Medical-technical services
In Austria, the upscale medical-technical services include various non-medical medical professions.
jobs
New job titles have been in effect since July 5, 2005, but the old ones are still mostly in use:
- Dietician - dietician
- previously: Certified dietician and nutritional consultant
- Occupational Therapist - Occupational Therapist
- previously: Graduated occupational therapist
- Speech therapist - speech therapist
- previously: Certified speech therapist
- Biomedical Analyst - Biomedical Analyst (BMA)
- previously: Graduated medical-technical analyst (MTA)
- Orthoptist - Orthoptist
- previously: qualified orthoptist
- Physiotherapist - Physiotherapist ; see also physiotherapy
- previously: Qualified Physiotherapist
- Radiology Technologist - Radiology Technologist
- before: Qualified radiological-technical assistant (RTA)
education
The respective training at medical-technical academies lasts three years and includes internships lasting several months. The Matura or university entrance qualification is a requirement. Due to the high demand, a large number of applicants have to be rejected in all professions.
From autumn 2006 training will be carried out at universities of applied sciences , which (with certain transition periods) will replace the medical-technical academies. This means that for the first time, the training also leads to an academic degree, the Baccalaureat Bakk. (FH) .
Specialist service
In addition to the upscale medical-technical services, there is the medical-technical specialist service , which includes the basics of laboratory service, radiology and physiotherapy. No Matura is required for the two and a half year training. The diploma entitles the holder to trainings in biomedical analysis, radiological technology and physiotherapy even without a Matura.
See also
In Germany , the medical-technical services are called functional services .