Atlantis Medical University College (AMUC) are approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Health to offer Complementary course for health care professionals with education from outside the EU/EEA! The course is intended for health care professionals who require a completed course on Norwegian health services, health legislation and society and/or a course in safehandling of medicine in order to obtain a Norwegian authorization.
The Norwegian Directorate of Health evaluates qualifications and grants authorization to health care professionals operating in Norway. For health care professionals with education from outside the EU/EEA, additional requirements need to be fulfilled before authorization can be granted. Completing a course on Norwegian health services, health legislation and society (Kurs i nasjonale fag) or an equivalent course approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Health is one such requirement. In addition, medical practitioners, nurses, dentists and pharmacists with education from outside the EU/EEA need to complete a course in safehandling of medicine.
The courses at AMUC are approved by the Norwegian Directorate of Health as an equivalent to the course on Norwegian health services, health legislation and society (Kurs i nasjonale fag) and the course in safehandling of medicine.
AMUC´s complementary course for health care professionals deal with the structure and organization of the Norwegian health and care service, health, social security and social law, cultural understanding and national focus areas. The course also includes a separate course in technology and digital competence that will provide knowledge about digital solutions in the health service. The course in safehandling of medicine deal with with regulations, requisition law, medicine handling and medicine calculations.
The courses at AMUC are web-based with mandatory attendance in the digital classroom through Zoom. Attendance is essential for learning and thus a prerequisite for completing the course. The courses run over a 15-week period with ample time for self-study and group work in between lectures. Mandatory elements such as reports/other written assignments must be approved prior to exams which are held in-person at AMUC, Oslo.
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We are pleased with the Norwegian Directorate of Health´s approval of this course. The course fits well with AMUC´s academic profile and our guiding principle of providing health knowledge for the future!
Linn Christensen / Pro-Rector at AMUC