The Paracelsus Private Medical University of Salzburg (German: Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität) is a private university in Salzburg, Austria. The Paracelsus Medical University in Salzburg was founded in 2002 with the support of its founders and benefactors, the pro-vincial, the municipal and regional administrations of Salzburg and private sponsors. The Paracelsus University is a young university with advanced teaching and research in the field of human medicine and in related health sciences disciplines. MD programs and a PhD program in molecular medicine is available at the university institutes, at the Salzburg University Hospital. Constructive and beneficial partnerships in medical and scientific fields have been established with the Mayo Medical School (USA), Charles University in Prague, the universities of Yale University (USA), University of Milan (Italy), Cambridge University (UK), as well as the national universities.