Prehospital emergency medicine (PHEM) is also a recognised subspecialty of Emergency Medicine. Entry into PHEM training is by competitive entry, and may be integrated into EM training over a two-year period, or be stand alone, over one year. Entry to PHEM training is by competitive application. Not all programmes are able to offer this sub-specialty training. Trainees must hold a training number and be in HST before they can be appointed to a subspecialty training post.

A significant proportion of the trainees in EM are training less than full time.

Each level of entry onto emergency medicine training has a person specification that lists the required competences for that specialty. When making an application, you will need to provide evidence proving that you have achieved the specified competences.

The approved postgraduate training programme for EM is available from the GMC.

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