Specialist RAF Training
Following a short period of well-earned leave, you will then go to the Defence College of Healthcare Education and Training for a 1-week course where you will learn about the delivery of medical care in the RAF.
This is followed by an introduction to the speciality of Aviation Medicine at the Centre of Aviation Medicine at RAF Henlow in Bedfordshire. You will learn about the effects of illness and medication on the ability of our staff to work onboard aircraft, aircrew life support and human factors in aviation. The course also includes elements of occupational medicine.
General Duties Medical Officer( GDMO) Tour
As with all new officers, you will probably move jobs every 2 or 3 years, and each job is known as a tour.
As a fully qualified GP or consultant, you will begin your RAF career in a medical setting at one of our bases as a GDMO to give you first-hand experience of RAF life and time to attend military courses relevant to your future role.
You will then be posted to a Joint Hospital Group Unit or to a NHS hospital, either to complete your training or to work as a consultant in your specialty.
Qualified GPs will continue working in a Medical Centre.
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