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A still very young profession in the German healthcare system is the physician assistant. This is a medical assistant profession to support doctors in the treatment of patients. The pre-requisite is academic training based on a degree. This provides you with the specialist medical knowledge and formal requirements to independently carry out activities that can be delegated by doctors to patients, taking into account ethical and business management aspects. The degree programme "Physician Assisitant/Medical Care" will be offered by the Deggendorf Institute of Technology in the winter semester 2021/2022. The degree programme comprises a standard period of study of eight semesters and includes a study-integrated practical semester at cooperation partners (e.g. clinics, medical practices, MVZ) of the Deggendorf Institute of Technology.
Degree: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)
Duration: 8 semesters (4 years)
ECTS points: 240
Start: October (winter semester)
Location: Deggendorf
Taught in: German (see language requirements)
Application period: 15 April - 15 September
Admission requirement:
Prerequisites: Knowledge of basic biological subjects and Latin would be an advantage
Fees:
Download: Course flyer
Enquiries: welcome@th-deg.de | prospective student advisors
The profession of a physician assistant involves the independent performance of activities in various clinical areas, delegated and supervised by a doctor. As a physician assistant, you support the doctor in making diagnoses and carrying out therapeutic procedures. During your studies, you will acquire application- and action-oriented medical and scientific knowledge and will be qualified to act as a doctor, without, however, being responsible for practising medicine yourself. The physician assistant represents an interface between the doctor and the medical staff. The current areas of employment and activitiy for physician assistants include most internal medicine and surgical disciplines in clinical facilities. Whether in trauma surgery, orthopaedics, emergency admissions, functional diagnostics, neurology, geriatrics, gastroenterology, cardiac, general and visceral surgery, transplant medicine or wound and vascular medicine. In outpatient care, especially in rural areas, physician assistants in private practices or medical centres also take over delegable, medical patient care. Other fields of application are organisational management tasks in medical care, health promotion, rehabilitation and prevention.
Overview of lectures and courses, SWS (Semesterwochenstunden = weekly hours/semester) and ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) in the Bachelor's degree Physician Assistant.
1. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Anatomy | 4 | 5 |
Physiology | 4 | 5 |
Basics in Natural Sciences | 4 | 5 |
Communication and Conversation Management | 4 | 5 |
Histology / Embryology | 4 | 5 |
Module-specific Seminars | 4 | 5 |
2. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Neuroanatomy | 4 | 5 |
Neurophysiology | 4 | 5 |
Scientific Working, Statistics | 4 | 5 |
Biochemistry / Molecular Biology | 4 | 5 |
Microbiology | 4 | 5 |
Module-specific Seminars | 4 | 5 |
3. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Basics of Pharmacology | 4 | 5 |
Internal Medicine | 8 | 10 |
Pathology and Pathophysiology | 4 | 5 |
Practice (Professional Field Exploration) | 4 | 5 |
Module-specific Seminars | 4 | 5 |
4. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Mental Health | 4 | 5 |
Operating Theatre Management/Assistancec | 4 | 5 |
Digitalisation and Documentation | 4 | 5 |
Emergency Medicine | 4 | 5 |
Classification and Models of Health and Disease | 4 | 5 |
Module-specific Seminars | 4 | 5 |
5. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Clinical Medical Placement | 24 | |
Practical Seminar | 2 | 3 |
Practice Deepening Seminar | 2 | 3 |
6. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Hygiene | 4 | 5 |
Med. Laboratory and Equipment Technology | 4 | 5 |
Operative Medicine | 8 | 10 |
Health Education, Legal Basics | 4 | 5 |
Systemic Medicine | 4 | 5 |
7. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Palliative Care | 4 | 5 |
IGM, BGM, QM, Public Health | 4 | 5 |
Prevention and Rehabilitation | 4 | 5 |
Special Areas of Clinical Medicine | 8 | 10 |
Digital Health | 4 | 5 |
8. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
Health Economics | 4 | 5 |
Case and Care Management | 4 | 5 |
Current Aspects of Clinical Care | 4 | 5 |
Bachelor Module | 15 | |
Bachelor Thesis | 12 | |
Bachelor Seminar | 2 | 3 |
During their studies, our students complete two practical assignments in our cooperation institutions. In the third semester this is the occupational field exploration, in the fifth semester the clinical-medical internship. The students are supported in the planning and organisation by the AGW Practice Department.
Our cooperation partners are listed below. The list is constantly being expanded.
Praxen: