Specialist RAF Training
Following a short period of well-earned leave, you will then attend the RAF Medical Services Phase 2 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 Aerospace medicine at the Centre of Aerospace 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 on the Military Aviation Medical Examiners Course. 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 firsthand 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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