During training as a Federal VET Diploma medical practice assistant, trainees acquire extensive knowledge and skills in the areas of laboratory diagnostics, imaging diagnostics, medical assistance, general diagnostics, consultative work, therapeutic processes, terminology, scientific principles, medical principles, pathology, pathology, Pharmacotherapy, pharmacology, anatomy, physiology, biology, time management, work processes, materials management, quality, information management, internal and external communication, basics of communication, patient relations, environmental protection, occupational and personal hygiene, occupational safety, health protection, as well as foreign language skills.

You can become a medical practice assistant (MPA) by completing an apprenticeship with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma). This type of training takes place one to three days a week at a vocational college (in the first year of training) or one to one and a half days a week (in the second and third year of training), with the remaining days of the week spent in a doctor's practice. There are also inter-company courses. The training is completed with a qualification procedure (formerly the final apprenticeship examination).

The apprenticeship to become a medical practice assistant with a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training (VET Diploma) is identical to the former title of "medical assistant".

If you would like to start an apprenticeship as a Federal VET Diploma medical practice assistant, you should have completed elementary school and have good grades in science subjects. Above all, you should have a friendly nature, be flexible and communicative, be spontaneous and quick on the uptake, have empathy and a talent for organization, be able to remain calm even in stressful situations, be mentally resilient, have a sense of cleanliness and hygiene, and be discreet and responsible.