Education in medical documentation and information processing in Germany is characterized by three principal levels of training: (1) The Documentation Assistant, (2) The Diploma (Degree) in Medical Informatics or a degree in Informatics (computing) with medical applications and medi cine with computer applications, and (3) The Certificate of The GMDS, a professional recognition conferred by a learned society.
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