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 at Keogh Barracks 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 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 Royal Navy Medical Service RAF Medical Services 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) See also Royal Centre for Defence Medicine in Birmingham Medical Supplies Agency, based at Ludgershall, Wiltshire Defence School of Health Care Studies - trains nurses Notes References External links 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