National analysis of the number of graduates and demands of employees of the Emergency Medical Services after abolition of higher professional medical schools
Abstract
The amendment to the Act on Non-medical Health Professions brought a change in the education of paramedics in 2017. In 2021, respectively on January 2022, the branch of a qualified paramedic taught at higher professional medical schools ceases to exist.
Method Analysis of the number of graduates of the paramedic study at all educational institutions and comparison with the presumptions of Emergency Medical Services for new employees was made. Results 280 students graduate from higher professional medical schools and 196 students graduate from college each year.
The requirement for a mere generational replacement of emergency medical services is 68 employees each year. Conclusion The abolition of higher professional medical schools will result, without reaction to the situation, in a 59% reduction in the number of graduates.
It is possible to respond by increasing the number of students admitted or by opening this field of study at other institutions.