The joint Master's programme in Personalised Technical Medicine (PTM), offered by the University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria, the University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, and Johannes Kepler University Linz, trains specialists who are able to integrate advanced technologies and personalised medical approaches into clinical practice. The programme enables students to develop and implement innovative healthcare solutions based on the biological, genetic, and clinical characteristics of individual patients.
Details about the PTM degree programme
The focus is on the introduction and application of innovative technologies in healthcare – from hospitals and research institutions to home care. Students acquire interdisciplinary knowledge in medical-technical systems, imaging and monitoring, computer-aided diagnostics, bioinformatics and artificial intelligence, as well as in the ethical and legal aspects of personalised medicine.These skills are complemented by a solid foundation in biology, chemistry, physics, and medicine.
Programme details on the part of the University of Applied Science Upper Austria
Programme Focus
The programme focus is comprised of general and the job-related medical principles as well as of the relevant content from the reference sciences:
- health economics
- management in expert organisations
- structures and processes in the health care sector
- quality-, risk- and project management
- science and research
- economics
- business project
- strategic management
- innovative changes in the health care sector – best practice
- multi-professionalism in hospitals
