The academization of the health professions in Austria: facts and figures / Akademisierung der Gesundheitsberufe in Österreich: Zahlen und Fakten

This article presents the educational system of the health professions in Austria and the initial situation for their academization. It also shows the facilitating and hindering factors that have led to the current status quo. Current figures provide an overview of the statistical development; it draws an overall positive conclusion of the process and status of the academization of the health care professions in Austria. However, essential steps still need to be taken for the consequent implementation of the entire Bologna cycle with consecutive master's degrees and the possibility of a PhD for the health professions. This article is based on the presentation with the same title given at the VFWG symposium «Bachelor degree programs in Austria and Switzerland: models for the therapy and nursing professions in Germany?» on September 8, 2021.