Medical Assistant Apprenticeship

Train as a medical assistant with the Bavarian Red Cross Blood Donation Service in Regensburg. Learn about the medical and organisational aspects of blood donation and help ensure a safe supply of blood products. The apprenticeship starts on 1 September 2027.

• Blood collection and laboratory work: Learn how to collect blood professionally and how blood samples are tested in the laboratory. Stay focused in challenging situations and learn why careful work matters for other people's health.
• Organisation: Plan donation appointments, manage materials and learn how blood donation processes are organised. Gain insights into planning, managing and distributing blood products.
• Communication and teamwork: Communicate with your team, donors and external partners. Learn how good communication makes daily work easier.
• Donor care: Support donors before, during and after blood donation. Answer questions, take their concerns seriously and help everyone feel well cared for through a friendly approach.
• Medical assistance: Support partner medical practices with examinations and treatments and learn about different medical procedures. Apply your knowledge in practice step by step.
• Database management and billing: Learn to maintain accurate, current donor records. Help with billing social insurance providers and learn why reliable healthcare records matter.

• School qualification and curiosity: You have finished school and want to learn something new. You find sciences such as biology and chemistry interesting, and you are comfortable with maths and German.
• Empathy and calmness: You enjoy working with people, listen to them and understand their feelings. You stay calm even when things get stressful.
• Team spirit and interest in medicine: You are interested in medicine and health, enjoy helping and working in a team, and can adapt to different people.
• Measles protection: You can provide the required proof of protection against measles. Everyone's health and safety comes first.