RMD Birmingham

Resuscitation for Medical Disciplines or RMD is a University of Birmingham Medicine module that has been running since 1995.

In this year, three medical students had the idea of introducing a peer-led course teaching the basic life support skills. This was the first of its kind and has grown from strength to strength.

Dr Jon Hulme was one of the students who established the course, and is still highly involved  in the leadership. Professor Julian Bion is the Course Director and directs the Emergency Medicine Module which all Birmingham first year medical students sit.

Today the course is taught to students in their first year from the Medical, Dentistry and Physiotherapy disciplines. The course is taught by second year health students and since 2006 RMD has expanded to allow clinical year students to examine.