Ten students graduating in Health Services and Management in Slovakian language received their certificates from Dr. Péter Gaál, dean of the Faculty of Health and Public Administration and Jana Cervenakova, director of the Health Management Academy in Bratislava.
At the Hungarian-Slovakian bilingual graduation ceremony Dr. Miklós Szócska, director of the Faculty’s Health Services Management Training Centre expressed his appreciation towards the new graduates for accepting the challenge and taking part in the programme, which is the realisation of a dynamic co-operation with the Slovakian colleagues. In his speech the director mentioned Ignác Semmelweis, father of aseptic prevention and eponym of the university. He emphasized the fact that Semmelweis was a pioneer dedicated to public health. The medical faculties of the university preserve and nurture his legacy through innovation and devotion to healthcare, while the Management Training Centre aims at educating professionals successful in change management.
Dr. Miklós Szócska expressed how important it was for the new graduates that upon returning to their jobs they shared their experiences with their colleagues and involved them in the new projects started during their studies. The director said that the issues of health policy and the management of the healthcare system hold intricate challenges in Hungary as well as abroad, therefore those committing to such endeavours have chosen a difficult but meaningful path.
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r. Péter Gaál, dean of the faculty mentioned that this was the second class to graduate, which participated in the joint programme realised in tight collaboration with the Health Management Academy in Bratislava. This proves that the idea of the programme was well founded and thought over. The dean said that that the idea behind launching a Health Services Management programme was to reach out to colleagues in the neighbouring countries and realise their vision by working closely together.
Similar systems generate similar problems; therefore it is more efficient to seek solutions together. The dean pointed out that the knowledge provided by the programme constituted a major element in improving the healthcare system.
Pálma Dobozi
Photo: Attila Kovács, Semmelweis University
Translated by: Ágnes Raubinek
