New course on operating assistance starts in Carinthia!

New course on operating assistance starts in Carinthia!

In November 2022, an innovative training for operational assistance started at the KABEG education campus, which is now of great interest in Carinthia. According to the information from ORF Carinthia , this three -year training offers excellent job prospects, since the assistant staff are essential, especially in operating halls of hospitals. Training manager Martina Scherwitzl explains: "You prepare the patients and the required instruments, instrument and assist the doctor in the operating room." The internships also include the area of ​​emergency outpatient clinic and shock space, which guarantees the training a well -founded practical basis.

a job with future

like ktn.gv.at reports, the dynamics in medicine normalize, and new professional groups are necessary to meet this development. Health officer LHStv.in Beate Prettner emphasizes the importance of this training as a “new model of success” for Carinthia. From the second year of training, the participants already have a job, which increases the attractiveness of this training. The course comprises a total of 4,600 hours, with 1,600 hours of theory and 3,000 hours of practice, whereby the prospective surgical assistants can dive directly into everyday medical life.

The first 30 trainees were selected from 140 applications and are motivated to take on their new tasks. Ryan Simtschitsch, one of the "pioneers" of this training, even resolved his history for his "dream job". Marilena Lachin, formerly a paramedic, is also enthusiastic about the opportunity to accept a new professional challenge in medicine. The total costs for the training amount to around 524,000 euros, which are completely borne by the state to ensure the formation of future specialists in the region.