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Practise the FSP online

The Fachsprachprüfung (FSP) tests medical German at level C1 and is required for the Approbation or a temporary licence to practise. The state medical chamber runs it, usually in three parts of 20 minutes each. Here you practise your chamber's exam: the same parts, the same times, marked on the chamber's own sheet.

How the exam usually runs

  1. 1

    Doctor-patient talk, 20 minutes

    You take the history of a patient played by a member of the panel or an actor, in plain everyday German. Some chambers end it with an explanation of a procedure.

  2. 2

    Documentation, 20 minutes

    You write the conversation up: depending on the chamber on a history form, as a short report or as a doctor's letter, by hand or on a computer.

  3. 3

    Doctor-to-doctor talk, 20 minutes

    You present the patient to a senior doctor in medical German and answer questions. Many chambers finish with a list of medical terms to translate.

Not the same everywhere: Hessen and Sachsen-Anhalt examine in four parts, Rheinhessen in six. Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern give the written part more time. Saarland runs no exam of its own, and candidates from Schleswig-Holstein sit it in Rostock.

What you practise here

  • Your chamber's whole exam in one go, as on the day, with the same patient in every part
  • Each part on its own as well, with your chamber's minutes
  • Marking on your chamber's sheet, after the last part
  • Every case, with the senior doctor's follow-up questions
  • Medical terms training free: 10 terms, about 5 minutes

€89.00 per chamber, one payment, no subscription.

Cost and process by chamber

Fees, registration, permitted aids and retakes for every chamber are in the guides, with source and date.

Frequently asked questions

What is the FSP?
The Fachsprachprüfung checks that doctors trained abroad command medical German at level C1, on top of general German at B2. The state medical chamber runs it; passing it is required for the Approbation or a temporary licence to practise.
How long does the FSP take?
Usually 60 minutes in three parts of 20 minutes each. Hessen and Sachsen-Anhalt examine in four parts, Rheinhessen in six; Brandenburg and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern give the written part 30 and 25 minutes.
Can you take the FSP online?
No. The chambers examine in their own rooms. You can practise it online here, in your chamber's order and with its times.
Is MockDeutsch the medical chamber's exam?
No. MockDeutsch is independent and belongs to no medical chamber. The practice follows the chambers' published rules; we write the cases ourselves.