haslar and the RAF Institute of Aviation Medicine}} at Keogh Barracks in 1996{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lieutenant-general-sir-alan-reay-soldier-who-fought-cutbacks-7546097.html|title=Lieutenant General Sir Alan Reay: Soldier who fought cutbacks|publisher=The Independent|date=9 March 2012|accessdate=8 December 2019}} and was initially subordinate to the Defence Medical Training Organisation.{{cite web|url=https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199899/cmselect/cmdfence/447/447we02.htm|title=Memorandum submitted to the Defence Committee by the Ministry of Defence responding to the Committee's Questions on the Defence Medical Services|publisher=Hansard|accessdate=7 October 2018}} It became subordinate to the Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in 2008{{cite journal|title=A view of future issues for defence medical training|journal=The RUSI Journal|volume=149|issue=6|pages=48–54|date=11 June 2008|doi=10.1080/03071840408522934|last1 = MacMillan|first1 = Alistair|last2=Bricknell|first2=Martin}} and moved to Whittington Barracks as the Defence College of Healthcare Education and Training in 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.govopps.co.uk/138m-uk-defence-medical-training-hub-opens/|title=£138m UK defence medical training hub opens|date=12 May 2014|publisher=Government Opportunities|accessdate=7 October 2018|archive-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008022658/http://www.govopps.co.uk/138m-uk-defence-medical-training-hub-opens/|url-status=dead}} It was renamed the Defence Medical Academy in September 2019.{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/822207/20190722_DMA_Prospectus_Full.pdf|title=Full Prospectus|publisher=Defence Medical Academy|accessdate=30 November 2019}}

Structure

File:Estonian Personnel from the Joint Force Medical Group Treats an Exercise Casualty MOD 45152189.jpg

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:

The Museum of Military Medicine is still based at Keogh Barracks.{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon/searches/locresult_details.asp?LR=1115 | title=Museum of Military Medicine | location=UK | publisher=The National Archives | work= ARCHON Directory | accessdate=31 December 2013}}

Commandants

=Commandants of the Royal Army Medical Corps Training Centre=

Brigadier Desmond Murphy (1970 to 1973){{cite news|title=Brigadier Desmond Murphy|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1484409/Brigadier-Desmond-Murphy.html|accessdate=6 February 2014|newspaper=The Telegraph|date=26 February 2005}}
Brigadier Richard Bradshaw (1973 to 1975)
Colonel Geoffrey Banks (c.1985 to c.1988)