Anerkennung: foreign physicians

»The path to the German license to practice medicine«: Veranstaltung des International Office der Universität zu Köln in Zusammenarbeit mit dem mibeg-Institut Medizin

Attaining the German medical licence (»Approbation«) for foreign physiciansAuf Initiative des International Office der Universität zu Köln, das sich für das Netzwerk Scholars at Risk engagiert, findet am

Mittwoch, 18. Mai 2022 von 10 bis 12 Uhr ein Online-Seminar

für ausländische Ärztinnen und Ärzte statt, die in Deutschland ihre Approbation erlangen wollen.

Es referieren Cecile Polzin und Dr. Shermineh Shahi vom mibeg-Institut Medizin. Die beiden Anerkennungsexpertinnen zeigen auf, wie in Deutschland die Approbation beantragt werden kann, wenn ein Studium der Medizin im Ausland absolviert wurde und Interesse besteht, den Arztberuf in Deutschland auszuüben. Die Referentinnen informieren zu den Anerkennungsverfahren, geben Tipps zur Fachsprachprüfung und zur Kenntnisprüfung und zeigen Fördermöglichkeiten auf.

In a 90-minute workshop, we would like to provide specific support on which steps are necessary to obtain the German license to practice medicine.

The following questions will be addressed:

Which language and professional requirements do I have to fulfill in order to apply for the license to practice medicine in Germany? Which authority is in charge? Which documents do I have to submit? Which language skills do I have to prove? What is a specialist language certificate? What is the procedure for a specialist language examination (»Fachsprachprüfung«) before the State Chamber of Physicians (»Ärztekammer«)? How can I prepare myself? When is a knowledge examination (»Kenntnisprüfung«) necessary? What topics are covered in a knowledge examination? How can I prepare for a knowledge examination? How much time does it take to apply for my license to practice medicine?

We are very pleased to have two proven experts as speakers for this workshop. Dr. Shermineh Shahi and Cecile Polzin from the mibeg-Institut Medizin will provide you with practical and comprehensive information.

Interessent/innen wenden sich direkt an Casper Wijckmans, Universität zu Köln, c.wijckmans@verw.uni-koeln.de.

EMSA Spring Assembly 2019 Heidelberg: mibeg-Institut Medizin und Marburger Bund veranstalten einen Workshop für Medizinstudierende

Auf eine Vortragsverpflichtung für die Bundesvereinigung der Medizinstudierenden bvmd, die wir in Bochum wahrgenommen haben, folgt nun die Einladung, auf der EMSA Spring Assembly 2019 einen Workshop auszurichten, eine Einladung, der wir sehr gern folgen.

Wir freuen uns, Ruth Wichmann, Leiterin des Auslandsreferats des Marburger Bund Bundesverbandes als Koreferentin gewonnen zu haben. Gemeinsam mit Ruth Wichmann werden Dr. Shermineh Shahi und Carina Schmidt vom mibeg-Institut Medizin auf alle wichtigen Fragen eingehen, die sich für Medizinstudierende stellen, die beabsichtigen, zukünftig in Deutschland als Ärztin oder Arzt zu arbeiten:

Working requirements for foreign physicians in Germany

This Workshop aims to elucidate the path to attain full recognition of a foreign medical degree in order to work as a physician in Germany. Weiterlesen →

Attaining the German medical licence (»Approbation«) for foreign physicians

Attaining the German medical licence (»Approbation«) for foreign physiciansThe mibeg-Institut Medizin has developed an overview of the approach by foreign physicians to gain the german medical license (»Approbation«). You can download a copy here or ask for a poster size print by e-Mail.

Das mibeg-Institut Medizin hat, unterstützt durch juristische Expertise, ein Poster erstellt, das aus dem Ausland kommenden Ärztinnen und Ärzten den Weg zur Approbation aufzeigt. Zahlreiche Arbeits- und Anerkennungsberater haben es seit Anfang 2017 angefordert und nutzen es. Das Plakat ist aktuell wieder verfügbar und kann kostenfrei in A1 und A4 von Arbeitsberater/innen und Anerkennungsberater/innen sowie von Krankenhäusern angefordert werden. Eine kurze E-Mail genügt.

Das Poster ist in deutscher und englischer Sprache verfügbar, die Übersetzung in weitere Sprachen ist in Vorbereitung.

 

Free e-learning support to prepare for the medical language and knowledge test: eDocTrainer

eDocTrainer is an extensive collection of medical-clinical cases from all medical disciplines in German. If you want to improve your medical knowledge or terminology skills, you will find a large number of interesting medical cases and information on diagnostics and therapy, which is free of charge.

The very well-organized e-learning program has been developed by physicians for medical colleagues, who want to deepen and expand their knowledge. We recommend it to all foreign physicians preparing for a medical language or knowledge test (at home and abroad without additional costs or fees).

At the same time, it is a good alternative to e-learning offers provided from course providers, who sometimes charge high fees for these types of online learning units.

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Knowledge test (»Kenntnisprüfung«): German Doctors’ Congress calls for state-wide standardised knowledge test for physicians from non-european countries

The 121st German Doctors’ Congress (“Deutscher Ärztetag”) in Erfurt dealt intensively with the obtaining of the license to practise medicine for physicians from non-European countries and made demands on the legislator.

These demands include:

  • A state-wide standardised, efficient and transparent system of medical examinations should be established for foreign doctors, which ensures good medical care by foreign physicians and offers them increased legal certainty.
  • An examination of the submitted foreign certificates for authenticity and equivalence should in future be carried out by a federal authority in order to ensure a standardised assessment. The Advisory Board for Health Professions (“Gutachtenstelle für Gesundheitsberufe”, GfG) should be expanded and mandated to accept and decide on requests for assessments of equivalence (“Gleichwertigkeitsprüfung”) within the context of recognition procedures.
  • Each applicant from a non-european country should take a knowledge test (“Kenntnisprüfung”), which can be repeated up to twice. An exchange of data between the registration authorities regarding failed knowledge tests is to be set up in order to prevent so-called approval tourism.
  • The knowledge test on the basis of a German medical examination should be based on new scientific findings and test knowledge that is essential for the practice of the medical profession. A multiple-choice system is not the appropriate instrument to check the knowledge for the practice of the medical profession.
  • The knowledge test should be carried out according to a national standard and by universities.
  • A licence to practise medicine (“Approbation”) should only be granted after a knowledge examination has been passed. This has to be equivalent to the German third state examination of medical studies.
  • Medical language examinations (“Fachsprachprüfungen”) should be conducted at a high level that is standardised throughout Germany.
  • The federal states of Germany should ensure that foreign physicians who have to pass a knowledge test to prove an equivalent level of knowledge of their qualifications receive an appointment within the legally prescribed period of six months.

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