The answer is based on where you studied medicine, regardless of your nationality or where you finished your high school:
| Category 1 | Category 2 |
|---|---|
| A country of the 🇪🇺 European Union (EU) or of the European Economic Area (EEA)* | Other countries in the world |
| No medical knowledge exam (🇩🇪 Kenntnisprüfung – KP) 🥳🥳 You only need a medical langauge exam (🇩🇪 Fachsprachenprüfung) (FSP) 👩🎓👨🎓 See the steps for you here: link | A medical knowledge exam (🇩🇪 Kenntnisprüfung – KP) is often a must 😪, but there are exceptions and you are then going to be treated like category 1. See the full details here: “🇩🇪 Avoiding a medical knowledge exam (🇩🇪 die Kenntnisprüfung) for doctors who studied in non-EU/EEA countries 🇪🇺”. |
*List of the EU/EEA countries:
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