Your training as an MTR/MTRA

Come to one of Europe's leading university hospitals and start your training as a medical technologist in radiology.
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"My
working day in
three words:
versatile, technical,
active."

Sevde Akgün, MTR trainee

Your MTR training at a glance

Duration of training, salary, vacation: everything you need to know about training as a medical technologist in radiology.

Duration of training

3 years

Vacation

32 days

Start of training

Every year in October

Your working hours

Shift work

Application period

Expected January to August

Prerequisites

Secondary school leaving certificate

Salary

1st year € 1,280.74
2nd year € 1,340.80
3rd year € 1,437.53

Your school

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These are your tasks as an MTR

With high-tech and heart

In diverse areas such as radiology, radiotherapy or nuclear medicine, you will work at the exciting interface between doctors, patients and technology. You will operate high-performance equipment and look after patients. Your commitment will make a significant contribution to the success of our diagnostics and therapies.

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Your checklist before the application

What you should bring with you

You must be at least 17 years old and have a good or very good secondary school leaving certificate or equivalent with good grades in science. You should also have a good technical understanding and be able to express yourself very well in German (C1). Experience through an internship in the MTR sector is a plus.

Insights into Your Training

Discover insights from the classroom, radiology, and everyday hospital life

Your benefits as an apprentice

MTR training at the University Hospital Cologne

A wide range of diagnoses, all age groups, state-of-the-art equipment: your training with us is not only more varied than in a doctor's surgery, you can also expect many other benefits.

State-of-the-art technology

In one of the most modern radiology centers in Europe

Digital learning environment

With your own iPad and mobile working

Your team

A class community with 25 trainees

Takeover opportunity

After completing training

Behind the scenes

New MRI

Dancefloor or diagnostic aid? Our new MRI can do both! But joking aside: although we can set different lighting moods in our new MRI scanner - depending on what our patients want and what is most comfortable for them - the new MRI scanner primarily produces very good images. The good quality of the images helps our radiologists to make their diagnoses and provide patients with the best possible care.

Dr. Grischa Bratke takes you on a tour of our new MRI scanner in our neuroradiology department and shows you which clinical pictures it is used for and what an MRI scan of a patient with a stroke looks like, for example.

 

Frequently asked questions / FAQ

Your academic training as an MTR takes place at our School of Medical Technologies for Radiology and is completed with the state examination. The core areas of training are Radiological diagnostics, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine and radiation protection, dosimetry and radiation physics (SDS).

The practical assignments take place in various specialist departments at the university hospital. There you will be guided by MTR educators and MTRs on site. You will see: After a short time, you will be able to work independently under supervision. You will also complete an interprofessional internship in healthcare for several weeks.

Whether radiotherapy, radiology or nuclear medicine - the areas of application as an MTR are diverse and future-proof. If you successfully complete your training with us, you have a very good chance of being taken on.

You are welcome to apply using the online form, which you can find under all current vacancies for apprenticeships. Unfortunately, we cannot consider e-mail applications. You can find out more about the application process, for example which documents we need from you, here.

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