Raiffeisen Salzburg revolutionizes medical training at the PMU!

Raiffeisen Salzburg revolutionizes medical training at the PMU!

Salzburg, Österreich - From 2025, Raiffeisen Salzburg will promote the training at Paracelsus Medical University (PMU) . This decision was highlighted by Heinz Konrad, the General Director of the Raiffeisenverband Salzburg, as an essential investment in the future of the Salzburg science location. Raiffeisen Salzburg, which has been working in the region for over 130 years, is involved in diverse areas, including culture, education, social issues, environmental projects and sport.

"Investments in education and research are essential to position Salzburg as an attractive location for highly qualified professionals," explains Konrad. This shows that the Raiffeisenverband is one of the main actors in regional education and cooperates with several educational institutions such as the Paris Lodron University and the University of Applied Sciences Salzburg.

scholarship system of PMU

Wolfgang Sperl, Rector of the PMU, emphasizes the importance of the newly introduced scholarship system. It enables talented students, regardless of their parents' financial circumstances, to study in the areas of medicine, care and pharmacy. This is particularly relevant, as medical studies at public universities are very popular in Austria and the study places are limited, which makes many prospective doctors choose to choose private universities.

according to medigate are interested in studying medicine in Austria to avoid the high demands of the Numerus Clausus (NC) in Germany. The PMU, founded in 2002, is a private institution with two locations: Salzburg and Nuremberg. It offers a combination of human medicine, nursing science and pharmacy and aims to train its students as doctors, nursing scientists and pharmacists with a high level of competence and social responsibility.

training structure and international partnerships

The PMU offers a three -stage admission procedure that includes a written application, a comprehensive test and a personal interview. Only 50 students per location are recorded in Salzburg annually, with the course of studying for five years and with the title "Dr. Med. Univ." concludes. By the mandatory removal of the USMLE step 1 examination, graduates obtain international recognition.

The university not only promotes training, but also research. It is in close cooperation with respected universities worldwide, including the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and the Yale University . These partnerships are expanding the network of academic teaching hospitals in Salzburg and Bavaria.

competencies and recognition

The PMU pursues a multidisciplinary approach in training and offers numerous fields of study, including human medicine, pharmacy and nursing science. The lessons are carried out in German and without tuition fees, which increases the attractiveness for numerous international students.

For Raiffeisen Salzburg, promoting PMU is not only a step towards qualified university formation, but also sustainable support for regional development. With an aggregated total asset of 22.2 billion euros in 2023 and around 370,000 managed customers: Inside, Raiffeisen Salzburg is the market leader in the financial services business and sees himself to actively contribute to the future design of the region.