Equal Treatment Task Force
The university regards these concerns as a shared responsibility of all its members. This entails the consistent review, evaluation, and development of structures, measures, and decisions with the aim of ensuring equal treatment, regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion or belief, age, or sexual orientation.
To achieve this, an Equal Treatment Task Force (Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlung, AKG) has been established. Its rights and responsibilities are defined by the Federal Equal Treatment Act (Gleichbehandlungsgesetz – GlBG) in its current form, as well as the "Diversity, Gender Equality, and Women's Advancement" policy of PMU. The working group includes members from all areas of the university, and its term of office is three years.
Helpline for victims of sexual harassment
PMU and the University of Salzburg (PLUS) have jointly launched a helpline for individuals affected by sexual harassment. The helpline 0699/12420126 offers telephone counseling by an independent psychotherapist and is accessible every Wednesday from 1:00 to 2:00 PM. The service is confidential, free of charge, and can be used anonymously upon request.
This helpline is a collaboration between the University of Salzburg and the PMU.
Contact the Equal Treatment Task Force
Do you have questions, suggestions, or need our support? We are happy to assist you! Please feel free to contact us:
Contact Salzburg: gleichbehandlung_sbg[at]pmu.ac.at
Contact Nuremberg: gleichbehandlung_nbg[at]pmu.ac.at
Current members of the Equal Treatment Task Force
From left to right: Sami Ullah Khan, Amanda Aitzetmüller, Barbara Karitnig, Julia Preishuber-Pflügl, Simone Ehn, Dorothea Kölblinger, Sebastian Hofbauer, Anna Winkler, Stephanie Stifter.
The Equal Treatment Task Force (Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlung, AKG) has the following tasks:
- Counteracting discrimination (§ 5 (1) GlBG) and harassment (§§ 6f GIBG).
- Advising university bodies and members on matters of gender equality for women, men, inter*, trans*, and non-binary individuals, as well as on women's advancement.
- Providing advice on measures to support university members and students with disabilities.
- Appointing a member to the appointment committees of PMU in accordance with the university’s appointment regulations.
- Developing recommendations for the implementation and continuous improvement of equal opportunities and diversity.
- Formulating goals and measures to implement the Women's Advancement Plan, ensuring equality for women, men, inter*, trans*, and non-binary individuals, and promoting diversity.
- Regularly monitoring equal opportunities and diversity through an annual Equal Opportunities Report.
- Referring any issues related to equal opportunities and diversity to university leadership.
- Periodically preparing an activity report for university leadership.
Equal Treatment Task Force, Salzburg
| Mag.a Barbara Karitnig (Chairwoman) | PMU Academy |
| Mag.a Dorothea Kölblinger, MAS (Deputy Chairwoman) | Research management |
| Amanda Aitzetmüller, MA, BSSc | Quality management |
| Mag.a Simone Ehn | Nursing science, Ethics commission |
| Mag. Dr. Sebastian Hofbauer | Pharmacy |
| Dr. Sami Ullah Khan, MSc | Pharmacy |
| Julia Preishuber-Pflügl, MSc | Research program Experimental Ophthalmology |
| Anna Winkler, BA, MSSc | Nursing science |
Equal Treatment Task Force, Nuremberg
| Victoria Dernjac (Chairwoman) | Referentin der Universitätsleitung | Nürnberg |
| Prof. Dr. Hermann-Josef Bail (Deputy Chairman) | Head of Department for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery (Klinikum Nuremberg) |
| Jutta Ballwieser | Equal Opportunities Officer, Klinikum Nuremberg |
| Dr. med. univ. Hendrik Dreesen | Human Medicine |
| Judith Eisl | Student, Human Medicine |
| Sandra Kretzschmar | Program organization, Human Medicine |
| Dr.in Andrea Musset | Institute for Physiology and Pathophysiology |
| Prof.in Dr.in Kneginja Richter, MHBA | Head of Department for Psychiatry und Psychotherapy, Klinikum Nuremberg |
| Miriam Simon | Program Director, Human Medicine PMU Nuremberg |
| Dr.in Ines Spieler | Administrative Director, Human Medicine PMU Nuremberg |
| Dr.in Lena Schumann | Head of Department for Plastic-, Reconstructive- and Hand Surgery, Klinikum Nuremberg |
| Prof.in Dr.in Justyna Swol | Internist, Klinikum Nuremberg |
| Roswitha Weidenhammer | Equal Opportunities Officer, Klinikum Nuremberg |
First Equal Treatment Task Force of the Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg (2017-2020):
| Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Margitta Beil-Hildebrand, Ph.D., M.Sc., Dip.Nurs.Mngt., PG Cert.HE, RGN | Institute for Nursing Science and Practice |
| Mag.a Doris Carstensen, MBA | Human Medicine |
| Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Maria Flamm, MPH | Director, Institute for General-, Family- and Preventive Medicine |
| Dr. scient. med. Mag. Martin Thomas Gaisberger | Director, Human Resources |
| Mag.a Cvetka Lipuš, MLIS | Library management |
| Susanna Holzer | |
| Carola Walter, MScN, Dipl. Pflegepäd. (FH) | Institute for Nursing Science and Practice |
Second Equal Treatment Task Force of the Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg (2020-2023):
| Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Margitta Beil-Hildebrand, Ph.D., M.Sc., Dip.Nurs.Mngt., PG Cert.HE, RGN | Institute for Nursing Science and Practice |
| Cornelia Brandstötter | |
| Mag.a iur. Simone Ehn, LL.M. | Institute for Nursing Science and Practice |
| Univ.-Prof.in Dr.in Maria Flamm, MPH | Director, Institute for General-, Family- and Preventive Medicine |
| Priv.-Doz.in Dipl.-Ing.in Dr.in Marianne Hollensteiner | Institute for Biomechanics |
| Mag.a jur. Dorothea Kölblinger, MAS | Research management |
| Priv.-Doz. Mag. Dr. Herbert Tempfer | Institute Tendon and Bone Regeneration |
| Dr. Georg Zimmermann, MSc, BA | Biostatistics and Big Medical Data, IDA Lab Salzburg |
In German only
Richtlinie für Diversität
Geschäftsordnung Arbeitskreis für Gleichbehandlung
Leitfaden für geschlechtergerechtes Formulieren
Infobroschüre "Prävention von Gewalt und sexueller Belästigung"
Verbreiterung von Genderkompetenz in hochschulischen Prozessen
Arbeitskreis Gleichstellung PMU Nürnberg