Some PHRM sites may only be able to provide one component of the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Training Program, such as pre-hospital or retrieval experience, or a site may be exclusively road-based. In these cases, trainees are required to complete an additional placement at another CCPHRM-accredited site to ensure all components of the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Training Program can be completed. Trainees may secure their additional placement before or after enrolling in the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Training Program.
In addition, some sites may be accredited for 12-month positions as the average caseload available per registrar would not enable trainees to meet Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine caseload requirements within a 6-month placement at the site.
It is the trainee’s responsibility to ensure they are aware of their training site’s Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine accreditation status – pre-hospital only, retrieval only, or full accreditation - prior to enrolling in the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine.
A list of CCPHRM-accredited sites, and any specific placement requirements pertaining to them, is provided below.
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Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine training sites accredited for the pre-hospital component ONLY
(Trainees are required to undertake an additional placement at a site accredited for the retrieval component ONLY, or full accreditation, in order to meet all the training and assessment requirements of the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine.)
- CareFlight NSW (Rapid Response Helicopter)
- Queensland Ambulance Service
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Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine training sites accredited for the retrieval component ONLY
(Trainees are required to undertake an additional placement at a site accredited for the pre-hospital component ONLY, or full accreditation, in order to meet all the training and assessment requirements of the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine.)
- MedSTAR Kids
- RFDS Western Operations (Jandakot)
- RFDS South Eastern Section (12-month 0.5FTE placement required)
- RFDS Cairns
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Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine training sites with full accreditation (both pre-hospital and retrieval components)
- NSW Ambulance Aeromedical Division
- Auckland City Hospital & Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
- MedSTAR Emergency Medical Retrieval Service
- Central Australian Retrieval Service
- Capital Region Retrieval Service
- Hunter Retrieval Service
- NNSW Retrieval Service
- CareFlight NSW (MSA and CFAA)
- LifeFlight Brisbane
- LifeFlight Townsville
- LifeFlight Toowoomba
- LifeFlight Sunshine Coast
- LifeFlight Rockhampton
- LifeFlight Bundaberg
- LifeFlight Cairns
- LifeFlight Mackay
- CareFlight NT (12-month 1.0FTE placement required)
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Site Accreditation Process
It is the responsibility of the site, not the trainee, to seek accreditation as a Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine training site. Sites seeking accreditation are required to demonstrate evidence that they meet the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Accreditation Standards. There is no fee associated with applying for Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Training Site accreditation. Please refer to the Pre-Hospital and Retrieval Medicine Accreditation Standards and contact the ACEM Associateship Training Programs Team at [email protected] should you wish to apply for accreditation.