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
You can view all the information and registration forms below:
The DGG vascular assistant training programme is very popular. If you are interested, we recommend securing a place well in advance.
Exam date 2026 – (for the 2025–2026 training period):
The final examination will take place on Saturday, 26 September 2026, from 10.00 am to 11.30 am at Kap Europa – Messe Frankfurt am Main, Solar Room, Osloer Str. 5, 60327 Frankfurt am Main.
Training period 2026–2027 – Compulsory courses
| - | Block placement: 7–11 September 2026 in Offenbach |
| - | Basic diagnostics: 16 March 2027 (Group 1) and 19 March 2027 (Group 2) in Oberhausen |
| - | Phlebology: 18 March 2027 (both groups) in Oberhausen |
| - | Ultrasound: 19–20 February 2027 (Group 1) in Regensburg and 19–20 February 2027 (Group 2) in Hamburg |
| - | Wound management: 17 March 2027 (both groups) in Oberhausen |
| - | Coding and DRG: Date to be confirmed! Online (both groups) |
| - | Operating Theatre/Suturing: Date to be confirmed! (Group 1) and Date to be confirmed! (Group 2) in Hamburg |