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The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care

Promoting high standards of pre-hospital care through education, research and teaching.

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Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care
The key mission of the Faculty is to promote high standards of pre-hospital care through education, research and teaching. Pre-hospital care is a well-established branch of medicine, now practised by a broad range of practitioners from first aiders and paramedics, to remote medics including multi agency teams such as police, fire and armed forces. As the face of pre-hospital emergency medicine changes, the Faculty strives to set and maintain clinical standards for all practitioners in this evolving specialty.

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Join a growing community of pre-hospital care professionals. The Faculty of Pre-Hospital Care has a fully inclusive membership and fee structure to suit all career levels.

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Faculty Exams, Courses and Events

Expand your knowledge and skills with a range of exceptional exams, courses and educational events.

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  • Diploma in Urgent Medical Care (Edinburgh)
  • FPHC Conference 2025
  • Diploma in Retrieval and Transfer Medicine (DRTM) (Edinburgh)
  • Diploma in Immediate Medical Care (Edinburgh)
  • Fellowship in Immediate Medical Care (Edinburgh)
  • Diploma in Major Incident Management (Edinburgh)

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FPHC Exams

One of the founding aims of the Faculty was to maintain standards of practice in pre-hospital care. One way the Faculty achieves this is through the provision of professional examinations and academic programmes, in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, related to the clinical practice of pre-hospital care.

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Student Hub

The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care Student and Trainee Group has created a Student Hub as a key resource for everything related to PHEM. If you are a student or resident doctor interested in pre-hospital care, this is the place for you. The hub is regularly updated with opportunities to get involved in the field.

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For any Faculty related queries or questions, please contact: fphc@rcsed.ac.uk