BA/BS in Emergency Medical Aid

General Description: Objective(s) of a study programme: To educate an emergency medical aid paramedic who is able to work independently and in a team, provide necessary medical aid by applying medical technologies for different age group individuals, assess a patient‘s condition in acute situations and traumatic injuries, recognize impaired vital signs and maintain them, make decisions, recommend and participate in organising preventive measures of diseases and health disorders, ensure quality of the provided health care services. Learning outcomes: 1. Apply the knowledge about human anatomy, fundamentals of physiology, pathological processes in human organism, basic knowledge of medical sciences, biology, social sciences in using modern medical and information technologies. 2. Independently and in a team determine, plan, organise and implement health care services for individuals in accordance to legal documents, acquired theoretical knowledge and clinical skills. 3. Analyse the quality of health care aiming to improve emergency medical aid practice by using national and international documents regulating activities of the profession. 4. Independently and in a team control acute and extreme situations on site of the accident by using available human and material resources, information technologies/communication means, organise additional help providers. 5. Provide emergency medical aid directly on site or remotely for patients of different age groups, cultures, with special needs; within the limits of competences give medical preparations and make professional decisions, prepare patients for medical examinations and procedures, choose appropriate measures, apply the principles of work safety. 6. Communicate and collaborate with patients of different age, cultures, with special needs and their relatives, other specialists of health care sector and additional help providers in solving issues of professional activity in accordance with the principles of professional ethics and citizenship, disseminate professional experience, participate in vocational training of health care personnel, consult within the limits of professional competences. 7. Critically assess one‘s professional activity by reflecting professional development, being aware of the importance of lifelong learning. Activities of teaching and learning: Problem-solving assignments, literature analysis, mind mapping, computerised assignments, demonstrations, role playing games, case studies, projects, overview of scientific articles, presentations, reports, information search, analysis of scientific literature and internet resources, methods of empirical research, self-assessment of performance. Methods of assessment of learning outcomes: Cumulative assessment system is applied. Tests, clinical case studies, preparation and presentation, task performance monitoring, presentation of practical work, group work, group project presentation, individual task presentation, etc. Framework: Study subjects (modules), practical training: Study subjects (modules), practical training: Subjects of general college studies - 15 credits: Professional Foreign Language (English, German); Human Safety; Information Systems; Sign Language. Creativity and Entrepreneurship. Basics and Medical Law. Study field subjects - 137 credits: Microbiology. Hygiene; Health Sociology; First Aid, Professional Ethics; Applied Research and Methodology; Basics of Training; Electrocardiography; Pharmacology. Clinical Pharmacology. Anatomy, Physiology, Basics of Pathology. Psychology of Communication. Biochemistry and Radiology. Introduction to Studies. General Nursing; Eye and Ear, Nose; Throat Diseases. Infectious, Skin and Venereal Diseases; Internal Diseases; Diseases of the Nervous System; Mental Diseases; Surgical Diseases; Children Diseases. Professional internships: Professional Internship of General Nursing; Professional Internship of Emergency Medical Care; Final Professional Internship. Final evaluation - 12 credits: Final Examination – 3 credits, Final Thesis – 9 credits. Subjects of deeper specialization in the study field: Specialized Care for Adults; Specialized Care for Children; Specialized Care in Cases of Injuries for Children and Adults; Ergonomics. Special Pharmacology; Acute Obstetric and Gynecological Diseases Freely Elective courses - 3 credits: Freely Elective Courses from KK list. Specialisations: - Optional courses for students: Knowledge and skills can be improved by choosing freely elective courses from the list in the Moodle system. Distinctive features of a study programme: Studies are organized by integrating various clinical disciplines, pre-clinical practical classes take place in practice rooms, simulation classes, clinical studies take place in personal health care institutions that provide primary, secondary and tertiary level personal health care services, and in the emergency medical service. Students are provided with opportunities to study or practice in institutions in other countries under the Erasmus programme. Research skills are formed by conducting independent research work. Perspectives to professional activity or further study: Access to professional activity: The acquired professional bachelor of health sciences gives the right to work in the emergency medical service and in the admission and emergency departments of personal health care institutions. Access to further study: The graduates may pursue the study results to be accredited, if they want to continue in the university undergraduate first cycle study programmes. After completion of additional studies or fulfilling other regulations established by the higher school, they are entitled to enroll in post-graduate studies for Master's Degree in Universities of Lithuania or abroad.