Paracelsus Medical Private University
| Paracelsus Medical Private University | |
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| founding | 2003 |
| Sponsorship | Private foundation |
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Salzburg , Austria Nuremberg , Germany 
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| Rector | Wolfgang Sperl |
| Students | approx. 1600 (as of June 2020) |
| Employee | approx. 350 |
| Website | www.pmu.ac.at |
The Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU) is an Austrian private university in Salzburg with another branch in Nuremberg . It conducts teaching and research in the field of human medicine and in other subjects of health sciences , in particular nursing science and pharmacy . It is named after the doctor Paracelsus who died in Salzburg and worked there for several years.
The clinical training of the prospective physicians takes place in Salzburg at the University Clinics Salzburg and in other teaching hospitals as well as in Nuremberg at the Nuremberg Clinic .
history
In 1999, the University Accreditation Act created the framework for the establishment of a private medical university . As a result, the Medical Faculty Salzburg - Private Foundation was founded by private individuals with the aim of creating a private medical university in Salzburg. In December 2000 the Salzburg state government ( Schausberger II ) supported this project with a grant of 10 million schillings .
On April 16, 2002, the private foundation submitted an application for the school to be accredited . This was granted on November 7, 2002 by the Austrian Accreditation Council and the Federal Ministry for Education, Science and Culture (from 2007: Federal Ministry for Science and Research). On November 26, 2007, the accreditation was extended to December 31, 2014. In November before it expired, it was extended to the end of 2019.
The Nuremberg location was opened in February 2014. Since August 2014, doctors have also been trained there in cooperation with the Nuremberg Clinic .
The training offer in Salzburg includes the study of human medicine, nursing science and, since the winter semester 2017/18, the study of pharmacy. In addition, various postgraduate doctoral courses and other university and continuing education courses are offered.
On June 1, 2020, Wolfgang Sperl became rector. He succeeded founding rector Herbert Resch , who retired after 18 years in this function.
organization
Organs and funding
The Paracelsus Medical University Salzburg - Private Foundation is the legal entity of the PMU. It consists of a three-person foundation board and a foundation council with twelve members.
Foundation Board:
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University management:
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The funding is made up as follows: In addition to the state's basic funding (currently approx. 9 percent), tuition fees and university training account for 29 percent, sponsors 30 percent and third-party research funding 20 percent of the proceeds. Other income is 12 percent. The private university is not entitled to federal funds.
Private donation from Dietrich Mateschitz
In 2012, a private donation was made by the entrepreneur Dietrich Mateschitz , the co-owner of Red Bull GmbH . This initiated the financing of a project to establish a cross-sectional and regeneration center , which was estimated at 74 million euros. Mateschitz donated 70 million euros for this, and the State of Salzburg added another four million. It was the third largest private donation in the history of Europe to date. Mateschitz is a member of the University's Board of Trustees. His donations made a significant contribution to the PMU's ability to maintain medical training as a university hospital.
Accreditation status
According to Austrian law, private universities must be accredited and then regularly reaccredited. This is done by the Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria (AQ Austria). Paracelsus University is currently in the reaccreditation phase.
University Hospital Salzburg and Nuremberg Hospital
The university has contracts with the Salzburg State Clinics, consisting of the Salzburg State Hospital, Christian Doppler Clinic, St. Veit State Clinic, Hallein State Clinic and Tamsweg State Clinic. When the university was founded, the individual clinics became university clinics and institutes on October 30, 2003. At the beginning of 2007 he was appointed to the Salzburg University Clinic , consisting of the Salzburg State Hospital and the Christian Doppler Clinic.
The entire spectrum of medical care is covered in the Salzburg University Clinics. The clinics also provide the necessary teaching staff by contract. The teaching services primarily relate to clinical training and patient care.
The courses offered in Nuremberg (human medicine) lead to a qualification suitable for approval within five academic years. Teaching is provided by the university's own institutes, teachers from the Nuremberg Clinic, general medical teaching practices and external teachers in Nuremberg.
Partnerships
The partner university and role model is the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine, the training facility of the US Mayo Clinic in Rochester (state of Minnesota ).
There are partnerships in medical and scientific fields with the universities of Yale , Harvard , Johns Hopkins University, Cambridge , North Florida , Glasgow , Adelaide and the Dhulikhel Hospital Kathmandu (Nepal) as well as with the universities of Vienna and Innsbruck . In research and teaching, there is a collaboration with the Natural Science Faculty of the University of Salzburg and the Technical University of Nuremberg . In addition, Paracelsus University has a cooperation agreement for the training of young medical professionals with the Salzburg university clinics, teaching hospitals in the Salzburg area, Upper Austria and Bavaria, with general medical practices (teaching doctors) and with the Nuremberg Clinic.
University campus and buildings
- Salzburg
- The original main building of the university (House B) is located at Strubergasse 21 in the Lehen district of Salzburg. In addition to the university management, the administration and service departments and student study rooms, this building also houses the 260 m² university library , which is called the Joseph and Brigitta Troy Library and was sponsored by Donald Kahn .
- In 2007 the Hansjörg Wyss House (House A) for research and teaching was opened. In addition to various lecture halls, it is home to the Institute for General, Family and Preventive Medicine, the Institute for Nursing Science and Practice, the Institute for Clinical Innovation and the Research Office.
- The research and teaching building (House C) with a gross area of 8,000 m² was opened on November 28, 2013. Most of the university's laboratory institutes (apart from the Institute for Anatomy & Cell Biology and the Institute for Pharmacy) are located here, as well as the Center for Transverse Section and Tissue Regeneration (with GMP laboratory), the Clinical Research Center Salzburg and lecture halls and event rooms .
- In 2019, the PMU opened another building (House D), into which the Institute of Anatomy and its prosecution rooms as well as the heads of courses in human medicine and pharmacy moved at the same time. The building also houses the Institute of Pharmacy with exercise laboratories and internship rooms, as well as the Audimax, microscopy rooms, lecture halls, group rooms and IT-supported facilities such as learning platforms.
- Nuremberg
- The main building (house 35) is located on the grounds of the Nuremberg North Clinic. Further lecture halls, laboratories and the section room for anatomy lessons are also located on the premises of the clinic.
Teaching and Research
Initial and continuing education
- courses
- Study of human medicine: 75 students are accepted at the Salzburg location and 50 students at the Nuremberg location each year. The standard period of study is five years. The first, second and third years are 40 weeks each, and the fourth and fifth years are 48 weeks. A research trimester in the fourth year is mandatory. The fifth year has 37 weeks of clinical internship . To support their international careers, students complete the American entrance examination USMLE . Graduation with the title Dr. med. univ. .
- Bachelor and Master’s degree in pharmacy: This degree program leads to the Mag. Pharm. can be completed in five years. This includes compulsory internships in a pharmacy or in industry and research as well as a mobility semester in the 8th semester, which is held entirely in English. In addition, social communication skills (personality development, communication and other social skills) as well as basic business and health economic knowledge are imparted.
- Bachelor's degree in Nursing Science Online: The degree can be completed from home while working and with an individual schedule; the time spent at the university in Salzburg is one week per academic year. The course is aimed at nurses from German-speaking countries. The degree is a Bachelor of Science (BScN), followed by a Master’s degree .
- Master's degree in nursing science: The degree has a nursing science, nursing practice and research-oriented profile and is designed as a combined online / face-to-face degree that can be completed while working. The degree is a Master of Science (MScN).
- Master's degree in Advanced Nursing Practice: The master’s degree is intended to deepen nursing skills in the field of acute and chronic diseases. Completion of the degree (four semesters / 120 ECTS) with the degree "Advanced Nurse Practitioner in acute care" or "Advanced Nurse Practitioner in chronic care".
- Master's program in Public Health: The program is designed to train scientifically qualified young people in public health. It has a global, interprofessional and research-oriented profile. After completing their studies (four semesters / 120 ECTS), the students are awarded the academic degree "Master of Science in Public Health" (MScPH).
- Doctoral program in Medical Science (Ph.D.): The aim of the three-year course with 180 ECTS points, which can be carried out full-time or part-time, is a cumulative doctorate based on publications in journals with a high international reputation. The degree, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), is recognized worldwide and forms the basis for a habilitation.
- Doctoral program in Nursing & Allied Health Services (Ph.D.): The program in Salzburg aims to promote young scientists in Nursing & Allied Health Sciences. It is a combined online / face-to-face course that can be completed in three years or part-time in six years.
The tuition fee depends on the field of study. The university's own scholarship system supports students who cannot afford the tuition fee.
- In-service training and further education
- University course in palliative care
- University course in Health Science & Leadership
- University course in Early Life Care
- University course special training for intensive care
- University course special training in nursing in the surgical area
- Medical didactics course
- Training and operation courses (anatomy)
- Courses at the Medical Simulation Center Salzburg
- Courses at the Clinical Research Center Salzburg - CRCS
Institutes
- General, family and preventive medicine
- Anatomy and cell biology
- Nursing Science and Practice
- Pharmacology and toxicology
- pharmacy
- Physiology and Pathophysiology
- Congenital metabolic diseases
- Biomechanics, Murnau (D)
- Early Life Care
- Ecomedicine / Ecomedicine
- Experimental neuroregeneration
- Experimental and clinical cell therapy
- Gastein Research Institute
- Molecular Regenerative Medicine
- Molecular Sports and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Neurointervention
- Rehabilitation, transition and palliation of neurologically ill children
- Tendon and bone regeneration
- Synergetics and psychotherapy research
- Technology development in radiation therapy - radART
- Spine Research
Scientific centers
- Center for Cross Section and Tissue Regeneration Salzburg SCI-TReCS (with GMP laboratory)
- Medical simulation center Salzburg
- Clinical Research Center Salzburg - CRCS
- Center for Public Health and Health Services Research
Research areas
The main research areas are in the field of regenerative medicine:
- Neuroscience
- Oncological, immunological and allergic diseases
- Musculoskeletal Diseases, Biomechanics, and Sports Medicine
- Metabolic diseases
Research programs
- Experimental ophthalmology and glaucoma research
- Molecular therapy for genodermatoses
- Prosthetics , biomechanics and biomaterial research
- Psychotherapy evaluation in a complex therapy setting
- Receptor biochemistry and tumor metabolism
- Nanovesicular Therapies
Web links
- Paracelsus Medical Private University website
- Gastein research institute of the Paracelsus Medical Private University
- University Hospital of the Paracelsus Medical Private University
- Nuremberg Clinic
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.pmu.ac.at/universitaet/organisation/rektorat.html
- ↑ Wolfgang Sperl takes office as the new rector of the Paracelsus Medical Private University. June 4, 2020, accessed June 4, 2020 .
- ^ "Tissue regeneration - vision self-healing in paraplegia" Article in Der Standard from February 5, 2012, accessed on May 21, 2020
- ↑ Foundation Board - members on the Paracelsus Medical Private University website, accessed on May 20, 2020
- ^ "Ten years of the University Clinic Salzburg - the federal government should pay" in Salzburger Nachrichten of October 30, 2013, accessed on May 21, 2020
- ↑ Agency for Quality Assurance and Accreditation Austria
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