• Are you looking for job opportunities for doctors in Germany?
Many German hospitals and clinics are looking for doctors who have obtained their Approbation or are close to obtaining it. And they are looking for talented doctors like you! If you are looking for job opportunities as a doctor in Germany, we can make your job search easier.
• Why waste your time and money searching and going through multiple interviews?
Facharzt JETZT (www.facharztjetzt.de) can make things easier for you to find job opportunities! So, fill out the following form. Because we are collaborating with a German recruitment company, you will get the job you dream of with specifications that suit you. We know what most doctors look for in their dream jobs while searching for job opportunities. We can evaluate your CV, work experience certificates, and goal-setting to help you secure your desired job.
• Why is this for free?
Many hospitals and departments find it difficult to reach doctors. Advertisements in medical journals and social media platforms cost thousands. Additionally, filtering applicants and conducting many job interviews require much time and staff. Therefore, hospitals engage the company we are cooperating with to save all these costs and time.
• Advantages of having us find a doctor job for you in Germany
• We look for a job for you with the specifications you desire.
• Saves time and effort to find job opportunities.
• Saves money that you might spend on self-search and travel for interviews.
• The service is free for you because the hospitals cover the expenses.
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Moving to Germany as a doctor: The work visa pathway
• Introduction
Germany offers a range of visa options to help expats enter the country. The main visa type for International Medical Graduates (IMGs) is called the Visa for Recognition of Professional Qualification (§16D). A work visa is an excellent alternative to this visa type. In this article, I will explain the pros and cons of getting a work visa, the three main types of work visas, and how you can apply for each one. The 10 steps for getting a medical residency in Germany are explained here.
• A German recruiting expert can help doctors with Approbation get a job for free. Click JETZT: here. • If you have any doubts or need more clarification, feel free to ask any time in the main group of Facharzt JETZT on Facebook and Telegram (all Telegram groups will be added as a folder). • This article is a guide to enhance your understanding of the topic; however, it should not be your sole resource. Always consult official websites for the most accurate and up-to-date information (you can read our full disclaimer here).
• Pros of the work visa pathway: Why consider this visa type?
Better Finances: You can earn a higher income than with the part-time jobs allowed under the 16D or Study Visa, enabling you to live comfortably and even send money back home.
No Blocked Account Requirements: The most significant expense when moving to Germany is the amount you need to show for your upkeep at the embassy during your visa appointment. As of 2024, this would cost you €11.904/year (€992/month). Thanks to your work contract, you don’t need to provide this when applying for a work visa.
An Effective Distraction While Waiting for Approbation: Of course, you might argue that it’s better to fully focus on studies while waiting for 1-2 years to get your Approbation, but having a job can reduce the anxiety of being dependent on your blocked account money for survival while enduring the long waiting times for appointments. And sadly, some candidates may need to retake exams, adding more time and costs.
• Cons of the work visa pathway
Difficulty in Finding a Job: As you’ve probably heard, “Finding a job is a full-time job itself,” and it gets harder when searching from abroad. This is the biggest hurdle on this path.
Long Wait for the Visa: Haben Sie Geduld! (German for: Be patient). Patience is key! Depending on the work visa type, your home country’s embassy, and whether your employer fast-tracks the process, the wait can be up to a year before you set foot in Germany.
Less Free Time for Exam Preparation: Remember, your goal is to become a licensed doctor in Germany. Balancing work and exam preparation can be really challenging.
Still interested in this pathway? Cool! Let’s proceed.
• The three main types of work visas you can apply for as a doctor:
1. EU Blue Card (§18g)
2. Visa for Qualified Professionals (§18b)
3. Visa for Professionally Experienced Workers (§19c)
Building on my assumptions that you have your MBBS and a license to practice medicine (preferably from your country of study), here are some tips to ensure success on this path:
Get a job offer: In the following section, I will explain the kind of job roles that are accepted
Get at least a B2 certification of the German language (English certificates are NOT a plus)
• Job types are two:
For simplicity, I will divide the job types into 2 categories:
– Clinical Research Assistant (German: Hilfswissenschaftler*in)
– Clinical Trial Assistant
– Clinical Research Coordinator
Typical Tasks: Blood draws, setting lines, documentation, assisting with laboratory investigations, ECGs, EEGs, etc.
• Types of work visa:
There are three main types of work visas applicable to this category and each one has its own requirements. Apply for the one that mostly suit your situation. The three types of work visas are:
• Type 1: EU Blue Card (§18g)
Minimum gross salary of €45,300.
Statement of comparability from ZAB.
• What is ZAB?
In Germany, ZAB stands for Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen, which translates to Central Office for Foreign Education. It is part of the Kultusministerkonferenz (Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs) and is responsible for the recognition of foreign educational qualifications. The ZAB evaluates and assesses foreign academic degrees, diplomas, and certificates to determine their equivalence to German educational standards. If you have completed studies abroad and want to work or further study in Germany, ZAB can issue a formal recognition of your qualifications, known as an Statement of Comparability (Zeugnisbewertung). This is often a necessary step for accessing professional jobs, higher education, or regulated professions in Germany. In summary: ZAB plays a key role in the recognition of foreign academic and professional qualifications. Its evaluations help individuals with foreign credentials integrate into the German job market or educational system. To apply for the recognition of foreign qualifications through the ZAB (Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen) in Germany, you need to follow a specific process. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to apply:
1. Check If You Need Recognition Before applying, ensure that your qualification requires recognition. Certain professions in Germany, especially regulated ones (like doctors, teachers, and engineers), need formal recognition. You can check this through the Recognition in Germany website (run by the German government) to see if your qualification is regulated.
Note: This recognition is different from the professional recognition, Gutachten, as a successful Gutachten can exempt you from having to take KP, whereas this Zeugnisbewertung simply compares the quality of any university degree to German standards, regardless if it is for a non-regulated or a regulated job.
2. Gather the Required Documents Prepare the necessary documents for the application. The ZAB typically requires:
Proof of identity (passport or ID card).
Diplomas or certificates: Official copies of your foreign qualification(s), translated into German by a certified translator.
Academic transcripts with grads: Detailed information about your studies, including subjects and grades.
Proof of professional experience: (if relevant), like certificates of employment. An employment contract or written job promise from a German employer will expedite the process. Check with ZAB’s official website for the exact requirements as they may differ depending on your qualification and country of origin.
3. Prepare Translations (if needed): Any documents not originally in English or German will need to be translated by a certified translator in Germany. Make sure to use an officially recognized translator.
4. Apply Online: You can apply for the recognition of your qualifications directly through the ZAB’s online platform. Do not send any documents via Post except you have been asked to do so.
5. Pay the Fees There is a fee for the evaluation of foreign qualifications. As of 2024, the fee is €208 for an individual assessment. Payment details will be provided during the application process.
6. Wait for Processing: As per their website, a time frame of at least 3 months is to be expected. Be prepared for potential delays, if additional information or documents are needed.
7. Receive the Statement of Comparability: Once the ZAB has processed your application, they will notify you via email and also issue a PDF document containing your Zeugnisbewertung. This document will outline how your foreign qualification compares to a German one. It can then be used when applying for jobs, work visas, further education, or EU Blue Card.
• Type 2: Visa for Qualified Professionals (§18b)
Statement of comparability (of your MBBS) from ZAB.
No salary threshold unless you are 45 or older.
• Type 3: Visa for Professionally Experienced Workers (§19c)
2 years of relevant working experience in the last 5 years.
Minimum gross salary of €40,770 (2024).
• Category 2: IT jobs
Doctors with experience in the IT sector can qualify for a work permit with a relevant job offer. Common fields include software development, data science, health informatics, digital health, cybersecurity, project management, and more.
• The three available work permits:
You can apply for any of these visas provided you meet the requirements.
1. EU Blue Card (§18g)
A degree matching your IT job OR 3 years of work experience in the last 7 years
Minimum gross salary of €41,042 (2024)
2. Visa for Qualified Professionals (§18b)
Statement of comparability (of your MBBS) from ZAB
No salary threshold unless you are 45 of age or older
3. Visa for Professionally Experienced Workers (§19c)
2 years of relevant working experience in the last 5 years
Minimum gross salary of €40,770 (2024)
• Final Thoughts
I know this is a lot to take in, but having multiple options is always a good thing.
If you would prefer to come to Germany to look for a job, you can apply for the Opportunity Card. This could be explained in another article, but a Google search might help you too.
Viel Glück auf Ihrem Weg! (a lot of luck on your pathway)
• Thanks to the author of this article: Fortune Okafor
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Kenntnisprüfung Protokoll in Tübingen
Ich hab heute am 03.09.2024 die Kenntnisprüfung in Tübingen abgelegt und alhamdou Allah bestanden.
Wir waren 4 ich war die letzte … 3/4 haben bestanden.
Kommission : Chirurgie (dr.Thiel), Innere (Dr Haar), und Radiologie.
Teil 1 : ich hatte Gastrointestinale Blutung… pt hat epigastrial Schmerzen , Übelkeit und Meläna. Nach Ibuprofen Einnahme … Die andere Fällen waren Pneumothorax , Cholyzystitis und Bandscheibvorfall.
Teil 2: Pt Vorstellung und ich hatte andere Fragen . Inere : Lumbal Punktion wie ? Durchführen an pt und sagen .. dann 3 Probe wo soll ich schicken? Dann Eregger bei gesunden und Immunsupressiven pt. Radiolog: Knie Untersuchung alles. Chirurgie: Appendiktomie chirurgischen Technik , falls war negative Appendizitis was machen Sie …suche nach Meckel Divertikel … ok ..wie entfernen wir das und wie nähen und warum ? Dann Zufällig Meckel Divertikel bei andere op gefunden was machen Sie ?
( ich bin schon Fachärztin für Viszeralchirurgie .. deswegen hat mich tiefer gefragt über Technik und Chirurgischen Indikationen auch bei Teil 3… man braucht diese infos normalerweise nicht)
Teil 3: Innere: Sie sind in der Notaufnahme kommt ein pt zu Ihnen mit dem Notarzt… er ist Bauarbeiter hat plötzlich Thorkalschmerzen und hat mir ein Ekg gegeben … es war Vorderwandinfarkt ….RIVA betroffen… welche akute Therapie geben und was machen Sie noch ? Welche Medikamente bei Entlassung mit Dosen? Wie wirket Ass und Clopidogrill und wo ? Welches Statin ist erste Wahl?
Radiologie: Knie Röntgen A.p: Gonarthrose mit fremdkörper wie Munze 2,5 er hat gefragt was ist dass warum wir nutzen dass ? Knie Mrt kranial : Kreuzbänder Thorax Röntgen: Fremd körper Materialien zu erkennen. MRt Abdomen Axial und Koronal : Morbus chron Ct Abdomen Axial und Koronal : Ileus mit Kolon Stenose. Sonographie :Transplantierte Niere Zu erst habe ich gewählt dann hat er weiter gewählt
Chirurgie: Schilddrüse op Technik… Hernias Op Tiefe Fragen bei Chirurgische Indikation und Technik. Leber Transplantation Indikation .
Die Kommission sind so so Nett und freundlich.
Viel Erfolg.
Lernmaterial: Protokolle, FIA Kurse, Lernkarten Endspurt, Amboss ,sop Notaufnahme Last minute Pharmakologie
Danke an den Kollegen/Kollegin für die Erlaubnis zu posten:
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How to make connections through our community “Facharzt JETZT”? Get a training or even a job!
• Introduction
In this article, we want to show you a free method that you can do from both outside and inside Germany in order to get connections in Germany. This will help you a lot during your road to starting a medical residency in Germany (steps here). In a previous article, we explained why it is important to make connections and other methods to make them. You can read more details here: “Doctors wanting to work in Germany: How to make connections? Why?“.
• A German recruiting expert can help doctors with Approbation get a job for free. Click JETZT: here. • If you have any doubts or need more clarification, feel free to ask any time in the main group of Facharzt JETZT on Facebook and Telegram (all Telegram groups will be added as a folder). • This article is a guide to enhance your understanding of the topic; however, it should not be your sole resource. Always consult official websites for the most accurate and up-to-date information (you can read our full disclaimer here).
• How to make connections through our community “Facharzt JETZT”?
You can join interactive Facebook and Telegram groups for all medical specialties in Germany (List of all groups). In these groups, we learn together for each specialty, either through discussions in the groups or through live events. The discussions could be very simple like asking about the dose or side effects of a certain medication, or a bit complicated by discussing a hard case. Sometimes we post photos of an ECG or a CT/MRI and ask for the finding. It is that easy 🙂 You do not need to write anything if you do not want that. But slowly, you will find that you started writing 😊
Example: The neurology groups, our first and largest groups. See it on Facebook and be sure to see the largest neurology group of Telegram
• The power of friendship
Through these groups, you will slowly build friendships 💐😊 You can ask the doctors you get to know in the group to help you with medical training (🇩🇪 eine Hospitation) or a job (🇩🇪 eine Stelle). The heads of departments (🇩🇪 die Chefärzte) are usually very busy and depend on their residents and specialists to help them in the selection process. So, if you have been active in a certain group, then other doctors in the group will notice how interested you are in a certain specialty. It is not important that you answer every question posted in the groups. You can simply post links to interesting articles, videos, or medical events related to the specialty.
In Germany, to show interest (🇩🇪 Interesse zeigen) is very influential for success in your career as a doctor.
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• Start building connections JETZT (now)
If you do not know which medical specialty you want to choose or if you want to have better chances at finding connections, join now through the following link all of our Telegram groups: click here.
You can also see in the following page all of our Facebook groups.
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Important & common terms related to working as a doctor in Germany
Table – Tabelle – جدول
💡 Some terms have an extra explanation about them. Therefore, they appear as links.
Without it, you cannot work as a medical doctor in Germany and earn money. An exception is if you have a Berufserlaubnis, which is a temporary medical license.
This is like a working permit from the “Ministry of Labor” in Germany. They do not have this Ministry in Germany, the authority that gives this permit is called “the Agency for Employment” (🇩🇪 die Agentur für Arbeit). Your employer (hospital or clinic) is going to do the application for you once they accept you to work with them.
Be careful: Arbeitserlaubnis is NOT the Berufserlaubnis (see below)
🇺🇸 Resident < specialist < senior physician < consultant < Head of Department
مقيم > أخصائي > أخصائي أول > إستشاري > رئيس قسم
These are the hierarchy levels of doctors in Germany. You start as a resident (🇩🇪 der Assistenzarzt) and you can climb the ladder up to a head of a department (🇩🇪 der Chefarzt). Some words do not necessarily have an exact English translation.
If you apply for the approbation and your application is missing certain documents or things that need to be corrected, then the approbation authority will write you a Defizitbescheid (a letter/email containing an explanation about what needs to be corrected).
Be careful. It is not meant with this term Third World countries. It talks about doctors who studied not in (1) Germany or (2) EU/EFTA-countries. So they make a third category.
💡 Third countries, like the third ventricle in the brain…
It is like the ventricles of the brain. There are no first and second ventricles (there are two lateral ventricles), then there is a third and a fourth ventricle. In the case of the medical license, there is only a third country (no fourth or fifth…etc). 😅
🇩🇪 Eingang (Eingangsbescheid), der
🇺🇸 Receipt (confirmation of receipt)
اينغانغ: إستلام (تأكيد إستلام)
When you send your application for Approbation, along with the required documents (see here a complete list of these documents), then you get a confirmation per email and/or by post, that they received your application. This is different from the “Bescheid”. Usually, what is meant with the Bescheid is the Defizitbescheid.
القلايش (الاعتراف بالشهادة الطبية أنها مماثلة للشهادات الألمانية)
If you did not study university in a country of the European Union (EU)/European free trade association (EFTA), then you are obliged to do a medical knowledge exam (🇩🇪 die Kenntnisprüfung – KP) except in case you requested your medical curriculum and work experiences to be evaluated through an appraisal process (🇩🇪 Begutachtung) and they were judged to be equivalent (🇩🇪 gleich) to a German medical degree. In this case, you only need to do the Medical Language Exam (Die Fachsprachenprüfung – FSP). We wrote an article about that here:
Promise to be hired by a hospital or clinic. In other words, that you would get the Stelle (see this German term above). So, if you applied for a job and in the interview they accepted you, then you get a “Zusage” that you will get the “Stelle” there. The Zusage is either oral or in the form of a letter or email.
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Foreign doctors in Germany: How to begin a medical residency
• Introduction – Foreign doctors in Germany
Welcome to our community, “Facharzt JETZT!” (🇺🇸 specialist now). 🙂 We learn together and help each other. In this article, we collected links to the most important articles on our website for foreign doctors in Germany wanting to work or study there.
To help foreign doctors in Germany, we wrote many articles, and we listed the most essential article here in different categories. In each category, there are multiple articles.
Some of the article links will take you to the main Facebook group of Facharzt JETZT. Please post any comments/questions in each article’s Facebook post.
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Foreign doctors in Germany – Destination is to Deutschland
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Doctors wanting to work in Germany: How to make connections? Why?
• What do we mean by connections?
This means knowing a doctor working in a German hospital or, even better, being friends with them.
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• Why are connections important?
I did not expect that before I came to Germany, but knowing someone in a German hospital could help you easily get many things. It is NOT about corruption but rather that hospitals search always for good doctors. Sometimes, hospitals pay headhunters money sums between 5 and 15 thousand Euros for bringing doctors to them! Yes, even more, when they bring a new head of department. So, the hospital profits from the recommendations.
The head of the department (🇩🇪 der Chefarzt, short version Chef) is also happy when his residents and specialists suggest people they know for future positions. Because:
• They do not have enough time to see tens or maybe hundreds of application emails, CVs, and motivational letters.
• Even if they did, the organization of interviews takes from them and many employees in the hospital a lot of time.
• The interviews themselves last at least 10–20 minutes. Not to mention that the head of the department might accompany the new doctor in a tour of the hospital.
• Many heads of departments would try to please their residents and specialists when they notice that they want someone to work in the hospital. So, the satisfaction in team would increase.
• If a doctor is bringing a partner/spouse/relative to him to work in the hospital. This could increase the chances that the doctor would not change the hospital and the city because he now have close contacts there.
Hypothetical example of a resident doctor trying to find a job position for someone he got to know online
“Hallo Chef,
I heard that we need in three months a new resident. I know a very active doctor from the Facebook and Telegram groups of “Facharzt JETZT” 🥳. He writes very good German, and he seems to be very motivated. I saw how he comments a lot to hard questions being asked in the groups; with many answers being correct. Moreover, I am friends with him on Facebook and LinkedIn and I noticed from what he posts that he is a mature man. I think he would fit in the team and be a help to us all. Can he maybe come to a Hospitation and then, when he proves my impression of him, get the position?”
• What can you get through connections?
• You can get easily a 🇩🇪 Hospitation (🇺🇸 medical training /observership/clinical attachment), job interviews, or the job itself.
• Help in finding accommodation
• Help in your applications (Approbation, jobs, visa, etc.)
• You can develop friendships with interesting people and find motivation and help during your whole life as a doctor in Germany. It is not only about getting a training or job, each one needs always help from experienced colleagues (Board exams, problems at work, medical questions, buying a house, etc.).
• If someone trusted you a lot, he can save you from having to pay 11000 plus Euro for a blocked bank account (How?)
• Help later on during the work in the hospital: When human beings work together, misunderstanding and conflicts could arise; especially if you are new to the language and culture. Your friends in the hospital can tell others how good you are, in case, for example, a female nurse thought that because you speak loud and this means you do not respect women! 😂 (It happens! Ask me!)
• How to make connections with medical doctors in Germany?
(1) Interactive Facebook and Telegram groups
Through groups, in which there are discussions, you can slowly make friendships with doctors working in Germany, mostly residents.
Through our community of “Facharzt JETZT!” you can easily do that. See how: Article.
(2) Doing medical training (🇩🇪 eine Hospitation)
But to get a Hospitation, you probably need connections 😅 In case you got a training, make sure to benefit from it in making connections.
(3) Visiting international medical events (conferences, symposiums, scientific days, lectures)
You can do this in your home country or of course in Germany itself. During such events, you can directly talk with doctors working in hospitals, even heads of departments (🇩🇪 die Chefärzte/die Chefärztinnen). You can then give them your CV or ask for an interview.
In Germany, there are thousands of medical events. You can discover in the following article how to find them: Article.
(4) Joining professional social networks
You probably know LinkedIn. A German similar website is called “Xing”. Particularly on Xing, you can start following doctors from the specialties you like. In both networks, there are also doctors who post sometimes interesting medical cases or news related to the specialty. Last but not least, through both websites, you will often be contacted by rerouting agents/headhunters. But in the end, do not build big hopes on that. The websites do not allow you to write to many persons (even with paid subscriptions). Our suggestion is to take advantage of our free interactive community (see the previous point number 3).
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Hospitation in Germany = medical training = observership = clinical attachment
• Translations
🇩🇪 Hospitation, die
🇺🇸 Training/clinical attachment/observership
فترة تدريب
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• What is a Hospitation?
Period of training in a hospital for medical graduates or medical students. It could be for one day or up to months. Usually, it is not paid. But in some cases, you get free accommodation (🇩🇪 eine kostenlose Unterkunft) (or for a little amount of money). Moreover, sometimes you get a free food card (🇩🇪 eine Essenkarte) to eat in the hospital cafeteria.
• Is a Hospitation in Germany possible for medical students from outside Germany?
Yes! In this article and the article about how to apply for a Hospitation, we wrote many tips for medical students for the application process.
• What can a doctor/student do during a Hospitation?
A male doctor doing a Hospitation is called “🇩🇪 der Hospitant” and a female doctor is called “🇩🇪 die Hospitantin”. So what can a “🇩🇪 Hospitant/Hospitantin” do during his/her “🇩🇪 Hospitation”?
• Take part in the morning report and different meetings of the department
Examples of meetings
• Radiology meeting (🇩🇪 die Röntgen-Besprechung): One of the radiologists will explain for example for the whole team of neurology or internal medicine the images that were done the day(s) before
• Tumor conference: Interdisciplinary discussion (involving many specialties) of some patients like cancer patients or surgical patients (for example, carotid artery operations)
• M & M conference (Mortality and Morbidity): This is a great thing in Germany. They discuss cases where medical or organization mistakes were made and patients were harmed because of that! To avoid such mistakes in the future, of course.
• Take part in the rounds
• Do history taking and physical examination: This is the most important thing that you should concentrate on because it is the perfect simulation for the exam and can dramatically improve your German. Our tip: Choose old patients because they have time and often like to talk a lot.
• In seldom cases, they might be allowed to withdraw blood; but many say this is not legal. So, please learn this in your home country. This tip and other tips are explained in this article: “🇩🇪 Improving CV before and after coming to Germany“.
• Do the informed consent discussion (“🇩🇪 das Aufklärungsgespräch). This is very essential for the exam. Please do that a lot 🙂
• What is obviously allowed is talking to the workers in hospitals. Be nice to the nurses. From them, you can learn a lot. As I was a Hospitant, I used to remain until 8 pm talking with the nurses, helping them a bit, and trying to understand their work.
• Is there a minimum language level to be accepted?
No! But the better you speak German (and that you have a certificate as evidence for that), the higher your chances of being accepted. Many hospitals offer Hospitation to potential doctors who could begin a residency in a few months. The hospital aims in the Hospitation to get to know the candidates better and choose the best of them.
For medical students applying for training during their medical school, the German language is not that important (but of course, it is a great plus, and it would help you to profit more from the training and your stay in Germany). University hospitals usually accept a lot more medical students than regular hospitals. The language of teaching medicine in Germany is always and in all hospitals in German.
Our recommendation for your German language level: – Medical students: A1 level is enough, but the higher, the better. – Medical doctors: At least B1.
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Another argument for speaking good German before applying for a Hospitation is that, as mentioned above, you can profit from the Hospitation because even in university hospitals is the teaching language and rounds “always” in German. Our suggestion for medical graduates is that they have at least the B1 level before applying for a Hospitation.
• Is a German medical license (die Approbation or die Berufserlubnis) necessary for acceptance?
No! If you have a medical license, particularly a permanent one, you can start working! Do not waste time in a Hospitation, particularly if you do not want a high-demand specialty (Article: Which specialties are easiest or hardest to get in Germany?).
• How early should you start applying for Hospitation?
About 4 to 8 months before your desired date for beginning the Hospitation. If you get a positive reply, sometimes the hospitals cancel the Hospitation later on. Therefore, do not stop sending emails, when you receive an acceptance.
• How to apply for a Hospitation?
We explained that in the most detailed article on the internet. It is for free:
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How to apply for a Hospitation in Germany
How to apply for a Hospitation in Germany is important for you to know on your road to starting a medical residency in Germany. In this article, we explain the conventional method of finding a Hospitation in Germany and that is by sending emails. We nonetheless suggest that you try to find one through “connections” and we explain that at the end of this article.
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• Introduction about how to apply for a Hospitation in Germany
To get general information about what a Hospitation is, the general conditions for getting one, in addition to other questions, you can first read this article: link.
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• The steps of how to apply for Hospitation in Germany:
(1) Find websites of German hospitals – how to apply for a Hospitation in Germany
We explained in detail how and where in a separate article:
(2) Find the email of the head of the department (der Chefarzt) – How to apply for a Hospitation
Each department has its page on the hospital’s website. On it, you will find the email of the head of the department (🇩🇪 der Chefarzt/die Chefärztin) and the secretary’s email. Sometimes only the email of the secretary is mentioned, In this case, you can of course send the application email to her. In rare cases, there is a contact form. You can then use it, but you cannot send attachments in this case. You can write then in the email that you wanted to send attachments but could not (they know it is impossible).
(3) Write a motivational letter (das Motivationsschreiben) to apply for a Hospitation
This is not a must, but it is highly recommended and would certainly help your application, write only one page in Microsoft Word.
– What should you mention in the motivational letter for Hospitation in Germany?
Who are you? In which university did you study? Where? Graduation year?
Why do you want to come to Germany?
Why do you want to do a residency (🇩🇪 eine Facharztausbildung) in this specialty?
Why are you applying to this hospital in particular and want to work with this head of department?
You need to write your reasons! This is very important to show that you are interested in Hospitation in Germany. I understand that some might be sending tens/hundreds of emails. So maybe try to write general sentences like: – Why this hospital: “🇩🇪 Ich habe mich über Ihr Krankenhaus informiert und dieses hat einen sehr guten Ruf.”
– Why you want to work with this head of department: “🇩🇪 Ich habe mir Ihren Lebenslauf angeschaut und der hat mich beeindruckt.”
If you are interested in knowing how to apply for a Hospitation in Germany, then try to make the motivational letter much more personal. For example, you can mention a paper that the head of the department published and how you find its results very significant for patient care… be creative.
Why should they choose you? You know, you are not the only one applying.😅
– Free templates of motivational letters
They are Microsoft Word files. You can download them and simply add your details:
If you want to write an email in English, then your chances are very low. An exception is that you are a medical student, cannot speak a German word, and applying to a university hospital; they take that into consideration.
When you write emails, try to make them “concise and precise”.
– Things you should attach in the email to apply for a hospitation in Germany:
(1) CV (der Lebenslauf)
Please in German. Do not worry. It is an easy task because we can help you with that, You can download a free template here: “🇩🇪 For doctors: Free tabular CV sample in German (🇩🇪 der Lebenslauf)“. Just add your information. This CV template format is compatible with the requirements of the medical license authorities in Germany and Switzerland.
(2) Your German language certificate is crucial to apply for a Hospitation in Germany.
Again, students might be accepted without language certificates. For medical graduates, speaking German is almost always a must!
An alternative for a language certificate could be a certificate that you are currently enrolled in a language school.
Few told me that they lied and wrote that they have the B2 certificate, although they did not have it! This might work. But if there is a potential place for you, it is not rare to be later asked to send the hospital a scanned copy of your language certificate. Also, if you are in Germany, you are asked to bring the language certificate, along with other certificates, into the interview. If they discover that you lied in the email, consider your application to be immediately canceled!
Lying in applications, emails, and letters in Germany is very dangerous! Do not do that!
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– Template for the text of an email reply
Sehr geehrter Herr Prof./Dr. med. FAMILIENNAME,
ich heiße VORNAME NACHNAME und komme aus Land_Name. Hiermit bewerbe ich mich um eine Hospitation bei Ihnen. Ich habe an der NAME Universität in LAND Medizin studiert. Ich lerne Deutsch und habe das B2-Zertifikat vom NAME (z.B. Goethe-Institut in Amman) erworben.
Ich möchte gerne eine Hospitation vom XX/XX/XXX bis XX/XX/XXXX unter Ihrer Leitung absolvieren. Es würde mich sehr freuen, wenn ich einen Platz bei Ihnen erhalten könnte.
Im Anhang können Sie ein Motivationsschreiben, meinen Lebenslauf und mein B2-Zertifikat finden.
Auf Ihre Antwort würde ich mich sehr freuen.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
VORNAME NACHNAME
(5) Wait for a positive reply
Congratulations on acceptance! Wait for the invitation letter and then print it and take it with you to apply for a Visa to Germany. But before that, you need to clarify a few points with the department which accepted you.
(6) Clarification of the details of the training
In your first application email, almost all people discourage asking for accommodation, not to mention pocket money. If the hospital replied positively, you can ask for accommodation. From what I read in the large Facebook groups for Germany, it is now “imaginary” to ask for pocket money. On the other hand, if you got a positive response, they might tell you if you will be paid or not or if they will offer you accommodation.
– Example for an email reply
The following is an answer template for a doctor who received a positive reply for a clinical attachment that is not paid. He is thanking the head of the department for the positive reply asking for accommodation, or at least, help in finding accommodation:
Sehr geehrter Herr Prof. Familienname,
danke schön für Ihre positive Antwort und ich bin Ihnen sehr dankbar. Ich verstehe, dass ich keine Vergütung bekommen werde und bin damit auch vollkommen einverstanden. Aber es wäre sehr nett von Ihnen, wenn Sie mir eine Unterkunft im Krankenhaus anbieten könnten. Wenn diese nicht möglich wäre, kann vielleicht jemand in Ihrem Krankenhaus mir helfen, eine Unterkunft zu finden?
Mit den besten Grüßen,
VORNAME FAMILIENNAME
• General questions and notes on how to apply for a Hospitation:
(1) How many emails should I send?
Some doctors send more than one thousand emails and do not get a single reply. Others send 100 and get a reply. In general, you need to send hundreds of emails. The competition is now high in Germany. A lot of doctors are applying for clinical attachments, especially from Arab countries.
The motto of some doctors is:
“Send as many emails you can, to the highest possible number of departments, and when you get positive replies, you can then choose the best offer and send apology emails to the other hospitals that accepted you”
There are two problems with this motto:
First problem: Your applications would start slowly to contain mistakes. When sending multiple emails, some doctors forget to change the name of the head of the department after “Sehr geehrte/r (Dear)”. Therefore, be sure to check that, This is a catastrophic mistake! In addition, do not send an email to the head of the Department of Surgery and say that you want to do a clinical attachment in his department because you love internal medicine (i.e., do not send your email to the wrong departments).
Second problem: This needs time. If you are outside Germany and have a lot of time before coming here, then do it.
(2) How quickly should the hospital reply?
Usually two weeks, and Sometimes a month. The replies that arrive quickly are mostly negative replies (🇩🇪 Leider… We are sorry).
(3) Should I send the application by mail?
If you are in Germany and want to get a Hospitation in a certain hospital, then sending it by post might cause your application to have more attention. But this costs a lot if you are going to send many applications.
(4) Should I call before/after sending an application?
If you have time, do that, especially if you can speak good German. Ask the secretary if they have a place for you and if you may apply and how, Moreover, if you sent an application and did not receive an answer, you might send an email asking or, better, call the hospital.
(5) Should I go by myself to the hospital and make the application?
To be sure that your application does not get forgotten and to make a good impression, you might consider going to the secretary and handing her the application documents and just like the tips for an interview, write down the answers to the sentences that you are expected to speak and answers to the questions that you might be asked, Let someone who can speak excellent German correct them, Rehearse them at the end.
(6) Health certificate
Few hospitals do not ask for that. Some hospitals tell you that you need to make an appointment with a doctor in the hospital so that he can examine you (Betriebsarzt). Many hospitals will ask you for a health certificate (🇩🇪 eine Gesundheitsbescheinigung).
Usually, in such a certificate should be mentioned that you are free from contagious diseases and that you are vaccinated (most importantly against measles and hepatitis B). An example of a form in German is here:
More Information about the vaccination against measles
This is a must to be able to work with patients in Germany. No exceptions! More details here in this article.
– How to get the health certificate:
If you are outside Germany: you can ask a family physician to fill out a form for you.
If you are in Germany: Simply go to a family doctor (Hausarzt). Ask him to fill out the form for you.
(7) Finding a Hospitation in Germany through connections to help you on your road to how to apply for a Hospitation
If you could find a doctor that helps you to know how to apply for a Hospitation, this could save you hundreds of emails, More importantly, even if you got an acceptance email for a Hospitation, you would still have the constant uncertainty if they accepted you and would not change their minds, and if you are going to get the documents for visa on time, if you might without anxiety ask for accommodation, etc. We explain this further here: article.
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Further readings: • “How should you prepare the application for a Hospitation or an Assistenzarzt Stelle?”, Your2ndHeart blog by Tejas Ghetia, link. • “Hospitation for foreign doctors in Germany“, Helena Mamić – Soprano website (Foreign doctor in Germany from Croatia), link.
The medical language exam is required without any exceptions for all foreign medical doctors wanting to work in Germany. This article will give you powerful tips for preparing for the exam. In another article, we explained this exam in detail (requirements, content, where to do it, etc.):
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• Learn the German language well from the beginning
This exam is not that much different from the everyday German language. The grammar is at least the same whether it is a B2 exam or a medical language exam.
But be selective in what you learn. Rather than starting reading novels in German, start reading medical books (best is to start with internal medicine books). Instead of listening to a podcast about a political discussion, listen to German medical podcasts. Instead of reading the news, read the “medical news” (like from Google News in German or Medscape in German).
We wrote an article giving tips to doctors for learning the German language:
Visit the website of the medical license authority and find out what is required for the exam and what parts the exam consists of (there are few differences among the different authorities). Moreover, there is sometimes a specific document for taking history. Download it and practice filling in the history using it. This will help you on the exam day. Everything will be like autopilot. You can concentrate on other things during the exam.
• Read what is being tested in the exam
For any exam in the world, read previous exam questions. In many Facebook and Telegram groups, people post what questions and medical cases they got in their FSP exam. So, reading these summaries of the exams would help you understand exactly what to learn. There are differences among the medical license authorities in what is being tested. Moreover, in some authorities, some cases and questions will be repeated 🥳🥳
• Follow Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube pages with free material
Nowadays, there is a lot of free material on the internet. Nonetheless, having a reference book as a summary or one of the many PDF summaries for the exam would be best. You can find some free ones in the files section of our Telegram group: “Fachsprachenprüfung (FSP) JETZT!”. These free summaries are sometimes better than books.
• Join our MCQ-Group for the FSP on Telegram
The group has more than 500 MCQs in preparation for the FSP. It is undoubtedly for free: https://t.me/fsptest
• Join interactive free groups for preparation for the exam
This is the best method to train for the FSP. Live training! Learning by doing! Join the FSP group of Facharzt JETZT and start training for the exam in live simulation events. Choose a date and time for the event and start organizing an event where you probably speak the most: https://t.me/fspjetzt
• Buy a book for the exam
There are many books on Amazon (link). You can read their reviews, or you can ask in our main groups on Facebook and Telegram about which book is the best. But seldom do doctors use books to prepare for the exam. Instead, use the free material in our Telegram groups. For each German state, doctors who took the exam prepared specific files and documents. Finally, you can book an online course for the exam. They have their learning material if you booked the one mentioned below. Do not forget to use our discount code to get a price reduction.
• Take a special preparatory course for the Fachsprachenprüfung (FSP)
The Fachsprachenprüfung courses are much different from standard German courses. In them, you can, for example, learn how to make history, and you will train this in groups. Moreover, you are asked to write about history in Germany, and a teacher will correct that for you.
The courses cost from about 300–1000 Euros. This depends on how long they are and where you take them. We suggest courses for about 400–500 Euros. You can find cheap courses in the Volkshochschule (What is the Volkshochschule?).
Since Corona, there have been some online live courses. You can stay in your home country and study for the exam. We write about them below.
• Get funding to do courses in Germany for free
If you come to Germany, you can get free funding for the courses. We wrote an article on how to do that:
There are some recorded online courses for the Medical Language Exam. A very well-prepared one, where you can start learning from outside Germany at your own pace, and a relatively cheap one, is from a German company called MEDDEOnline. What is good about this subscription, too, is that it is for one whole year.
This is an example Video. The following video also shows a tour of their beautiful website.
Members of our community, Facharzt JETZT, can get a 10% discount on all courses when they click first on this link and then use the following code: facharzt10. Enter the code in the place called “Gutschein”. You will immediately see the 10% reduction in the price.
• Try to take a medical training (eine Hospitation)
For all details about Hospitation and how to apply for it:
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Salaries of doctors in Germany
• Tell me where you work & your specialty & I will tell you your income
The working place and the specialty decide the salaries of doctors in Germany. In this article, we explain the salaries of doctors in Germany when they work in hospitals.
We explained other possible working places and the amount of money they could generate for the different specialties in the following article:
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• Salary agreements (der Gehaltstarif)
Most German hospitals* pay their doctors using unified salary tables called salary agreements (🇩🇪 der Gehaltstarif), which are published by the largest union of doctors in Germany (🇩🇪 Marburger Bund – MB).
*There are few exceptions
• Some private and Christian hospitals have their salary agreements. But their salaries are either the same or 5-10% more or less compared to the Marburger Bund (MB) salaries.
• Doctors working in university hospitals usually get around 5-8% more salary (the exact numbers are here), but for that, doctors in university hospitals need to: – Work 42 hours instead of 40 hours a week (this means, 8 hours extra per month). So basically, if you worked in non-university hospitals these extra hours, you will almost get the same salary. – The working conditions are usually hard in university hospitals and one is expected to work extra hours and these hours will not be paid or given to you as free time in the future (🇩🇪 der Freizeitausgleich)
Logo of the Marburger Bund (MB)
• Understanding gross and net salary
Firstly, before understanding the salaries of doctors in Germany, there are two terms to understand:
Gross salary (🇩🇪 Brutto) and net salary (🇩🇪 Netto)
In Germany, the salary mentioned in your job contract or in job ads is called the gross salary. For example, if your salary in the job contract is 5000 euros, this does not mean that you are going to get 5000 euros transferred to your bank account at the end of the month. Instead, you are going to get a percent of it, after taxes and insurances were automatically deducted from that. The money that is transferred to your bank account is called the net salary. In other words, the net salary is the money you get transferred to your bank account at the end of the month.
The net salary that remains from the gross salary depends on your marital status:
Single
Married
Net salary is around: (as percent of the gross salary)
59%
65%
Please note that the more your salary is, the less is the percent of the net salary that remains. For example, a single resident will get 59% of his gross salary, but a single head of the department with a normal salary will get around 56% of the gross salary. The nett salary will always decrease until a maximum of about 45% as taxes.
More details about net and gross salary are in the following article:
For example, if you are a resident in the second year, you get a higher salary than a resident in the first year. A specialist will in his turn get more money than the residents. See the next tables for exact numbers.
• In hospitals: Approximate salaries of doctors in Germany
The numbers in Table (1) are in euros.
Hierarchy level (🇩🇪Entgeltgruppe)
Gross salary (euros)
Net salary single (euros)
Net salary married& spouse not working (euros)
Net salary married& spouse working (euros)
Resident (🇩🇪 Assistenzarzt)
5084
3091
3509
3091
Specialist (🇩🇪 Facharzt)
6711
3923
4506
3923
Senior physician (🇩🇪 Oberarzt)
8406
4721
5558
4721
Consultant (🇩🇪 Leitender Oberarzt)
More than a senior physician
Chief physician/Head of department (🇩🇪 Chefarzt)
9888-End is open but generally around 12-30 thousand
At least 5450
6478
5450
Table (1): Salaries of doctors in municipal German hospitals in euros (after Marburg Bund) (valid: 01.07.2023-31.03.2024). But doctors earn more money than that because the above numbers do not include the money paid for the shifts, which are extra paid.
The above-mentioned salaries of doctors in Germany are for: – Working hours: 40 hours/week – Vacations included: Around 30 +/- 2 days vacations per year (>6 weeks) – Public holidays: Around 10-14 (depending on where you work in which German state) N. B. What you work extra (the shifts) will be paid per hour (this will be explained in Table number 2)
• Real-life numbers from a salary table of the Marburger Bund (MB)
Salaries are valid from 01.04.-30.06.2024. After this, they will be raised again. Source: Website of the Marburger Bund (MB), Link
• Sources of extra income:
In hospitals, many factors increase the salaries of doctors in Germany. Other factors outside the hospital could also generate an extra income for doctors in Germany. We will explore them in detail.
– Extra shifts
• Money paid per hour for extra shifts
Numbers valid until 31.12.2022. Source: Website of the Marburger Bund (MB), LinkNumbers valid from 01.04.-30.06.2024. Source: Website of the Marburger Bund (MB), Link
• Factors that add more money to the hourly rates
Factor
Extra money
Working at night from 9 PM to 6 AM
ca. 8 euros per hour
Working on Sundays
ca. 8 euros per hour
Working on Saturdays after 11 PM
ca. 3 euros per hour
Working on holidays (ca. 10-14 days per year)
130% more (e. g. 69 euros instead of 30 euros per hour)
Changing shifts to and from a group of night shifts after one another
ca. 150 euros extra for all of these shifts as a bonus
Taking a shift suddenly instead of colleagues who are ill or cannot do the shift for whatever reason
Some hospitals pay double the hourly rates (plus a lot of thanks and hugs 🫂💘🤣)
Example: A 6th-year resident will get per hour in a night shift of 9 hours from Friday 9 pm until Saturday 9 am: 33.63 euros per hour (see table 1, last column, second row) + ca. 8 euros extra for the night work = Total money of 41.63 euros per hour = 41.63*9 hours = 374,67 euros Brutto. N. B. Usually, the night shifts are from 7 or 8 pm until 7 or 8 am on the next. So, you will be working around 12 hours.
So, if you work an extra 50 hours per month, you get 1000-1800 euros as a net salary extra to your main salary. Many doctors in Germany nowadays want a work-life balance. So, if you like to work more, many will even thank you for taking their shifts (sometimes even pay you to do it for them!).
Doctors have in Germany around 30 paid vacations per year (>6 weeks). Paid means that for every day you are on holiday, you get around 80-400 euros (depending on your position, number of years of experience, and how many night shifts you did in the last three months).
– Paid sick leaves (die Krankschreibung)
When doctors are sick and do not work, they are paid for these days. So, you are not only not working but also being extra paid for not being able to work 😅 Doctors have the right to have around 30 days per year as a sick leave. Extra days could be granted when the children are sick (so that the parents could take care of them).
– Child allowance (das Kindergeld)
You get per child 250 euros extra as net salary.
– Parental leave (die Elternzeit)
If a woman gets a child, she has the right for up to two years not to work and she would get 60% of her salary. If you are a male doctor and your wife is originally not working (housewife), then you can get a paid leave for up to 1 year (also, you would get 60% of your salary). Of course, you do not need to pay for health insurance or pension funds during this period. If both the man and woman are working, then both of them can apply for parental leave (but not at the same time).
– Maternity protection (die Mutterschutz)
If a female doctor gets pregnant, then from the moment of pregnancy she is not allowed to work in some specialties (like pediatrics; the danger of infection). Therefore, she would be asked to remain at home and of course, get 60% of her salary. Moreover, if a pregnancy was endangered (difficult pregnancy, high risk of abortion), a woman is not allowed to work and would get 60% of her salary.
– Assessment (die Begutachtung)
In certain specialties, particularly psychiatry, you could do assessments for the courts or the pension funds. For example, you assess if someone has advanced dementia and needs to be placed in an old people’s home or if someone is psychologically fit enough to own a gun. In Neurology, for example, you could assess the disability level after a work injury.
– Examination for the police in the emergency departments
If someone is driving under the influence (e. g. Alcohol or drugs), the police can bring him to the emergency department to withdraw blood and do a physical examination. It lasts about 12-20 minutes. You will get around 30-120 euros per patient (depending on time, and what you exactly did in the examination). Normally, the internal medicine residents are responsible for such a task. Doctors from other specialties could do it too (of course, if the internal medicine resident did not already do that before the patient even entered the emergency department 😂… joking!).
– Unemployment benefit (das Arbeitslosengeld)
If someone worked for more than one year and lost his job or his job contract ended, then he will get das Arbeitslosengeld in the form of 60% of his monthly salary. The money for health insurance and retirement funds will be paid too. Moreover, you will get money for transportation during interviews for new job positions. No one will be running after you to find a job. So, take your time. You can get this money for up to a year.
– Working as a locum doctor (der Leiharzt/Honorararzt)
A locum doctor is a doctor (usually a specialist or an experienced resident doctor) who works on a short-term basis in a hospital to cover an acute shortage of doctors in that hospital. For example, if two female doctors got pregnant and two resigned, then there are not enough doctors to do the shifts. In this case, a locum doctor or many would be hired. They are paid between 80 and 140 euros an hour. They could be hired only for one night or for months until the shortage of doctors in the department is solved.
By the way, the term “locum” is derived from the Latin phrase “locum tenens,” which means “to hold a place.”
– Working as an emergency doctor (🇩🇪 der Notarzt/die Notärztin)
If you did a special course and after having a certain number of years of experience in Germany (1-2 years), you can do a little exam (Zusatzbezeichnung für die Notfallmedizin). Then you will be able to work as an Emergency doctor in the emergency services. The money paid is around 30-50 euros per hour. In some cities, you will be paid an extra 25-40 euros for each deployment (🇩🇪 der Einsatz). In Dortmund, for example, the emergency did around 10-20 deployments per 24 hours.
– Tax declaration (eine Steuererklärung)
You can get between 1 and 8 thousand euros back. This requires a lot of explanation. We explained it in a separate article: link.
• Germany vs USA
Let’s compare the salaries of doctors in Germany and the USA. They might be in Germany a bit higher in the residency period by about 1000-1500 euros (net salary) (because German residents get paid for the shifts they do). But starting from the specialist level and above, the wages in the USA are certainly at least 2.5 times higher than in Germany. There are, of course, some exceptions in Germany for some specialties (e., g. Radiology). We explained more differences between the two countries in the following detailed article:
The salaries of residents are almost always fixed. You cannot negotiate that. But starting from the specialist level, one could negotiate his salary, but not in all hospitals and specialties. If you are for example a a specialist in dermatology and you agree to work in a hospital in a very small German city, then you have a greater chance of getting more salary than the regular salaries of the salaries agreements mentioned above. But do not be too optimistic. They are not as high as in the USA.
– Does the nationality play a role in the salary? No!
The nationality does not play a role in the salary. A German and a non-German doctor getting the same gross salary, having the same marital status and having a similar insurance company, would get the same net salary. However, after residency, German doctors tend to get promoted quickly and get more salaries than those mentioned in the salary agreements. But this is not because they are German. If you could learn good German, have a similar medical level to your German colleagues, and understand the culture well and hence increase the satisfaction of patients & co-workers, then you get the same salary and even more.
– Quicker being promoted & hence getting higher salaries
It is in most hospitals easy to get promoted to a senior physician ( ein Oberarzt/eine Oberärztin). Some residents in the last year of residency do reach this salary level. They are then called in Germany “ein Funktiosnoberarzt/eine Funktionsoberärztin”. The word might be translated to something like: in the function of a senior physician. This is because they do the job of senior physicians 😍🥳, but still do not have the German Board ( eine Facharztanerkennung).
– Yearly increases in the salaries
In hospitals, doctors’ salaries in Germany increase approximately 1-2,5 percent every 2 years.
– Salary with Berufserlaubnis vs Approbation (temporary vs permanent medical license)
In at least 90% of hospitals (except in the state of Baden-Württemberg), doctors with Approbation and Berufserlaubnis get the same basic salary (without the extra shifts). However, because in almost all hospitals, doctors with Berufserlaubnis are not allowed to do shift work, they cannot then generate extra money from the shifts.
To understand all the differences between the Berufserlaubnis & Approbation, you can read the following article:
– Income in clinics is for most doctors a lot more
Working in your clinic (🇩🇪 eine Praxis) generates more money. In the following article in our website, you can see official numbers about the average income of doctors owning their clinics: link.
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Further readings: • “Salary structure for Doctors in Germany 2019 – 2020 – 2021”, Your2ndHeart blog by Tejas Ghetia, link.
The Medical Knowledge Exam (Kenntnisprüfung)
• Translations – Kenntnisprüfung
🇩🇪 Kenntnisprüfung(KP), die
🇺🇸 Medical Knowledge Exam
🇯🇴 امتحان الكنتنيسه (امتحان المعرفة الطبية)
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• What is the Kenntnisprüfung?
It tests general medical knowledge. Mostly, it is not a hard exam. In all German states, the main part of the exam is an oral part. But in some approbation authorities, it has a practical part (taking history and doing physical examination). What is sure, though, in no authority, there are Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) or that you need to write essay answers to medical questions.
Mostly you will be tested in internal medicine and surgery. Each medical license authority has its own rules and topics for the exam.
• Which doctors need a medical knowledge exam in Germany to get the Approbation?
The answer is based on where you studied medicine, regardless of your nationality or where you finished high school:
A country of the 🇪🇺 European Union (EU) or the European Free Trade Association (EFTA)*
• Compared to the USMLE, PLAB/UKMLE, MCCQE, AMC, etc. How hard is the exam?
Certainly, it is much easier than all of them. It is an oral exam, and you only need to pass it. In one medical license authority (Münster), it is the hardest. However, it is still a clinical and oral exam, and you do not need to study the basic sciences again! Moreover, you do not need to know the details. The main goal of the exam is to find that you understand the general outline of diagnosing and treating common diseases. Moreover, you need to know a little bit about the German health system.
• Real exams: See yourself how hard
Read reports of real exam from the most extensive website in the world for exam reports: http://approbations.info
You can also find real exam reports in Telegram groups. To know how to find these groups, continue reading to the part of this article about preparation for the exam.
• How many times can I fail the exam?
The medical language exam can be failed and repeated indefinitely. For the sake of comparison, the Knowledge exam could be only failed up to three times. After the third attempt, you will be no longer allowed to repeat it or work as a medical doctor in Germany. This is seldom. If this happened, do not worry, there are other possible job options for you:
It differs based on the medical license authority, but is around 300–800 euros.
• What do I need to study?
– Books
We will publish more in the future, but for now, simply look for a good book on Amazon on internal medicine and surgery, as these subjects are often tested in the exam.
– Summaries in telegram groups
Doctors post summaries of this exam in many Telegram groups. Search in Telegram for “Kenntnisseprüfung” or “KP”. An example is this group for the German state of Bavaria (Bayern): https://t.me/+76naVmYOLmI2NGQy. Join also the KP group of Facahrzt JETZT (each German state has its own subgroup in the group).
Many suggest using the German website Amboss. It is a great resource and is written concisely and in simple language. Moreover, you can use it in your daily work (Diagnostics, doses of medications, side effects of drugs, differential diagnosis, physical examination, history taking).
It is not free, but it is not that expensive. You can deduct the money from your taxes. But see first if your hospital has a subscription. Many hospitals nowadays have one.
This is a free German website. What is great about it is that it explains things concisely and precisely. They have an app, too.
– Courses
Many institutes offer courses for the medical knowledge exam. There are some recorded online courses for the Medical Knowledge Exam. A very well-prepared one where you can start learning from outside Germany at your own pace, and a relatively cheap one, is from a German company called MEDDEOnline. What is good about this subscription, too, is that it is for one whole year.
This is an example Video. In addition, the following video shows you a tour in their beautiful website.
Facharzt JETZT members can get a 10% discount on all courses when they click on this link and then use the following code: facharztjetzt10
– – Do the courses for free
Yes, do not forget that you can take presence courses for free if you apply for funding. The details are in the following article.
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Apply for Approbation in Berlin: Documents, Application, and Exams (2023)
• Introduction: Apply for Approbation in Berlin
In this article, Dr. Anas Al-Habash will explain all the information regarding the steps to apply for Approbation in Berlin, starting with the required documents and how to submit them, through the Medical Language Exam (Fachsprachprüfung) and the Medical Knowledge Exam (Kenntnisprüfung), and ending with obtaining the Approbation. The available information is based on previous experiences and the requirements of the modification center in Berlin. We hope it will be beneficial for everyone.
💡 The original article is in Arabic. You can read it here: link.
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This article outlines the general steps for getting the Approbation (German permanent medical license) and this article the required documents.
Articles from our website have been added to Dr. Anas’s article in case you wish to explore further reading, and the text has been slightly modified for SEO purposes for search engines.
The article includes several German terms such as “Beischeid” and “Eingang.” This article provides all the common terms with explanations.
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• Steps to Apply for Approbation in Berlin:
1. Preparing the Required Documents for approbation in Berlin
The required documents for Approbation Berlin for degrees from Syrian universities include:
– Proof of intention:
How Can Proof of Intention in Berlin Be Established?
– For colleagues from outside Germany, based on experiences, 5 hospital rejection letters are sufficient to prove the affiliation (Article: What is Hospitation? / Article: How to Obtain Hospitation).
– No Criminal Record Document from Germany (Amtliches Führungszeugnis der Belegart). For colleagues from outside Germany, this is requested after you arrive to Germany.
– No Criminal Record from the Country of Origin and Country of Study (If currently residing in another country, a no criminal record document from there is also required).
– Certificate of Good Conduct from a Professional Association (Some officials also require a ministerial certificate).
– Medical Certificate (Ärztliche Bescheinigung) from a licensed family doctor in Germany; this is requested after arriving in Germany for colleagues from outside Germany.
– Graduation Certificate.
– Transcript (Kurtun Certificate).
– Temporary License.
– Some officials require the Baccalaureate Certificate.
– B2 Certificate from Telc, Goethe, or TestDaF only, and it must not exceed 3 years; for colleagues from outside Germany, this is requested after arriving in Germany.
• Additional information about the documents
For more details about the documents required for the modification of Medical Studies in Berlin, you can read the following article on our website, which includes a detailed explanation of it:
Important Notes about the Documents to apply for Approbation in Berlin:
– All documents must be translated and certified by a translator in Germany.
– It is required that the documents be translated from the original, and then obtain certified copies of them from a notary or the municipality in Germany (according to experiences from applicants outside Germany, certified copies from Syria are generally accepted).
– The authority responsible for the adjustment in Berlin is called Landesamt (Landesamt für Gesundheit und Soziales). The link to the Landesamt website contains information about the state’s integration process, the required documents, and the medical certificate.
2. Sending the Documents by Mail to Apply for Approbation in Berlin
After completing the documents and having them certified by a German translator (or translating them immediately in Germany), all documents are to be sent to Landesamt by mail (there is currently no other method for submitting the documents). Important article:
A paper (Vollmacht) must be attached for colleagues outside Germany with the details of the representative who will receive your documents.
Approximately a week after sending the documents, you will receive an email titled (Posteingang). This paper is not an Eingang and does not benefit you at the embassy; it only confirms that the documents have been received and requests you to prove your connection to the state. It also includes two files: (the first file if you wish to renounce the gleich and apply for the Kenntnisprüfung exam and the second file if you want to apply for gleich). These documents must be filled out and sent back with a signature by mail. Colleagues outside Germany should prepare this in advance and leave it with the representative to save time.
The fees for the Beischeid in Berlin, if renouncing the gleich, amount to 400 euros and must be paid immediately upon receipt of the invoices (250 euros for the Approbation and 150 euros for the Berufserlaubnis), which are processing fees. If you request the review of the application to obtain the gleich, the fees become 570 euros in addition to the gleich fees of 1918 euros. These fees arrive with a deficiency notice called (Eingangsbestätigung).
3. Receipt of the Deficiency Notice (Eingangsbestätigung)
After 2 to 4 months of waiting, the deficiency notice called (Eingangsbestätigung) arrives.
The document contains the deficiencies required to obtain the Beischeid and Berufserlaubnis. If the application is submitted from outside Germany, there are two types of deficiencies:
Deficiencies must be submitted before arriving in Germany (required to obtain the Beischeid).
Deficiencies must be completed after arriving in Germany (required to obtain the Berufserlaubnis).
As previously mentioned, two invoices are sent along with the Eingang. They must be paid immediately within a maximum of two weeks. Otherwise, you will incur penalties, so you should be prepared in advance to pay them.
This document is sufficient to issue a Visa 16f at some embassies (the Eingang).
Another document arrives with it, called (Zwischenbescheid), which is completely different from the Beischeid and is not sufficient for the embassy to issue a Visa 16d.
4. Sending the Deficiencies and Waiting for the Beischeid (This phase is specific to colleagues from outside Germany)
After sending the required deficiencies, a document called (Fristbeginn) will arrive. Indicating that your file is complete and is under review for the issuance of the Beischeid (and the Approbation in the future).
The review period varies significantly, ranging from one month to several months. Depending on the employee and the workload (currently, it can take up to 8 months according to the latest experiences!).
After the wait, you will finally receive a document called (Feststellungsbescheid). Which is equivalent to the Beischeid and you can use it for an appointment at the embassy to obtain a Visa 16D.
5. Registering for the Fachsprachprüfung Exam at the Berlin Medical Association (Ärztekammer Berlin)
Once you receive the deficiency notice (Eingangsbestätigung), you can contact the Berlin Medical Association to book the Fachsprachprüfung. This can be done through the association’s website (you can make an appointment without completing your file or submitting the deficiencies. Meaning you can book an appointment even while you’re outside Germany!). You can choose a suitable date by contacting them via email.
All details regarding the Fachsprachprüfung and how to register are available on the association’s website (via the following link). You will need to provide a copy of the Eingang, a photo of your passport, and a form (Interag) to be filled out on the website and then signed.
In the Interag form, you can specify a preferred date or mention that you’d like the earliest possible appointment (by writing in the notes section).
The association is very cooperative and responds quickly; usually, available appointment dates are sent out for 4 months in advance, and you can select what suits you.
Typically, the earliest appointment is after two to three months. But you can also schedule an appointment, for example, six months later if you are not yet ready for the exam.
Upon registering for the exam, you will receive an invoice for the exam fee. And the exam fee must be paid within a month (the fee is €420). After payment, you can schedule a suitable date (you cannot book an appointment before payment).
The formal invitation for the exam usually arrives two to three weeks in advance. And you can always cancel or postpone the appointment if you are not ready, provided it is done before you receive the formal invitation. However, after receiving the invitation, it is not possible to cancel or postpone.
6. Preparing for the Fachsprachprüfung Exam (The Medical Language Exam) to Apply for Approbation in Berlin
The exam in Berlin is considered medium difficulty, neither easy nor overly challenging. Success is achievable with good preparation.
We recommend that you take a preparatory course for the Fachsprachprüfung or an observership, or both if possible. To understand the exam’s requirements and to practice adequately.
Several books are available regarding study materials. I personally recommend Fachsprachprüfung erfolgreich bestehen, in addition to the resources related to Berlin (I will attach them here).
In Berlin, there are no specific cases outlined; any general medical case may arise. However, there are approximately 40 cases that are the most important and should be practiced thoroughly. Therefore, preparing for the exam requires ample time, so do not rush into taking it, as it demands a lot of preparation and study.
There is a detailed link for preparing for the Fachsprachprüfung in Berlin that contains many useful materials. Which I highly recommend:
It is possible to get a free unpaid internship (Hospitation) in Berlin, but it is generally not easy. You have to contact many, many hospitals (up to 100 messages may be sent!). Vivantes hospitals offer more opportunities for hospitation than others, so it is recommended to contact them first. You should prepare a detailed CV (Lebenslauf) along with an application (Bewerbung) and send them to various departments, with a particular emphasis on internal medicine departments to gain more benefit.
For a general article on Hospitation in Germany, its requirements, and what a physician does during it, you can read the following article. This is an article on how to obtain one: How to apply for a Hospitation in Germany.
How can I get the email of the relevant department?
The best way: through the hospital’s website, where you can find an email for each department.
Another way: if you can’t find the email on the hospital’s website, you can use this site, which provides you with emails for all hospital departments in various states in Germany. You can search for hospitals in Berlin, and it will show you about 88 hospitals that you can contact. (Link)
We also explained how to find the locations of hospitals in an article and video on our website: Link.
7. Taking the Fachsprachprüfung Exam and Its Details
The Fachsprachprüfung exam is conducted at the Berlin Medical Association (Ärztekammer Berlin) to apply for Approbation in Berlin.
– Parts of the Fachsprachprüfung Exam for Medical Certificate Recognition in Berlin
This exam is divided into three sections:
Section One:
Taking the Medical History (Anamnese) Duration: 20 minutes. In this section, you enter the room, and to your right is the examination committee, usually consisting of a doctor or two along with a language instructor. After introducing yourself, the exam begins, and the committee informs you of the setting (clinic, hospital, or emergency department). There will be a “patient” (a role-play representative) next to you, from whom you need to take a complete medical history. After that, the patient may ask you a few questions about their condition, the next steps, and how to manage the situation. Generally, the patient’s language will be clear, but there may be some challenges with certain patients. You will have a draft to jot down the information you gather from them. You must communicate with the patient in standard German, and you should practice a lot by conducting many role plays with German speakers, friends, or patients (during internships).
Section Two:
Writing the Medical Documentation (Brief) Duration: 20 minutes. After completing the first section, you will enter another room to write the medical history using the appropriate medical terms (Fachbegriffe). You can choose to write the brief on a computer or on paper. Depending on your preference and what is easier for you. The brief should start with the patient’s name, age, weight, main complaint, and end with the diagnostic procedures (Diagnostik) and treatment measures (Therapie). It is essential to practice well and write many briefs in advance to manage your time effectively, as time is indeed limited, and you must pay close attention to this aspect.
Section Three:
Discussion with the Supervising Doctor (Arzt – Arzt Gespräch) Duration: 20 minutes. You enter the second room, holding your draft, and present yourself as the assistant doctor (Assistenzarzt) to the physician, fully presenting the case, including all the details you wrote in the brief. The committee will then ask you about details, differential diagnoses, and general medical questions that are not too deep, to confirm your understanding of the German language and a moderate medical approach. At the end of this section, you have to translate five specialized terms into general language, which concludes the exam.
In Berlin, you are not informed of the result immediately; they send it to you by email after 7 to 10 days. Finally, on the Berlin Medical Association’s website. You can find some useful documents that explain the details of the exam and how the examiners evaluate candidates. These documents are very important and will guide you well in your study approach.
8. Success in the Fachsprachprüfung Exam and Obtaining a Temporary medical license (Berufserlaubnis)
After successfully passing the Fachsprachprüfung exam to apply for Approbation in Berlin, you will receive a notification of success from the medical association. After sending this to the Landesamt and completing any outstanding documents, you will receive an email confirming that your application is complete. Approximately a month after that, you will get an email stating your eligibility for the temporary license (Berufserlaubnis). If there is a job offer (Zusage), the license is going to be issued within two weeks, retroactive to the start of your employment (Stelle). Some staff may issue the temporary license directly and send it to you, but this can vary slightly depending on the responsible staff member.
Unfortunately, the opportunities to work with a temporary license, if not negligible, are nearly impossible based on the experiences of most colleagues. Hospitals and departments in Berlin mostly require an Approbation (Permanent medical license) and often additional experience, making it generally difficult to work with just a temporary license. It is essential to keep this in mind beforehand.
You can read the following article on our website about the difference between the Berufserlaubnis and Approbation:
9. Completion of the Application and Waiting for the Kenntnisprüfung
After your application is complete to apply for Approbation in Berlin, they processe the documents. This process differs based on the following scenarios:
First Case: If you sent your documents from outside Germany and have already received a notice (Fristbeginn) along with a Beischeid. This means your application has been reviewed, and it will likely save you some time.
Second Case: If you sent your documents from within Germany, once your application is complete, you will receive a (Fristbeginn). After the review of your documents (which can take between 4 to 6 months), you will receive a (Feststellungsbescheid).
Following this stage, you will receive a document called (Zulassung zur Kenntnisprüfung). This document indicates that your file has entered the examination committee and is awaiting an appointment. It includes details about the exam and its sections. Typically, after you receive this document, the waiting period for the appointment can take around 4 to 8 months.
It’s important to be patient during this process, as the timelines can vary based on the workload of the reviewing authorities and other factors.
💡 Important Note: In Berlin, you do not need to register for the exam; instead, you are automatically registered for the exam once your file is complete, and you will often not be able to postpone it!
In the end, why choose Berlin? Is Berlin a suitable state for modification? Or should I avoid it and choose another state?
In short, like all states, each one has its pros and cons, and as you have noticed, Berlin is not an ideal state, just like all other states.
– Pros
The exams for the Fachsprachprüfung exam and the Kenntnisprüfung exam have a manageable level of difficulty.
The exam appointments are not very long (especially for the Fachsprachprüfung).
The city has a diverse cultural scene, with a large Arab and Muslim community. And there are Arabic markets (and delicious shawarma as well 😋).
The public transportation in the city is excellent, with various types of trains, trams, and subways, making it very easy to get around despite the city’s very large size.
The city is vibrant and not quiet like other German cities, offering many cultural, sports, and social events, allowing you to enjoy your time.
– Cons
There is a significant difficulty in finding housing, and it is relatively expensive when available.
As we discussed, working in the bureaucracy is almost impossible.
The financial aspect, you will be delayed starting work (usually until after obtaining the Approbation).
The waiting period between the Fachsprachprüfung exam and the Kenntnisprüfung exam is a bit long. Which can lead to frustration and depression, so you need a lot of patience to endure it.
The cultural diversity also has its downsides, as there are many prevalent ideas that may not suit you, along with some negative habits, especially for families and raising children.
In the end, there is no perfect place in Germany; each place has its features and downsides. And you should choose based on your priorities. Therefore, this issue varies a lot from person to person.
This month, the “Landesamt” issued a new “Intrague” version for applying to Berlin. And the abandonment of the gleich or applying to it can now be done immediately from the first “Intrague” (link to the new “Intrague”).
Author of the Article “Apply for Approbation in Berlin”:
• Interview in English with a doctor from South America who got her Approbation in Berlin
She told us in detail about her great experience and how she passed all exams in Berlin and got a job there. You can watch the interview on our YouTube channel: link.
• An interview in Arabic with Dr. Anas on how to apply for Approbation in Berlin
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Tax declaration for doctors in Germany
• Introduction about the tax declaration for doctors in Germany
In Germany, one pays one of the highest percentages of taxes in the world. A large part of the salary gets deducted. We explained this in the following article: “🇩🇪 Gross salary (🇩🇪 das Brutto) vs net salary (🇩🇪 das Netto)“. Through a tax declaration for doctors in Germany, doctors could get a high percentage of taxes back (in thousands of euros).
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• What is a tax declaration for doctors in Germany?
The tax declaration is a legal method that allows you to get a part of the taxes you paid back. You simply fill out special forms in special programs or apps and add to them all the invoices you paid. The program will then automatically decide how much taxes you paid extra, and then you will get a report, which you can send online or by mail to the tax authority (🇩🇪 der Finanzamt). They will examine it, and then you will get, in most cases, a lot of money back.
• Money refund: How much?
It depends on exactly what you spent (see the list at the end of this article), but generally around 1-8 thousand euros per year.
• Is it mandatory?
It is optional if you have only one employer (= you work only in one hospital simultaneously). But we recommend that you do it. You will always get your money back.
• When is this done?
This is done for each year in the year following it. For example, for 2023, you can submit your tax declaration (🇩🇪 die Steuererklärung) starting from 01.01.2024. The deadline for submitting the tax declaration is around September-October.
• How to do it?
• Apps, websites, and programs
They cost around 15–40 euros.
• Tax club/society (🇩🇪 der Steuerverein)
They will do it for you. The membership costs about 180-220 euros per year for resident doctors in first year. The more the income, the higher the membership cost.
I personally do it over a society, because doing it alone costs a few hours, not to mention forgetting to enter certain bills and costs. My motto was, I would rather go and work an extra shift, earn more money, learn medicine, and pay the membership. You can subtract the membership fees from the taxes for the following year. I had a great experience with the tax society in the city of Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia. You can register over this email address: sandra.beyhoff@vlh.de. Tell them in your email that you read this recommendation and they will take extra care of you.
That being said, if you have few costs, doing it in an App might be a good option too. But please read a lot before doing that yourself.
You can send your invoices and all related documents to the tax club in Essen by mail. It doesn’t matter where you live in Germany.
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• Tax advisor (🇩🇪 der Steuerberater)
You could get more money back, but they cost more (around 500-1000 euros).
How I lost around 1800 euros to an evil tax advisor in Germany!
I once had a terrible experience with a tax advisor. During our first meeting, he asked me to sign a contract agreeing to pay all costs. Trusting him, I signed it, as he assured me the fees would be around 500 euros. That was my mistake—I should have insisted on explicitly outlining his fees in an email or paper. In the end, I received an invoice for 1,400 euros! Unfortunately, the ordeal didn’t stop there. He later filed an objection concerning a sum that the tax office refused to reimburse, which resulted in an additional charge of 400 euros. This was incredibly frustrating because an employee had informed me over the phone that the objection was included in the initial 1,400 euros. What is more terrible is that I thought I could deduct these 1800 euros from my tax declaration, but I could not. He wrote the invoice so that I could only deduct 400 euros!!!
• What can be deducted from the taxes?
– All costs related to the medical license (books, courses, exam fees, train tickets, etc.)
– Things that help you in your work include work clothes (e.g., lab coat, stethoscope), pencils, papers, etc.
– Costs for learning: Books, apps, courses, journal subscriptions, etc.
– Medical events: Costs, fixed rate for eating/drinking, hotel costs, etc.
– Relevant insurance for the work: legal insurance (German: Rechtsversicherung), liability insurance (German: Haftpflichtversicherung), etc.
– Membership fees in the medical association or work unions (like the Marburger Bund)
– Each kilometer you drive to your work or to a course or medical event
– Costs for washing work clothes
– Costs for bank account
– Money transferred to parents (this can bring you a lot of money back, significantly the poorer your home country is). You should transfer the money in January or each month. This is very important.
• Do you want more details?
We could write a detailed article in the future. Write if you want us to do that.
Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and does not constitute tax advice. While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy and thorough research, no guarantee can be made regarding the completeness, accuracy, or timeliness of the information provided. Tax regulations may change, and individual circumstances may require specific advice. It is recommended to consult a qualified tax advisor for any tax-related questions or uncertainties. We accept no liability for any damages or losses that may result directly or indirectly from the use of the information provided here.
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Duration of the residency programs in Germany (die Dauer der Facharztausbildung)
The duration of each medical specialty in Germany differs from the others. In this article, we summarize that. The numbers are official. These numbers could be read from the following official German document from the German Medical Association (Bundesärztekammer):
The duration for each specialty in Germany is in the table below. We have interactive Facebook and Telegram groups for every medical specialty in Germany. The links are also in the table. You can join all Telegram groups of all specialties through the following link.
Table 1: Durations of medical residencies in Germany
For almost all medical specialties in Germany, there is a medical society. More details here: Article.
Very important note:
The above durations do not mean you will surely finish the residency in the given period. In the above article about the log book (link here again), we explained that there are certain things to be done and learned for each specialty. So, if you did not do them, your residency will continue indefinitely (or you have a nice head of department!). Moreover, some delays could result because you need to do rotations (sometimes needing to change the hospital and find a new position). But do not be afraid. With good planning and good connections, many finish the residency on time. To finish on time, you can read this article to avoid common mistakes: link.
* There is no specialty for emergency medicine. Doctors of many specialties need a certain course (about 90 hours of teaching for 1 Week), learn a few procedures (like intubation, chest tube insertion, etc.), and be present in about 50 drives with a licensed emergency physician. Then they will get this certificate. Wikipedia article in German about emergency medicine in Germany: link.
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The 10 steps to start a medical residency in Germany (2024)
Medical residency in Germany
• Introduction
Welcome to the most detailed article on the internet on how to start a medical residency in Germany and get a permanent German medical license. In German, the word for the permanent medical license is called 🇩🇪 Approbation. A temporary medical license is called in German 🇩🇪 Berufserlaubnis (BE). To be able to start working as a medical doctor and start a medical residency in Germany, you need to have one of these licenses (Article: Differences between the two in detail).
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• General notes
▪ The exams required from International Medical Graduates (IMG) do not depend on their nationality (e.g., if they are EU or not EU) but depend on in which country they studied medicine (more explained in step number 9).
▪ The steps should not always be followed in the same chronological order to start a medical residency in Germany.
Examples
For example:
– You can start learning German (step 2) before finishing medical school (step 1).
– In some German states, to apply for a medical license (step 6), you must apply for a job (step 10) and get a job offer first.
– In some German states (like North Rhine-Westphalia), you can apply for Approbation (step 6) before getting a B2 certificate (step 2).
▪ This article was written with the help of Mr. Teddy Kabel, the administrator of the second-largest English group for foreign doctors in Germany. Vielen Dank.
• The ten steps to start a medical residency in Germany:
1. Finish medical school
Logically, to start medical residency in Germany, you need to have received your medical degree. In most countries of the world, medical school lasts six years. In a few countries, like Germany itself or China, medical school lasts five years. The duration of medical school does not play a role in Germany.
• Does the university average play a role in getting a medical license or a job in Germany? No or very low effect…
• To get the medical license: zero role!
• To get a job: The two most important things are: 1. Approbation 2. Speaking excellent German.
• For those who failed a year or more in medical school…
If I failed a year or more in medical school and had to repeat them, would I still have a chance to get a German medical license and work in Germany?
Certainly yes! You need a recognized bachelor’s degree from a recognized university, regardless of how long you studied medicine. So, failing a year or more is not a problem.
– Are your university and faculty recognized in Germany?
Use “Anabin” website to see if your university and medical degree are recognized in Germany. If your university and faculty have the status “H+/+”, then they are recognized in Germany. This YouTube video shows you how to find this out using Anabin.
That being said, the Anabin website sometimes does not contain the names of universities recognized in Germany. So, if you did not find the name of your university, this is probably not the end of the world.
• What should I do if my university AND faculty were not listed on the Anabin website?
You can, in this case, do the following:
Ask in so many Facebook and Telegram groups if graduates from your medical faculty got recognized in Germany.
You can apply for a “statement of compatibility” on the Anabin website. Everything you need to do is explained on its page on Anabin website.
• Does the status of my university on the Anabin website show if I will get the Gleichwertigkeit (avoiding the medical knowledge exam – KP) (step 6)? No!
No! Getting the Gleichwertigkeit depends on your University, year of graduation, professional experience, and the courses you visited. For more details, see step 6 and read the following article in English and Arabic.
– Stop & think: Is a medical residency in Germanythe best option in “your” case?
Before deciding to come to Germany and start medical residency, please read about the advantages and disadvantages of medical specialization in Germany and other countries. If you want to start on a specific pathway, you should only concentrate on it. Therefore, we wrote many articles to help you decide: “Thinking about coming to Germany?”
An important point in helping you decide is knowing if your bachelor’s degree will be considered equivalent to a German one (🇩🇪 gleich/Gleichwertigkeit). This is critical because it will save you from doing the medical knowledge exam (step 9). We explained this in the following article:
If you still cannot decide, read as much as possible about this specialization route. Look at our main Facebook group and Telegram group and see what doctors are discussing and what problems they are facing. You are welcome to post as many questions as you like.
2. Learn the German language & improve your CV to start medical residency in Germany
– Learning German
During your internship year or even before that, start learning the German language until at least the B2 level. We recommend learning at least until the C1 level. Language is essential later on during interviews when working with patients and even during the board exams (die Facharztprüfung). Besides having a German Approbation, language proficiency is the most critical criterion for the selection process.
Should the language certificate be from a particular testing authority/institute? Yes…
Yes, for sure, certificates are accepted from Goethe-Institut and Telc. Both are good, but Goethe-Institut is more famous among the Germans. When you are in Germany, some might ask you: “How did you learn German in your home country, Goethe?”.
Some say, that certificates from ÖSD might be accepted, too. This is an Austrian exam provider.
Should I get an official certificate for each language level I finish, from A1 to B2?No…
Certainly No! To apply for the Approbation, only a B2 certificate is enough. To apply for the Visa, a B1 certificate is required at least.
Should I get the C2 level certificate? No…
I work in Germany since >9 years, have met hundreds of doctors, worked in 14 hospitals, and had through Facharzt JETZ contact with thourdands of doctors. Despite my experience and connections through Facharzt JETZT, I have never met a single doctor with a C2 German certificate 😅 While having it in your CV is advantageous, the language proficiency assessed in the exam tends to be more general and literal than what is typically used in the medical field. Therefore, there’s no need to stress about obtaining a C2 certificate. Aim for a C1 certification and ensure that you can speak fluently with the least noticeable accent possible. 😍 See too our article about improving your CV.
By the way, even psychiatrists are not expected to have a C2 certificate. At the end, it is not about certificates, it is about your understanding patients and speaking clearly and fluently.
The following are articles related to doctors learning German:
Even before you arrive in Germany, enhance your chances of securing your dream medical specialty in a renowned German hospital by focusing on learning German and engaging in activities that bolster your CV. Discover valuable insights and guidance in another article on our website:
To quickly start a medical residency in Germany, do not forget to build connections. This is important because connections save you time, money, and stress. With Facharzt JETZT, it is now possible and for free to make connections with doctors working in Germany:
3. Finish the internship year to start a medical residency in Germany (das Praktische Jahr)
You MUST finish an internship year to start a medical residency in Germany, where you studied medicine, or in your home country. However, graduates from the following countries are usually required to do the internship year in their countries of study:
The internship year should contain certain rotations with certain durations and should have certain characteristics. We explained all of that in the following article:
The following rule applies to graduates of most countries: You can get your medical license after finishing the internship year, either in your home country or where you studied medicine. This is a very important document. Without it, you cannot start a medical residency in Germany. Some say a temporary medical license from your home or study country is enough. But for sure, if you have a permanent medical license, you are on the right path and can move to step number 5.
Like the internship year (step 3), this rule has a few exceptions. Graduates from the following countries need mostly to have a medical license from their country of study:
5.Prepare your documents for applying for the German permanent medical license (die Approbation)
To ensure getting a medical residency in Germany, you can start during the internship year to slowly collect all the needed documents for applying for the German permanent medical license (🇩🇪 die Approbation). Be careful; do not prepare your documents too early because some documents are allowed to be maximally one to six months old at the time of application for the Approbation (For example, the police clearance certificate – 🇩🇪 die Straffreiheitsbescheinigung). A complete list of the needed documents is in the following link:
The documents differ slightly between the 16 medical license authorities in the 16 German states. You can find the documents that are needed on the websites of the 16 medical license authorities. On the website of each medical license authority, the required documents and application files are listed depending on where you studied medicine, either in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EFTA) or outside of it. Here we collected the links for you: Direct links.
The authorities do not provide many explanations about the documents, and there are many pitfalls. Therefore, please read our article about the required documents first.
– The translation of the documents
Wrongly translated documents could destroy your chances of working in Germany or make it a nightmare. Therefore, we wrote a whole article to explain the translation of documents for you:
We recommend legalizing your documents in the countries you got them from (country of origin or where you studied medicine). However, the German embassies do not legalize documents in a few countries. We explained all of this here:
6. Send via mailyour application for the German permanent medical license (die Approbation)
After you finish the internship year, you can mail your application to one of Germany’s 16 medical license authorities (list of them). Unlike the USA, Canada, or England, there is no centralized authority for that.
Applications per E-Mail are NOT accepted.
– To start medical residency in Germany: Proof of intention
To be able to apply for a German Approbation, you need in 14 out of 16 medical license authorities a “proof of intention”. We explained this and how to get it in the following article:
The two German states which do not require proof of intention are Bavaria (🇩🇪 Bayern) and Thuringia (🇩🇪 Thüringen). In Berlin, it is enough to provide email copies of answers from hospitals that refused your application for a Hospitation (medical training) (Articles: What is a Hospitation & How to apply).
– For non-EU/EFTA doctors: Decide whether you want to apply for the Gleichwertigkeit
All foreign doctors must take the Fachsprachenprüfung (FSP) (medical language exam) (step 8).
The Kenntnisprüfung (medical knowledge exam) (step 9) is NOT required from graduates of universities in the European Union (EU)/European Free Trade Association. Graduates from universities in the rest of the world should decide at the time of the approbation application if they want to register for the Kenntnisprüfung exam or if they want to undergo the process of the Gleichwertigkeit. We explained this in step number 8.
More questions and answers about step six of the 10 steps to start a medical residency in Germany:
The ECFMG: Applying for a medical license in the USA
In the USA, the ECFMG is responsible for testing all medical doctors who want to apply for a medical license in the USA. The USMLE exams. if you ever heard of them, are conducted by the ECFMG. Source: Wikipedia.
What are the 16 German medical license authorities (🇩🇪 die Approbationsbehörden)?
In which one of the 16 medical license authorities should you apply for the Approbation?
The decision should consider many factors, such as how hard the exams in the German state are and how easy it is to get a job with Berufserlaubnis (BE). Still, the most important factor is getting the Gleichwertigkeit in that state. So, please ask firstly medical graduates from your university where you should apply for the Approbation (you can also ask in our main group on Facebook and Telegram). The following article can help you a lot in your decision:
No! Never! You need to send authenticated copies of your documents by post (Article: “What is authentication?”)
Can I apply simultaneously to many authorities?
Never! Do not do that!, It is not allowed, and they will discover it sooner or later.
Can I apply for Approbation in one German state and work in another?
Once you get your German Approbation, you can work overall in Germany from day one. On the other hand, with a temporary medical license (Berufserlaubnis), you can work only in one German state. More details are in the comparison article between the Approbation and the Berufserlaubnis (link).
Can you change your mind and move your application for the Approbation from one German state to another?
Yes, but this takes at least 2 to 3 months. We explained here how you can move your application for the approbation from one German state to another:
7. Apply for a visa (if you need one) & travel to start medical residency in Germany
To travel to Germany, citizens of many countries must apply for a German visa. You should give the German embassy a reason for coming to Germany. We explained the reasons and other issues related to this topic in separate articles:
• There are in 2024 new changes coming to the visa laws, making it easier to come & work in Germany and get the German nationality. This is thoroughly explained in the following article: 🇩🇪 The Skilled Immigration Law (Das Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz)
To get a German visa, one of the things you need is “proof of financial resources”. We explained the two methods for that in this article:
8. Do the medical language exam (die Fachsprachenprüfung – FSP)
This exam is required from all doctors who did not finish high school in Germany, even if they have a German passport. You can do it ONLY after you send your application to apply for the German permanent medical license (🇩🇪 die Approbation) (step number 6) and get a reply that you can do this exam. Again, as explained in step number 5, applying for a permanent medical license is only possible after finishing medical school.
After passing the medical language exam, your steps will depend on the country where you studied medicine. We explain this in the following algorithm and table:
Congratulations 🥳🥳💐💐 After passing the medical language exam, you will get the approbation. 🥳🥳 You do not need to read further in steps 8 or 9. Go straight to the last step (number 10).
– All about the Gleichwertigkeit/gleich & should you apply for it
What is the 🇩🇪Gleichwertigkeit/gleich?
The German word “gleich” is an adjective that means “equal or similar”. Gleichwertigkeit is the noun form of it.
In the context of non-EU/EEA doctors applying for the Approbation, it means that they apply for an evaluation (🇩🇪 Gleichwertigkeitsprüfung) of the subjects they studied in medical school (syllabus), of their work experience after the internship year, and the courses they attended. This evaluation process costs around 1000-1800 euros and takes four to 18 months (depending on state). After this waiting period, they get an answer if what was submitted is “gleich” or not. If they are gleich, they do not need to take the medical knowledge exam and are treated like EU/EEA graduates. 🥳 If they are judged to be not “gleich,” then they need to do the medical knowledge exam (Kenntnisprüfung). 😥
How do I know if the graduates of my “batch” from our university get the Gleichweritgikeit?
Only if you can find the ones who applied in Germany, and they told you about the answer they got. You can ask in our main group on Facebook and Telegram. More details in this article:
We recommend trying to apply for the Gleichwertigkeit.
Request from the beginning of your approbation application (step 6) that you want to do the medical knowledge exam.
Disadvantages of the decision
• Costs for applying for the Gleichwertigkeit (around 1000-1800 euros) • The reply needs months. If you got the end “not gleich,” then you should wait for an appointment for the knowledge exam, like someone who sent his application for the approbation on the same day but was asked to do the knowledge exam directly.
You might miss getting a “gleich” if you applied.
Advantages of the decision
No knowledge exam if “gleich”
If you applied from the beginning to do the knowledge exam and did not apply for a gleich, then: 1) You can quickly register for an appointment to do the knowledge exam (appointment needs months) 2) You can start early preparing for the knowledge exam, which is mainly a clinical exam, and you are not wasting time learning for it (see step 9).
If I applied for the Gleichwertigkeit, can I work until I receive an answer?
Yes. You can work with a 🇩🇪 Berufseralubnis (BE) (temporary medical license). Read this article for the details:
Can you apply for the Approbation in one German state, do the Fachsprachenprüfung (FSP) there, and then do the medical knowledge exam (Kenntnisprüfung) (KP) in another German state?
Yes! This is how to move your application: Article.
Doing the FSP in one state and then the KP in another is common in the German Northrhine-Westphalia (NRW). This is because the medical knowledge exam there (which takes place in the city of Münster) is the hardest in Germany. In NRW, the medical language exam (FSP) takes place in Düsseldorf and Münster. In Münster, the FSP is also the hardest in Germany. In Düsseldorf, it is normal. Therefore, after succeeding in the FSP, some doctors move their applications to do the KP in another German state.
9. When requested, do the medical knowledge exam (die Kenntnisprüfung – KP)
As we explained in step number 8, not all foreign doctors must do this exam. This is an oral medical exam. There is not a single MCQ question in it. 🥳 This means the exam is a friendly discussion, and the doctors need at least a general outline of diseases, medications, and therapies. We wrote a detailed article here: “What is the medical knowledge exam (die Kenntnisprüfung – KP)?“
Doctors who must do a medical knowledge exam are allowed by many medical license authorities to work for 6 to 24 months with a temporary medical license ( eine Berufserlaubnis). We explained the differences between a permanent and a temporary medical license in this article:
We hope that you can avoid doing a medical knowledge exam (🇩🇪 die Kenntnisprüfung) and that you now have a permanent German medical license (🇩🇪 die Approbation).
Approbation day
German Board in Neurology day
Do not forget to post your photo with the Approbation document in the main Facharzt JETZT group on Facebook and Telegram.😊🥳 This will motivate others, especially if you write small tips from your experience. That would be very nice of you. 😊💐
10. Apply for a job (die Bewerbung um eine Stelle)
To save time, after passing the required exams from you and while waiting for the Approbation/Berufserlaubnis document, start applying for a job. Write in your job application that you passed the exam(s) and include a copy of the confirmation (you get this on the day of the exam). You can begin working immediately after getting the approbation certificate by mail.
Facharzt JETZT can make your job very easy. Find your dream jobs through us: Apply JETZT (now).
• We explained in the following articles how you can apply for a job (including free samples for your application email and your motivational letter):
After being accepted for the job, you need to do a few things. Some of them are optional, and some are mandatory. Please do not forget them because they could cause you to earn more or less money.
At the end of this article, we assure you that if you carefully follow these 10 steps to start medical residency in Germany, we will guarantee you that you will get your German Approbation.
Herzlichen Glückwusnch (Congratulations) You will get the job!
Want to learn more? Questions? Join JETZT (🇺🇸 now) all of our groups & ask what you like (On mobile phone: The links are at the end of this page/ On PC: On the right side)
Further readings: • “Approbation in Germany”, Helena Mamić – Soprano website (Foreign doctor in Germany from Croatia), link. • “Getting Started with Medical Residency in Germany”, German medical residency website, link. • “Application Process for Medical Residency in Germany”, German medical residency website, link. • “Preparation of documents for Berufserlaubnis / Approbation”, your second heart blog, link.
Swiss medical license for EU/EFTA doctors through indirect recognition
Wenn Sie in Deutschland oder in einem EU/EFTA-Land Medizin studiert haben, können Sie direkt in der Schweiz arbeiten?
Ja!🥳🥳🥳😊 Die Voraussetzungen sind ähnliche wie bei dir indirekten Anerkennung (Link). Der einzige Unterschied ist, Sie brauchen keine 3-jährige Erfahrung von Arbeit in Vollzeit in einem EU/EFTA-Land.
Es bleibt leider die Voraussetzung, dass Sie oder Ihr Ehepartner die Staatsangehörigkeit von einem EU/EFTA-Land haben.
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• How does Facharzt JETZT work?
We have >120 Facebook and Telegram* groups for EVERY residency/specialty and several general groups. Nobody is boss (🇩🇪 Chef), because we are all colleagues & we do not want a boring hierarchy like in the hospital (🇩🇪 wir sprechen hier per du!).
• Why Telegram and not WhatsApp?
There are many reasons, the most important of which is that each of Facharzt JETZT’s 68+ Telegram groups has at least “1024 members”. The maximum number of members in WhatsApp groups is 1025. There are many other reasons. We wrote them here: Article.
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ein Oberarzt/eine Oberärztin). Some residents in the last year of residency do reach this salary level. They are then called in Germany “ein Funktiosnoberarzt/eine Funktionsoberärztin”. The word might be translated to something like: in the function of a senior physician. This is because they do the job of senior physicians 😍🥳, but still do not have the German Board (
