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Doctor licensing exams in Germany

The licensing route for doctors in Germany: who runs the exam, what it looks like and where to practise.

Exams for doctors in Germany

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Zweiter Abschnitt der Ärztlichen

IMPP (Institut für medizinische und pharmazeutische Prüfungsfragen) /…

MCQ 320 single-best-answer (5 options), 3 days x 5h

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Kenntnisprüfung

Landesprüfungsamt / Approbationsbehörde of each Land

Oral-practical exam with patient (60-90 min), internal medicine + surgery + one further subject

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Fachsprachprüfung

Landesärztekammer (e.g. Landesärztekammer Hessen)

Language test: simulated patient interview, written documentation (Arztbrief), doctor-to-doctor…

Who sits it

  • Zweiter Abschnitt der Ärztlichen: Final-year German medical students (after M1 and before PJ); M3 oral-practical follows PJ
  • Kenntnisprüfung: Non-EU (Drittstaat) medical graduates whose training is not found equivalent or who skip the documentary equivalence check
  • Fachsprachprüfung: All foreign-trained doctors whose first language is not German (EU and non-EU)

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Original questions, an explanation for every option, and a mock exam built to the blueprint. One exam per pass, from $30.

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