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Medical language exam (FSP)
Format, chambers and preparation for the medical FSP and the licence to practise.
Medical language exam (FSP)Berufserlaubnis vs Approbation: the difference for doctors
Temporary permit or full medical licence in Germany: what each allows, how long it lasts, what you need and what changes on 1 November 2026.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)Defizitbescheid for doctors in Germany: what it means, what next
The deficit notice after the equivalence check: what it contains, which routes remain, and the rules for applications before and after 1 November 2026.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP for dentists and pharmacists in Germany: format and fees
Dentists and pharmacists from abroad also sit a medical language exam, at their own chamber. Parts, duration, fees and retakes, chamber by chamber.
7 October 2026 · 2 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP doctor-to-doctor conversation: presenting the patient
FSP part 3: a two-minute patient presentation, follow-up questions, medical terms, abbreviations and lab values. With Berlin's marking sheet.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP exam in Germany: cost and format in all 17 medical chambers
The medical language exam (Fachsprachprüfung) chamber by chamber: fee, format, where the written part is done and which chambers run no exam of their own.
7 October 2026 · 4 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)Failed the FSP? Retake rules in the German medical chambers
Failed the medical language exam: how often you may retake it, when, what it costs and how many pass on a later try. Rules from the chambers that publish them.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP medical terms: switching to patient German and back
In the FSP you switch between patient German and medical German. 41 word pairs by specialty, the most common mix-ups, and each chamber's vocabulary test.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)German exams for nurses: B2 certificate or nursing FSP?
Nurses in Germany need German at B2. A general B2 certificate or the B2 Pflege language exam: where each is offered, the format, the fee and pass mark.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)German level for doctors: B2, C1 Fachsprache, which comes first
Is B2 enough to work as a doctor in Germany? The two levels the states require, which certificates count, and the order: B2 first, then the FSP.
7 October 2026 · 3 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP exam Anamnese: common mistakes in the patient interview
The FSP patient interview (Anamnese): time per medical chamber, Berlin's eight marking criteria and the mistakes the German chambers warn about.
6 October 2026 · 10 min read
Medical language exam (FSP)FSP exam Germany: how to write the Arztbrief (doctor's letter)
The written part of the FSP medical German exam: the five required parts of the Arztbrief, time per medical chamber, the right tenses and how it is marked.
2 October 2026 · 8 min read