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Background <p>With the implementation of the 3‑year vocational training “Notfallsanitäter”, a&#xa0;non-academic paramedic qualification, in the year 2014 all teachers in paramedic training are required to achieve at least a&#xa0;bachelor’s degree in education. Hereby, the road to academization of rescue personnel (emergency medical services [EMS]) in Germany has been paved. At the same time, study programs with a&#xa0;focus on rescue management and disaster protection were established.</p> Objective <p>The goal of the present study was to determine which options are currently available for the academization of EMS personnel, and to present opportunities for further development of EMS-related programs.</p> Materials and methods <p>A scientific online search was performed using the terms “emergency medical services, EMS”, “study programmes”, “management”, “medical education” and “academization” with supplemental telephone interviews regarding the state of academization of rescue personnel.</p> Results <p>A total of 39&#xa0;study programs were identified. Of these, 10 (25.6%) led to a&#xa0;degree in rescue management and 13&#xa0;(33.3%) in disaster management, while eight covered a&#xa0;qualification for EMS education (20.5%). Five colleges (12.8%) qualified for rescue engineering and three (7.7%) offered an academic paramedic degree. The majority of programs (<i>n</i> = 28, 71.8%) required full presence and was provided by private colleges (<i>n</i> = 22, 56.4%).</p> Conclusions <p>A&#xa0;variety of study programs were available for EMS personnel. The majority was to be completed part-time at private colleges and result in a&#xa0;bachelor’s degree. Only graduates in EMS education acquired a&#xa0;clear career perspective. In spite of the aforementioned challenges, academization proves to be way of career development for a&#xa0;relevant number of EMS professionals. Public authorities should increase their efforts regarding the academization and staffing in emergency medical care significantly.</p>

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Rettungsdienstbezogene Studiengänge in Deutschland

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    2025年5月28日

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  • H. Marung,
  • Sebastian Beckmann-Knoop,
  • Saskia Beeck,
  • Inan Coban,
  • Anne Czerniejewski,
  • Victor Durek,
  • Torben Fehrs,
  • Janina Henschke,
  • Tammo Heyduck,
  • Thorsten Krampe,
  • Lasse Krühl,
  • Paul Kurz,
  • Benedict Oldenburg,
  • Sebastian Paeslack,
  • Jeremias Päplow,
  • Melf Peters,
  • Finn Rühmann,
  • Lena Schäfer,
  • Stefanie Schulz,
  • Can Sommerfeld,
  • Lukas Vaeßen,
  • Birk Wagner,
  • H. Karutz

摘要

Background

With the implementation of the 3‑year vocational training “Notfallsanitäter”, a non-academic paramedic qualification, in the year 2014 all teachers in paramedic training are required to achieve at least a bachelor’s degree in education. Hereby, the road to academization of rescue personnel (emergency medical services [EMS]) in Germany has been paved. At the same time, study programs with a focus on rescue management and disaster protection were established.

Objective

The goal of the present study was to determine which options are currently available for the academization of EMS personnel, and to present opportunities for further development of EMS-related programs.

Materials and methods

A scientific online search was performed using the terms “emergency medical services, EMS”, “study programmes”, “management”, “medical education” and “academization” with supplemental telephone interviews regarding the state of academization of rescue personnel.

Results

A total of 39 study programs were identified. Of these, 10 (25.6%) led to a degree in rescue management and 13 (33.3%) in disaster management, while eight covered a qualification for EMS education (20.5%). Five colleges (12.8%) qualified for rescue engineering and three (7.7%) offered an academic paramedic degree. The majority of programs (n = 28, 71.8%) required full presence and was provided by private colleges (n = 22, 56.4%).

Conclusions

A variety of study programs were available for EMS personnel. The majority was to be completed part-time at private colleges and result in a bachelor’s degree. Only graduates in EMS education acquired a clear career perspective. In spite of the aforementioned challenges, academization proves to be way of career development for a relevant number of EMS professionals. Public authorities should increase their efforts regarding the academization and staffing in emergency medical care significantly.