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Prevensana.
Prävensana is eduQua, ISO 9001 and ISO 21001 certified and recognized by Swiss health organizations as a competent and professional specialist school for adult education.

With locations in Rapperswil, Zurich-Altstetten, Bern and Chur, we offer you a high-quality range of courses for healthcare professions.

Let our experienced lecturers train you to become a qualified specialist with a diploma in the fields of nutrition, fitness & exercise, medical massage, medicine, naturopathy or mental & psychosocial health.

Prävensana's diploma courses are the ideal way to prepare for recognition by health insurance companies or a federal qualification to learn a health profession.
Strengths: The largest private health school in German-speaking Switzerland. With all important accreditations and certifications. Practical lessons with exciting case studies.
Region: Bern, Liechtenstein, Ostschweiz, Zentralschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Rapperswil, Zürich Altstetten, Bern, Chur
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Aarestrasse 30
3600 Thun, Aarau und Rapperswil
Bodyfeet AG
Bodyfeet is one of the leading specialist schools for naturopathy and manual therapy

Our wide range of courses and interesting training programs are available at our main locations in Thun, Aarau and Rapperswil.

We also offer basic courses in classical massage and foot reflexology at our branch offices.

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Region: Aargau, Bern, Ostschweiz, Zürich
Sites: Aarau, Jegenstorf, Landquart, Muttenz, Rapperswil, Root, Rotkreuz, Thun, Visp, Wil
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Breitfeldstrasse 13
9015 St. Gallen
St.Gallen Medical College
The St. Gallen Medical College offers training courses with a wide range of skills and a high level of attractiveness.
With almost 50 years of training experience, we are a reliable partner for training to become a medical masseur with a federal certificate.

Practice-oriented further training opportunities strengthen our profile as a specialist school in the healthcare sector.
We bring this experience to bear in all three areas of our program:

- Full-time and part-time training as a medical masseur with a federal certificate
- Therapeutic masseur (EMR method 33)
- Further training for medical masseurs

Students benefit from generous education grants from the federal government.
Strengths: Leading training center for massage and further education / Over 48 years of training experience / Practice-oriented training opportunities / Experienced lecturers
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Region: Ostschweiz
Sites: St. Gallen
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The final examination for further training as a medical masseur with a federal certificate is divided into four examination parts, each of which can be subdivided into different items. Examination part A is a written, three-hour examination of factual and practical knowledge, which is weighted simply. Examination part B is a practical examination of massage and physical therapy forms, which lasts around four hours and is weighted twice. The third part of the examination (C) is an oral specialist discussion and case presentation lasting approximately one hour with a single weighting. All parts of the examination must have a grade of at least 4.0 in order to be considered passed.

In order to be admitted to the final examination, all eight module qualifications or a certificate of equivalence as well as at least one year of professional experience must be proven. In addition, candidates must have a Federal Diploma of Vocational Education and Training or an equivalent or higher qualification and must not have an entry in the central criminal register that is incompatible with working as a medical masseur.

Continuing education, further training to become a medical masseur / medical masseuse can be completed part-time or full-time. The part-time course lasts between three and four years and the full-time course lasts around two years.

Anyone wishing to be admitted to the final Federal Professional Examination "Medical Masseur" must have eight module qualifications or certificates of equivalence by the time they register for the examination. The modules are

  • Collection, interpretation and documentation of data
  • Measures and intervention processes
  • Implementation of the measures
  • Shaping relationships, cooperation, conflict resolution
  • Design of the workplace
  • Ensuring administration and organization
  • Quality assurance
  • Clinical internship

Medical masseur jobs require the following responsibilities and skills:

  • Responsibilities
    • Treatment and prevention
    • Formulation of the therapy goal
    • Choice of measures and techniques
    • Correct patient management
  • Competencies
    • Professional competence: knowledge of physiological and physical processes, technical understanding, independent work
    • Social skills: perception of the patient's problem area, ability to work in a team, resilience

As a medical masseur with a Federal Diploma of Higher Education, you have the opportunity to set up your own practice or be employed in a therapy practice, hospital, retirement home, rehabilitation center, clinic, spa or course center. You can also work for sports associations and clubs, as well as in wellness centers and spa hotels.

After training as a medical masseur, you have these opportunities for further development:

  • Higher professional examination to become a federally certified medical masseur (HFP)
  • Further training from the Swiss Association of Professional Massage Therapists and recognized massage schools

After passing the final examination, graduates receive the protected title: "Medical masseur with a federal certificate" or "Medical masseuse with a federal certificate".

The personal requirements for medical masseurs are as follows:

  • a keen sense of observation
  • Fine tactile perception
  • manual dexterity
  • good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate and deal with conflict
  • Willingness to work irregular hours

A job as a medical masseur involves the following tasks:

  • use targeted hand movements to influence their patients
  • Cure or alleviate physical complaints
  • Use of technical devices that support them in their work
  • work in therapy according to the doctor's instructions
  • Understanding diagnoses and prescriptions
  • derive treatment measures tailored to the individual patient
  • Medical masseurs ensure a calm and relaxed atmosphere in order to achieve optimum recovery success
  • Regularly checking the functionality of the technical devices
  • Administrative tasks such as arranging appointments
  • Protocol management
  • Billing

Tips, tests and information on "Medical masseur / medical masseuse (FPE)"

Is medical massage really my vocation?
» Vocation self-test
What salary increase can you expect after passing the Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) in Medical Massage Therapy?
» Wages, wage calculation with Federal Diploma of Higher Education
What can graduates do after completing the Medical Masseur (FPE) course?
» Skills and competencies
Do I belong to the target group, am I admitted, will I graduate?
» Self-test for medical masseur / medical masseuse (FPE)
Overview of the occupational field of "Health and Medicine"
» Health and medicine guide
What is required in medical masseur jobs? How are the activities divided up?
» Job advertisements
What experiences have previous course participants had with the medical masseur training course?
» Evaluation of training / experience

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