 The original route to becoming a paramedic was to join an NHS ambulance service and work towards the position from non-emergency patient transport roles through to the emergency division as a Qualified Ambulance Man/Woman and after qualifying those who wanted to increase their knowledge and skills joined the Association of Emergency Medical Technicians.This was an organisation run by members to promote and train Paramedics.The AEMT was supported by BASICS and large numbers of hospital doctors.