The Department of General and Emergency Medicine is the main department providing military-professional training in the subject called Military Medical Service Organization in Peacetime for students of the Master´s Study Programme in branches of General Medicine and Military Pharmacy, and for students of the Bachelor´s Study Programme in the branch of Military Medical Management and in various types of training and courses. It also provides further education for military doctors, pharmacists and other personnel of the Military Medical Service through refresher courses and specialization courses. Until 2005, the Department was the leading department focused on specialization training of military doctors served in the Czech Army Medical Service. It organizes pre-graduate courses in emergency medicine in Master´s Study Programme, but especially post-graduate education of doctors, health care workers and nurses. The Department of General and Emergency Medicine collaborates with the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education in Prague, the Chamber of Medicine, professional medical societies and associations in postgraduate training and specialized activities. It participates in establishing standards for special therapeutic care.

The subject called Disaster Medicine makes students acquainted with principles of emergency medicine and operation of individual parts of integrated rescue system in conditions of serious accidents, natural disasters and catastrophes. In connection with this training, the Department provides its participants with knowledge and experience of the operation of the Military Medical Service institutions and facilities in crisis, in combat or other extraordinary situations. It applies the knowledge of military and military-professional subjects into specific conditions of operation of the Military Medical Service respecting both military principles and requirements as well as the principles of humanity, law and especially Geneva Conventions.

The main mission of the Department is education and training of medical officers in casualty medical care in both combat and disaster situations. For this purpose, the principles and procedures of emergency care in field conditions are taught at the Department through BATLS/BARTS (Battlefield Advanced Trauma Life Support/Battlefield Advanced Resuscitation Techniques and Skills) courses. In the same area, the Department participates in training of medical personnel before their departure to foreign missions.

The next important mission od the department is education and training of non-medical personnel in first-aid care. The most of the soldiers are trained in the Battlefield First-Aid Courses, some of them are trained in consequential Combat Life Saver Courses. This course lasts 3 weeks and offers a lot of useful knowledge and skills, e.g. making intravenous access. The graduates of this course must be able to give first aid to casualty with very realistic looking injuries prepared by proffessional masker at the end of the course.