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MTR professional group

MTR – Medical-Technical Radiology Assistants

One of the scarcest professional groups in German healthcare. We place MTR with targeted preparation at our own IAG nursing school. One of the few corresponding programmes nationwide.

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Why MTR

Most German hospitals' imaging departments work permanently at the limit of capacity. Recognised MTR are a bottleneck profession with very few established international programmes. We have built a dedicated preparation programme via the IAG.

Our programme for MTR

Pre-selection

Structured selection among applicants with completed radiology/imaging training in source countries.

Language

B2 as standard target, with MTR technical language (reporting, safety communication, patient briefing).

IAG preparation

Specific course for the MTR knowledge examination: radiation protection, imaging techniques, emergency management. In addition, in selected federal states we offer adaptation courses as well as the administration of the knowledge examination.

Practical hours

Practical hours at partner clinics before the exam. Real ward exposure from the start.

Recognition

Support of recognition as 'Medical-Technical Radiology Assistant' with the relevant authority.

Integration

Accompanied first weeks in imaging: mentors from the field, not generic buddies.

MTR recognition path

Recognition as MTR (often 'MTRA' or, after the MT-Berufe-Reformgesetz, 'MTR') follows the MT-Berufe-Gesetz (MTBG):

  • Equivalence assessment of foreign training: theory and practice hours
  • Kenntnisprüfung: for material differences, prepared at the IAG; in some federal states the IAG administers the exam and final interview itself
  • Adaptation programme as alternative: for partially equivalent training
  • Radiation-protection certificate: separate module per StrlSchV §51 required
  • Professional certificate by the relevant federal-state authority

MTR in numbers

B2
language target
AZAV
IAG preparation
StrlSchV
module integrated
12+
months lead time

Frequently asked questions – MTR

  • 12–18 months from selection to ward assignment with full recognition. Radiation-protection certification and the Kenntnisprüfung are the most common bottlenecks. Both avoided through early planning.

  • Conventional imaging, CT, MRI. Specialist topics like mammography or interventional radiology on request, usually as further qualification after recognition.

  • Yes, the radiation-protection certificate per §51 StrlSchV is required independently of professional recognition. We integrate it into our IAG preparation, so no separate third-party appointment is needed.

  • Yes, recognition applies regardless of setting. We place into hospitals as well as radiological practices and MVZ; example: Radiomed Praxis from our partner network.

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