Rectors are calling for basic reforms for medical students in Austria!

Rectors are calling for basic reforms for medical students in Austria!

The rectors of the medical universities in Vienna, Graz, Innsbruck as well as the University of Linz and the management of the Paracelsus Medical Privat University and the Karl Landsteiner private university have urgently determined change in the nine-month basic training after graduation. These demands are part of a broader discussion about the quality of medical training in Austria and the necessary adjustments to ensure optimal preparation for young doctors for work.

A central concern of the experts is the "reorganization" of the clinical-practical year (KPJ). This year, which is realized in the last year of studies, the students should offer the students a well -founded introduction to practical work. The rectors suggest that the KPJ includes in -depth focus training in technical areas of special specialist training, which could help students learn specific skills.

practical training in the KPJ

in the KPJ, which has a duration of 48 weeks, the students are integrated as a learning team members at university clinics from the Medical University of Vienna as well as accredited teaching hospitals in the 6th year of study. The training takes place in three tertiales of 16 weeks each, which can be completed in any order. The tertiale are structured as follows:

• KPJ-Tertial A: "Internal Medicine"
• kpj-tertial B: "Surgical and perioperative subjects"
• kpj-tertial C: "election subjects"

The students are supported by mentors during their clinical-practical training. An important goal of the KPJ is to acquire the necessary skills, knowledge and attitudes that are defined in the Austrian competence catalog and according to the European requirements. This training promotes competence in clinical-problem-oriented scientific thinking and in evidence-based medical action, which should strengthen the quality of care in hospitals.

professional perspectives and training quality

The rectors reject an increase in medical study places because they fear that this could endanger the quality of training, especially in practical training in the hospitals. Instead, it is called to make working conditions more attractive for doctors trained in Austria. This measure is intended to help keep the young specialists in the country and to improve the compatibility of work and family.

The discussion about training in human medicine is part of a more comprehensive reform process that should not only take into account the framework conditions of practical training, but also the diploma thesis of medical students, as can be seen on the website of the Medical University of Vienna. Further information on this is available on the website for the diploma thesis.

The rectors demand concrete perspectives for young doctors to ensure high -quality training in medicine and to master the challenges of the future health market. The developments in this area remain exciting and will surely be the focus of media and political reporting in the coming months.

For more details on practical training in the KPJ, interested parties can visit the website of the Medical University of Vienna.