Paracelsus Medical University (PMU)

Palliative Care
Target groups & Eligibility requirements

Target groups

The university program in Palliative Care is designed for professionals in the following fields and roles within primary care (inpatient, mobile, acute, and long-term care) and specialized hospice and palliative care:

  • medicine
  • nursing
  • pastoral care
  • psychology, psychotherapy
  • social work
  • physiotherapy, occupational therapy, dietetics, speech therapy
  • music and art therapy

Eligibility requirements

  • currently working with chronically ill and/or seriously ill people
  • relevant professional qualification (medicine, DGKP and PFA, theology, psychology, social work, MTD professions, etc.)
  • for Level I: at least two years' experience in the healthcare or social sector and experience in supporting seriously ill people
  • for Level II: at least three years' experience in the healthcare or social sector and experience in supporting seriously ill people
  • for Level III: successful completion of Level I and Level II as well as a completed diploma, master's, medical or bachelor's degree