Kenntnisprüfung (knowledge test for the medical licence)
The Kenntnisprüfung tests medical knowledge, not only language. It is taken before a state examination board. The facts below describe the common form and have not yet been checked against the licensing regulations.
Who it is for: Physicians from non-EU countries whose training was not recognised as equivalent.
Key facts
Legal basis
Licensing regulations for physicians (§ 37 ÄApprO, version to verify)to verify
Responsible body
The licensing authority of the federal stateto verify
Format
Oral-practical exam with a patient presentationto verify
Main subjects
Internal medicine and surgery, plus questions from other areas (e.g. emergency medicine, pharmacology, legal questions)to 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
Patient presentationto verify
History and examination, presented to the board
Oral examapprox. 60–90 min per candidate (to verify)to verify
Questions on diagnostics and treatment
What you can practise here
Which parts of the exam the exercises on Pflegeplace cover, and which they do not.
Internal medicinePartlyCase-based questions with key points (draft)
SurgeryPartlyCase-based questions with key points (draft)
Emergency medicinePartlyCase-based questions with key points (draft)
PharmacologyPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
PaediatricsPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
GynaecologyPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
NeurologyPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
PsychiatryPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
Law and ethicsPartlyOral exam cases with an answer outline, follow-up questions and phrases (draft)
Patient presentationNot yetThere is no exercise for this here yet.
Practise for it
Medical knowledge, oralIn preparation
Kenntnisprüfung (licensing exam)
Physicians
Internal medicineSurgeryEmergency medicinePharmacologyPaediatricsGynaecologyNeurologyPsychiatryLaw and ethics
Draft: questions, exam cases and key points are not yet reviewed by a physician.
The exercises here do not replace medical preparation. Real care follows current guidelines, not this practice material.
Sources
We have not yet evaluated an official source for this page. Every fact is marked “to verify”; only what the responsible body publishes is binding.
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.
