diff --git a/acmc/__init__.py b/acmc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/acmc/__main__.py b/acmc/__main__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6dc525cf7b30589b5905da70238331078ae90005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acmc/__main__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+from acmc.main import main
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+	main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base.py b/acmc/base.py
similarity index 92%
rename from base.py
rename to acmc/base.py
index 63e1ad4b20b158ad6c15b6354d0e28f6ba1c9d17..ea14fd04ea9af9d5306798ff945de3a09727d3cb 100644
--- a/base.py
+++ b/acmc/base.py
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import os
 
+from acmc import logging_config
+logger = logging_config.setup_logger()
+
 class bcolors: #for printing coloured text
     HEADER = '\033[95m'
     OKBLUE = '\033[94m'
diff --git a/logging_config.py b/acmc/logging_config.py
similarity index 100%
rename from logging_config.py
rename to acmc/logging_config.py
diff --git a/main.py b/acmc/main.py
similarity index 98%
rename from main.py
rename to acmc/main.py
index 94b449e7181476b05f769f252eb3c12e9596be97..a78180cefcef618a18e71ae54980685121c91261 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/acmc/main.py
@@ -3,13 +3,10 @@ import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
 # acmc imports
-import trud
-import omop
-import phen
+from acmc import trud, omop, phen, logging_config as lc
 
 # setup logging
-import logging_config 
-logger = logging_config.setup_logger()
+logger = lc.setup_logger()
 
 BUILD_PATH = Path('build')
 
diff --git a/omop.py b/acmc/omop.py
similarity index 99%
rename from omop.py
rename to acmc/omop.py
index 3ad79f2005e879db86d6c9a3683ee43a36ea983c..7f109bc76295bef3bf28f0a20e494ad1f4df88f9 100644
--- a/omop.py
+++ b/acmc/omop.py
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import json
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
-# setup logging
-from logging_config import setup_logger 
-logger = setup_logger()
+from acmc import logging_config
+logger = logging_config.setup_logger()
 
 OMOP_DB_DIR = Path('./build/omop')
 OMOP_DB_PATH = OMOP_DB_DIR / 'omop_54.sqlite'
diff --git a/parse.py b/acmc/parse.py
similarity index 98%
rename from parse.py
rename to acmc/parse.py
index ed68066355c838718fd5c61a774c932890b48e71..b5fc34a31f7e6d6583d0c33c080aa83ca7a9cba5 100644
--- a/parse.py
+++ b/acmc/parse.py
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 import pandas as pd
 import numpy as np
 import os
-import trud
 
-# setup logging
-import logging_config 
-logger = logging_config.setup_logger()
+# acmc imports
+from acmc import trud, logging_config as lc
+from acmc.base import log_invalid_code, bcolors, raise_
+
+logger = lc.setup_logger()
 
-from base import log_invalid_code
-from base import bcolors
-from base import raise_
-		
 def in_database(codes, db, col):
     return codes.isin(db[col])
 
diff --git a/phen.py b/acmc/phen.py
similarity index 99%
rename from phen.py
rename to acmc/phen.py
index e13ad4636090d1de42577a564cbd2f4b5fabcb0b..8204c75f48302567172e19853161fd5fcae79060 100644
--- a/phen.py
+++ b/acmc/phen.py
@@ -14,15 +14,14 @@ from pathlib import Path
 from urllib.parse import urlparse, urlunparse
 
 # acmc imports 
-import trud
-import omop
-from base import log_invalid_code, bcolors, raise_
-from parse import Read2, Read3, Icd10, Snomed, Opcs4, Atc, code_types, vocab_types
-from omop import publish_concept_sets, setup
+from acmc import trud, omop
+from acmc.base import log_invalid_code, bcolors, raise_
+from acmc.parse import Read2, Read3, Icd10, Snomed, Opcs4, Atc, code_types, vocab_types
+from acmc.omop import publish_concept_sets, setup
 
 # setup logging
-from logging_config import setup_logger 
-logger = setup_logger()
+import acmc.logging_config as lc
+logger = lc.setup_logger()
 
 pd.set_option("mode.chained_assignment", None)
 
diff --git a/trud.py b/acmc/trud.py
similarity index 99%
rename from trud.py
rename to acmc/trud.py
index 74bd856ca82ddab845b2d692ed9ee48b0410668b..82c30735c1ad1e6d927bd85d84807b05095c9b6a 100644
--- a/trud.py
+++ b/acmc/trud.py
@@ -10,11 +10,11 @@ import pandas as pd
 import simpledbf
 from pathlib import Path
 
-# setup logging
-import logging_config 
-logger = logging_config.setup_logger()
+from acmc.base import bcolors
 
-from base import bcolors
+# setup logging
+import acmc.logging_config as lc
+logger = lc.setup_logger()
 
 # Constants
 FQDN = "isd.digital.nhs.uk"
diff --git a/tests/test_acmc.py b/tests/test_acmc.py
index bc7c035797fce5853358cb6ec2cc43ceba55651d..81756246d99d8d6837f23da59d362f803d4c2667 100644
--- a/tests/test_acmc.py
+++ b/tests/test_acmc.py
@@ -5,14 +5,10 @@ import shutil
 import logging
 from pathlib import Path
 
-import trud
-import omop
-import phen
-import main
+from acmc import trud, omop, main, logging_config as lc
 
 # setup logging
-from logging_config import setup_logger 
-logger = setup_logger()
+logger = lc.setup_logger()
 
 @pytest.fixture
 def tmp_dir():