Paracelsus Medical Private University

Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU) is an accredited private university founded in 2002, headquartered in Salzburg, Austria, with a second campus in Nürnberg, Germany. The university holds accreditation from AQ Austria and, for its Human Medicine programmes, additionally from AHPGS (2024). PMU offers undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programmes across three core disciplines: Human Medicine (Bachelor and Master leading to Dr. med. univ. in five years), Pharmacy (Bachelor and Master), and Nursing Science (Bachelor online, Master in Advanced Nursing Practice, Master in Nursing Science, Master in Public Health, and two doctoral programmes). The university operates directly alongside Uniklinikum Salzburg and Klinikum Nürnberg, guaranteeing early and continuous clinical exposure. Teaching is characterised by small groups, fixed laboratory places, and interprofessional learning across Medicine, Pharmacy and Nursing – described as unique in Europe. PMU hosts an extensive network of research institutes and centres and is a member of the Erasmus+ programme. The PMU Academy provides a wide range of continuing education courses, university postgraduate programmes and master's programmes in areas such as Health Sciences & Leadership, Palliative Care, Early Life Care and Applied AI in Healthcare.