A paramedic is a highly demanded and publicly respected profession, as paramedics are often the first people to arrive when called to serious and frequently life-threatening situations. They are expected to provide appropriate intervention, including resuscitation and other intensive life-saving procedures, to protect and restore human life and health.
It is a beautiful, but also challenging field of study and profession.
The goal of the Emergency Medical Care study programme is to prepare graduates to perform independent professional activities and provide urgent healthcare services, in accordance with current legislation.
Graduates are authorized, based on their own assessment and decision-making, in line with diagnosis and instructions from a physician or other qualified specialist, to ensure specific urgent care for individuals, families, or groups of patients within the scope of their professional competence, and in accordance with §3 of the Ministry of Health Regulation No. 321/2005 Coll. on the scope of practice in selected healthcare professions.
Educational objectives are achieved through measurable learning outcomes in individual subjects and are transformed into the student’s competencies upon completion of the programme.
Graduates of the first-cycle (Bachelor’s) university programme in Emergency Medical Care acquire practical skills and methodological knowledge in the key areas of urgent healthcare, forming the foundation for professional practice.
They are qualified and authorized to independently perform the range of activities of a paramedic, as defined by the completed study programme.
Graduates possess knowledge of legal regulations, use professional terminology, and are able to process and evaluate data obtained during their professional duties. They also develop strong communication skills, as well as knowledge in psychology and ethics.
They work effectively as members of a team and are capable of managing a team at an appropriate level of responsibility.
Graduates independently propose and implement solutions to methodological, professional, or practical problems in the paramedic profession, in accordance with Government Regulation No. 296/2010 Coll., including:
§32 – Professional competence for performing activities in the paramedic profession
§33 – Performance of paramedic professional activities
Annex No. 4, Part K – Competence for acting as a professional representative in the paramedic profession
Link: https://www.slov-lex.sk/pravne-predpisy/SK/ZZ/2010/296/
The application form is available on the university website. Completed applications with the required documents must be submitted by March 2026 to the Study Department of St. Elizabeth University of Health and Social Work, Nám. 1. mája, Bratislava.