Bayerische Landesärztekammer (BLÄK)

About BLÄK

The Bayerische Landesärztekammer (BLÄK) is the professional legal representation of physicians in Bavaria and a public law corporation based in the Bayerisches Ärztehaus in Munich. It represents around 100.523 registered physicians (as of 31.08.2026) and upholds the interests of the medical profession as well as the quality and safety of medical care. Its core tasks include registration and membership, registration and quality assurance of medical further training, CME continuing education, quality assurance in hemotherapy and reproductive medicine, the Ärztliche Stelle, an expert panel for treatment allegations, as well as professional supervisory and ethical tasks. With the Walner-Schulen, BLÄK operates its own training center for medical professions in Munich, which has existed since 1957. The annually convened Bavarian Physicians' Day serves as the central forum; BLÄK also publishes the Bayerisches Ärzteblatt.

Site

Munich

Processes

Representation of the medical profession / medical self-governance, Registration and Membership, Further Training (Registration, Authorizations, Quality Assurance), Continuing Education (CME, EIV Point Reporting, Training Portal), Quality Assurance (Hemotherapy, Reproductive Medicine, Ärztliche Stelle, CIRS), MFA Training and Continuing Education (Walner-Schulen, MFA Portal), Expert Panel / Arbitration in Treatment Error Allegations, Professional Law, Licensing/Professional Permit, Ethics Committee

Materials

Registration and Membership, Further Training, Continuing Education, Quality Assurance, Professional Law and Expert Panel, Walner-Schulen

Certificates

AG QS ReproMed (Member since 2022), CIRS Reporting System

Founded

1946 (Baye

Industries

Healthcare, Medical Self-Governance, Medical Training and Further Education

1. 01

   Registration and Membership

2. 02

   Further Training (Registration, Authorizations)

3. 03

   Continuing Education (CME, Training Portal)

4. 04

   Quality Assurance (Hemotherapy, Reproductive Medicine, Ärztliche Stelle, CIRS)

5. 05

   Professional Law and Consulting

6. 06

   Communication and Publications

Areas of responsibility and competencies

Locations

Bayerisches Ärztehaus (Head Office)

DE

Central Office / Head Office

Walner-Schulen (Training Center)

DE

Training Center for Medical Professions

Materials

MFA-Ausbildung, MTA, Emergency Responders

• Classrooms with modern equipment
• Laboratories and practice rooms

Inside the production

Quality Assurance

As a public law chamber, BLÄK monitors quality assurance in hemotherapy, reproductive medicine, and the Ärztliche Stelle, as well as a CIRS reporting system for critical events in medicine. In 2022, it joined the Working Group for Quality Assurance in Reproductive Medicine (AG QS ReproMed).

History

1. 1840–1842

   Emergence of the first medical district associations in Bavaria

2. 1871

   First institutionalization of medical chambers based on a decree by King Ludwig II.

3. 1927

   Law on the professional representation of Bavarian physicians

4. 1935–1945

   Forced dissolution of the state medical chambers, control by the Reich Medical Chamber

5. 1946

   Bavarian Physicians Act forms the basis of today's BLÄK

6. 1957

   Amendment of the Bavarian Physicians Act; founding of the Walner-Schulen

7. 1964

   Expansion of the Walner-Schulen to include the School for Medical-Technical Assistants (MTA)

8. 1970

   Association supported by BLÄK takes over the sponsorship of the Walner-Schulen

9. 1971

   Completion of the Bayerisches Ärztehaus in Munich

10. 1992

    Introduction of Emergency Responder training at the Walner-Schulen

11. 2009

    Start of the 'Doctor in the School' project

12. 2022

    Joining the AG Quality Assurance in Reproductive Medicine

13. 2025

    Establishment of the Further Training Register (start October 2025)

14. 2026

    Publication of the Code of Conduct and Ethics on September 30; 85th Bavarian Physicians' Day in Berchtesgaden