The FSP Guide
For everyone on the road to becoming a doctor in Germany: clear, experience-based writing on the Fachsprachprüfung, the Approbation and medical German.
FSP Exam Day: What Happens, Step by Step
The exam-day flow: the 3 parts (Anamnese, Dokumentation, Vorstellung), timing, what examiners look for, what to bring and managing your nerves.
Read →Körperliche Untersuchung: The German of the Physical Exam
The German commands you give patients during the physical exam, plus system-by-system examination terms — ready phrases for the FSP and the ward.
Read →Konjunktiv I: Reported Speech (FSP & Arztbrief)
The grammar that costs the most points when reporting what a patient said: Konjunktiv I formation, conversion examples and use in the Arztbrief.
Read →Becoming a Facharzt in Germany: The Residency Guide
Specialty training after Approbation: Weiterbildung duration, the Logbuch, the Facharztprüfung, finding a post and salary progression.
Read →Common FSP Cases and Conditions
From ACS to appendicitis, the classic FSP cases: the leitsymptom, key history questions and differential-diagnosis pointers for each.
Read →Essential FSP Medical Terms: Fachbegriff ↔ Lay Language
The heart of the FSP: explain to patients in lay language, write to doctors in technical terms. System-by-system Fachbegriff–Laiensprache pairs and how to memorize them.
Read →How to Do a Patientenvorstellung (Case Presentation)
FSP part 3: presenting a patient to the Oberarzt. Structure, ready Konjunktiv I phrases, timing and the most common mistakes.
Read →Aufklärung (Patient Education) Guide
Explaining a procedure to a patient in plain German: structure, empathy phrases, Gastroskopie/Koloskopie/surgery scenarios and consent (Einwilligung).
Read →FSP Study Plan: How Many Months to Prepare?
A realistic timeline by your level, a weekly study plan, a 3-phase path and a final-week checklist.
Read →German Patient Dialogues: Everyday Clinical Phrases
From greeting to goodbye, situation-based German doctor–patient dialogues — for the FSP and the real ward.
Read →What Is the FSP? Where and How Do You Take It?
The 3 parts of the exam, the differences between states (Ärztekammer) and a 4-step preparation strategy.
Read →How Is the FSP in Each State? (16-State Comparison)
2026 fee, format and application differences across 17 Ärztekammer — Bayern, NRW, Berlin and all the rest. A dedicated page for every state.
Read →How to Write an Arztbrief (Template + Example)
The discharge-letter structure: Anamnese → Diagnose → Therapie → Procedere. Konjunktiv I patterns and a sample letter.
Read →FSP Anamnesis Patterns: The German Sentences You Ask Patients
Chief complaint, pain character, vegetative history, medication-allergy and empathy — memorizable German question patterns.
Read →FSP or Kenntnisprüfung? What's the Difference?
The difference between the language approval and the professional-knowledge exam, when each is required, and where they sit in the Approbation path.
Read →What Is the Kenntnisprüfung and How Do You Prepare?
Who must sit it, the exam format, which subjects (Innere/Chirurgie/Notfall/Pharma/Recht), how it differs from the FSP, a prep plan, cost and attempts.
Read →telc Medizin Exam or the Kammer FSP?
Format, fee and recognition differences between telc Deutsch B2·C1 Medizin and the Kammer FSP — which one in which state.
Read →The 10 Most Common FSP Mistakes
Medical-term slips, Konjunktiv I, empathy, time management — the mistakes that cost the most points, and how to fix them.
Read →Finding a Doctor Job in Germany: When, Where, and With Which Documents?
Germany's growing doctor shortage, starting early with a Berufserlaubnis instead of waiting for the Approbation, where to apply, and the Assistenzarzt salary framework.
Read →The Approbation Process in Germany
Equivalence (Gleichwertigkeit), Berufserlaubnis, the order of FSP and Kenntnisprüfung, documents, timeline and cost — a step-by-step licensing guide.
Read →Visa & Residence Permit (§16d)
Which visa/permit for a doctor in Germany? The §16d recognition visa, work visa and Blue Card; application, documents, work permit and family reunification.
Read →Family Reunification (Familiennachzug): Spouse & Children
How to bring your spouse and children to Germany: Familiennachzug requirements, the A1 nuance for spouses, the Blue Card exemption, income/housing, documents and the spouse's right to work.
Read →Hospitation Guide: The Observership
An observership at a German hospital: what it gives you, how to find one, which documents/insurance you need, is it paid, and how it turns into a job offer.
Read →Famulatur Guide: Clinical Electives as a Student
A clinical elective in Germany while still in medical school: who can do it, how it differs from a Hospitation, applications, language, visa and housing.
Read →Assistenzarzt Salary: Tarifvertrag & Steps
What sets the salary (Tarifvertrag), the step system, on-call (Bereitschaftsdienst) pay, gross vs net, and how to read an offer.
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