Special Educational Needs and the Study at the Field of Medicine

Abstract

The study and the profession at the field of medicine involve high demands on mental and physical capabilities. The objective of this study is the following issue: in what ways mainly healthy students evaluate opportunities of students with special educational needs (SEN) to study medicine. It is based primarily on their experience of the studies and on their medical practice. To meet the above objective, a questionnaire survey method has been used. The results of the survey could be concluded with general recommendations: the study of general medicine is fully manageable for students with certain SEN such as slight visual or hearing impairments, specific learning disabilities, and internal diseases, while it is manageable in a limited way for students with physical disability of legs. The study of students with SEN such as severe visual or hearing impairment, locomotor disability of the upper limbs and disability of fine motoric skills and mental illness, will be very difficult and complicated even if the university considerably adapts to these conditions. In the case of students with SEN, making the decision regarding future profession in health care should always be realistic and based on individuals and with respect to their future employability.