Profile of an occupation – medical assistant

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Issue/Year (Volume) 1/2025 (54)
Page(s) 56-57
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No doctor’s surgery is able to do without them. Medical assistants perform some of the most varied tasks in any of the medical professions. They look after patients and assist with examinations, treatments and operational organisation. Social competencies are also becoming increasingly relevant. This occupational description describes why this is the case and provides current training figures.

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: Profile of an occupation – medical assistant. In: BWP 54 (2025) 1, S. 56-57. URL: https://www.bwp-zeitschrift.de/dienst/publikationen/en/20325
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BIBB, B. (Hrsg.) (2025). Profile of an occupation – medical assistant. Bonn: Franz Steiner Verlag

Overview

The Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training is an independent federal institution established under public law.