The increasing shift of non-medical and administrative tasks to doctors – such as coding and documentation – the shortage of young doctors, time-pressured workflows – good patient care cannot be achieved by doctors alone. As early as 2006, the German Society for Vascular Surgery and Vascular Medicine was the first German professional association to come up with the idea of supporting medical staff by providing tailor-made further training for medical assistants, and commissioned the Private Academy DGG to develop a corresponding further training programme.
The "Vascular Assistant Training" section, which was established for this purpose, developed the appropriate training and further education programme and defined the professional qualification of "vascular assistant". Vascular assistants are highly sought-after specialists in hospitals. They report to doctors in terms of organisation and technical matters and act on medical instructions. In total, more than 600 vascular assistants have already successfully completed the further training programme.
Information and registration forms
All information and registration forms can be found below:
The DGG vascular assistant training programme is very popular. If you are interested, we recommend securing a place in good time.
Examination date 2026 – (for further training period 2025–2026):
Date to follow!
Further training period 2025-2026 – compulsory courses
| - | Block internship: 22–26 September 2025 in Offenbach |
| - | Basic diagnostics: 14 April 2026 (group 1) and 17 April 2026 (group 2) in Oberhausen |
| - | Phlebology: 16 April 2026 (both groups) in Oberhausen |
| - | Ultrasound: 27–28 February 2026 (group 1) in Regensburg and 13–14 March 2026 (group 2) in Hamburg |
| - | Wound management: 15 April 2026 (both groups) in Oberhausen |
| - | Coding and DRG: 18 March 2026 online (both groups) |
| - | Surgery/Suturing: 25 March 2026 (Group 1) and 26 March 2026 (Group 2) in Hamburg |