Faculties to assume responsibility for specialized medical education as of 2012












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            October 25, 2011, By: P. K., Section: i-Forum informs

            On October 24, the Charles University Rector along with representatives of Masaryk Univers
            University signed a statutory contract with the Health Minister on the transfer of postgra
            education onto faculties of medicine. As of January 1, 2012, seven medical faculties will 

            responsibility for the specialized education of physicians and dentists.
            “This agreement with the universities is a milestone in the whole system of medical educat
            it brings a new impetus to postgraduate education,” Health Minister Leoš Heger said at Mon

            conference. Postgraduate education should constitute a more significant part of the medica
            work.

            “The system of pre-qualification education is a decisive factor in securing the quality an
            of the whole healthcare system,” the Charles University Rector Prof. Václav Hampl said and
            believed that this joint endeavour of the universities, which was being put together for a

            will be a success.                                                                        
                                                                                                      
            From left to right: Petr Nosek, deputy Health Minister for health insurance, and Charles U
                                                                                                      
                                                                                                      
            “From our point of view, assuming responsibility for pre-certification education is a logi
            Hampl said and added that the personnel of medical faculties is already covering a large p

            related to specialized education.
            Another topic the Health Ministry presented at Monday’s press conference concerned univers
            “We see the transfer of certification education as a step leading towards university hospi

            Hampl said. According to him, the model of university hospitals as a non-profit organizati
            Health Ministry along with universities is a viable one but it will not be easy to overcom
            difficulties – for example the issue of employer/employee relations.

            Specialized medical education has so far been organized by the Institute for Postgraduate 
            (IPVZ). The institute will continue to provide education to pharmacists and physicians in 
            general practice and paediatrics and adolescent medicine.