The Faculty of Military Health Sciences University of Defence in Hradec Kralove is a centre of medical education and research of the Czech Army with long-time history in the Czech Republic. The military medical education began in Hradec Kralove in 1951. The school was established by an order of the President of the Republic as the Military Medical Academy, and later with a honorary nickname of „Jan Evangelista Purkyně“. After the change of name to the Military Medical Research and Training Institute it is returned to its original name in 1988 and in 2004 during the professionalization of the army, reorganization of military education and University of Defense establishment it began a new phase, phase of the Faculty of Military Health Sciences. From 2004 our faculty is one of three faculties at University of Defence. 

 

Now the Faculty of Military Health Sciences belongs among key elements of military university education with the highest scientific output in the university. After merging with two other originally separate military universities we have created a viable and developing organism stressing strengths of its units. Each school covers variety of different tasks with limited staff and resources. Our role is not only to educate and train all the medical, pharmaceutical and nursing specialists and keep scientific excellence, but also general support of the Military Health Service which is influenced by various staff cuts and restructuring as well. The faculty primarily provides studies in two accredited bachelor`s study (Military Health Care Management, Health Rescuer), three master`s study programme (Military General Medicine, Military Dentistry, Military Pharmacy) and eight doctoral study programmes.