Medical GermanIn preparation
Medical language exam (FSP)
Physicians
AnamnesisDoctor's letterDoctor-patient dialogueThree-part exam cases
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Exam structure
Medical language exam (FSP)
The medical language exam tests whether you can communicate in German in everyday medical work. The responsible body in each federal state sets the procedure and requirements; the facts below describe the common form and have not yet been checked against an official source.
Who it is for: Physicians with a foreign degree who apply for the licence (Approbation) or a temporary permit in Germany.
Key facts
- Responsible body
- in most federal states the state medical chamber (Landesärztekammer), otherwise a body named by the stateto verify
- Level
- Professional language at C1 (general German at B2 as a prerequisite)to verify
- Format
- Simulated situations from medical work, taken individuallyto verify
“Source”: taken from an official source named below. “To verify”: how the exam is commonly described, not yet checked by us against an official source.
Exam parts
- Doctor-patient conversationapprox. 20 minto verify
Taking a history with a simulated patient
- Documentationapprox. 20 minto verify
Written summary of the case, e.g. as a doctor's letter
- Doctor-doctor conversationapprox. 20 minto verify
Presenting the case and answering the examiners' questions
What you can practise here
Which parts of the exam the exercises on Pflegeplace cover, and which they do not.
- Doctor-patient conversationPartlyCase vignettes with checklist and model dialogue; six exam cases from six specialties with a role card for pair practice (draft)
- DocumentationPartlyDraft your own letter and compare it with a sample letter and checklist, also for every exam case (draft)
- Doctor-doctor conversationPartlyCase presentation for every exam case with possible follow-up questions and checklist; conversations with key phrases; phone handover (draft)
Practise for it
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Good to know
- Fees, dates, waiting times and exact grading differ between chambers. Please check them with the body responsible for your application.
Sources
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Pflegeplace is an independent practice site and is not affiliated with telc, g.a.s.t., a medical chamber or any authority. The exercises are our own material, not original exam tasks.