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PG Medicine in Germany
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International Doctor’s
Programme in Germany
Do you know why Germany is one of the most preferred countries for foreign educated doctors and dentists?
- Germany has an acute shortage of medical professionals, and hence invites qualified medical professionals from foreign countries.
- Doctors are highly respected and also paid in Germany.
- Hospital settings and health care services in Germany are considered among the highest standards.
- Work and living conditions of medical professionals are among the best, and safe.
Is it true that foreign-educated doctors from countries like India can pursue PG in medicine, in Germany?
The myth needs to be broken here to answer the above question.
Medical education in Germany is not divided into bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, instead, a state-licensed medical doctor or physician, and a specialist respectively!
In Germany, after the basic medical education of 6 years including one year internship, one should complete all the three state examinations to qualify for a license to practice medicine. After getting licensed he or she is called a medical doctor or physician.
Once qualified by passing the state examination a medical doctor/physician can start working independently in a German hospital or choose to go ahead with a specialisation in his / her desired field of medicine!
The specialisation programme in Germany is referred to PG in Medicine in most countries. It’s also called MD or MS in medicine in India!
The duration of the programmer depends on the area of specialization which is almost the same as in other countries.
All the above is about those who complete their basic medicine education in Germany and progress to a PG Specialisation. But here in this page we refer to those who graduated with a medical degree in a foreign country such as India, Russia, Georgia, Ukraine, Moldova, Belarus, China etc and want to pursue a PG in Germany!
There are many more to point out as PG medicine in Germany is an opportunity to become a world class and high standard specialist who can practice anywhere in the world, as the medical qualifications of Germany are highly Recognised across the Globe!
Many choose Germany when' PG Medicine in Germany vs PG Medicine in the USA' comparison comes!
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- Generally after the first degree medical education the graduates need to spend a lot of money every year to pursue a PG medicine in their home country, whereas there are no fees to be paid for pursuing a specialisation in Germany as the German teaching hospitals don't charge a fee for it!
- Most importantly you can choose any specialisation you like here in Germany and that’s not the case in your home country, where you may end up compromising with any field of specialisation which is available. Germany follows a fair practice in almost everything!
- Interestingly, instead paying tuition fees or management donations, you will earn well while on your PG Medicine and Dentistry in Germany. Approximately you earn a salary of 4000-5,500.EUR per month, and that’s a huge amount compared to the earnings in many other countries including your home country!
If you are interested in pursuing a medical PG in Germany, first of all, you need to be a registered doctor in your home country or the country. If you have studied medicine and graduated in a foreign country like, China, Ukraine, Russia, Philippine, Georgia etc you must be registered doctor there , have completed a 12 months internship after completing your medical studies or did a PG in medicine there in the country from where you got your medical degree!
Majority of medical graduates make a common mistake of immediately returning to their home country after completing a medical course in a foreign country!
So those who are currently on their medicine studies in a foreign country, especially in one of the above listed, should try to get licensed there, attend a 12 months internship or a PG in any area of medicine you like, before returning to the respective home countries. This makes you a registered doctor already even in case you don’t make it in your country. As a country like India, as per the relevant agencies concerned, the passing rate of an FMGE exam to qualify for a license never crossed more than 25% ever!
how to make it and what are the
criteria to apply?
In Germany, you will be required to prove that you know German at a level which is required to work at a German hospital. For this you must sit and pass a German medical language test called Fachsprachprüfung. The test is popularly known as FSP among the foreign educated doctors who are interested in pursuing a PG medicine in Germany!
To qualify to sit this test one should be at B2+ level in German. Hence start learning the German language and achieving a B2 level in is the first and foremost step. Generally after B2 level German skills are achieved most candidates progress to an FSP test preparatory crash course offered as part of the Doctors' Program!
Passing the FSP test makes one qualify for a provisional medical license to start working in a German hospital as a junior or assistant medical doctor under supervision of a German registered doctor!
This provisional license allows a foreign educated medical doctor to work for a limited period – maximum of two years.
Whereas a fully licensed medical doctor in Germany can work indefinitely, and independently!
how to get a permanent license to
practice medicine independently In GERMANY?
FSP passed means you have proved your proficiency level in the German medical/technical language, and that means you are qualified to start working in a German hospital, under supervision.
But to work as a medical doctor independently, without any supervision, you will also need to prove your knowledge level in medicine as a medical doctor!
A foreign educated doctor needs to prove his / her knowledge in medicine as a medical doctor by passing a knowledge test called Kenntnisprüfung, widely referred to as KP or knowledge test by foreign educated doctors.
To sit this test or to apply for a knowledge test date, one should have already passed the FSP, and also have received an assessment letter from the state medical council called Landesamt in German.
Unless the Landesamt letter suggests that you sit the knowledge test, you won’t be able to apply for a date to sit the Kenntnisprüfung.
Therefore while preparing for the FSP or after passing the FSP, you will be required to get in touch with the Landesamt to get your qualifications assessed and obtain an assessment letter.
Assessment / Landesamt letter
After MBBS from a foreign medical university passing FSP/German medical language test passed means you have proved your proficiency level in the German medical/technical language, and that means you are qualified to start working in a German hospital, under supervision.
But to work as a medical doctor independently, without any supervision, you will also need to prove your knowledge level in medicine as a medical doctor!
A foreign educated doctor needs to prove his / her knowledge in medicine as a medical doctor by passing a knowledge test called Kenntnisprüfung, widely referred to as KP or knowledge test by foreign educated doctors.
To sit this test or to apply for a knowledge test date, one should have already passed the FSP, and also have received an assessment letter from the state medical council called Landesamt in German.
Unless the Landesamt letter suggests that you sit the knowledge test, you won’t be able to apply for a date to sit the Kenntnisprüfung.
Therefore while preparing for the FSP or after passing the FSP, you will be required to get in touch with the Landesamt to get your qualifications assessed and obtain an assessment letter.
The easiest, simplified, and straightforward process to qualify for
a PG medicine program in Germany!
If you have already decided to Pursue PG medicine in Germany, and are looking for a pathway that is not much complicated and easy to follow, then it’s worth reading below.
As one should be licensed to practice medicine before applying for a specialisation in a desired field of medicine in his / her home country, the first step in Germany too should be, applying for a medical license in a state medical council / Landesamt.
So that the pathway and the stages of the process to follow here is;
- Contact us and discuss the plan in detail.
- Take a decision and start learning German.
- Simultaneously, prepare to apply for registration and lodge your application at a German Landesamt still in your home country.
- Keep learning German until you are ready to leave for Germany.
If you can achieve B1 level German would be good, so that you can start a B2 level German course straight away as soon as you have arrived in Germany.
This will help you a lot in improving your German skills to qualify for your FSP preparation and also to follow the preparatory course successfully.
Please note, German consulates expect foreign educated doctors have at least A2-level language skills while applying for a visa.
Once the application process at the German Landsat is completed, a decision letter will be issued and sent to your home address. So that you will receive this letter much before applying for your visa in a German consulate in your country.
This enables you to submit the Landesamt decision letter too at the consulate and that may help to establish your intention at the consulate and thus your application is strong.
If the Landesamt decision letter is a deficit letter then it generally will refer to:
If you have already decided to pursue PG medicine in Germany, and are looking for a pathway that is not much complicated and easy to follow, then it’s worth reading below.
As one should be licensed to practice medicine before applying for a specialisation in a desired field of medicine in his / her home country, the first step in Germany too should be, applying for a medical license in a state medical council / Landesamt.
- the doctor applied for a professional license.
- the applicant needs to pass the FSP exam to prove your German skills
- to prepare for the FSP exam you can join a preparation course to reach the required language level
- you will receive a professional license after passing the FSP exam
Please note:
If you have graduated from an EU university then the letter will be asked only to pass the FSP for an approbation.
The knowledge test is waived for those foreign doctors who have graduated with a medical degree from a university-based out of a European Union (EU) country.
Here, by following this pathway you will know well in advance about the Landesamt’s decision and its suggestions to overcome the deficiency.
In general, the decision will be either to sit and pass the FSP test to meet the medical language criterion alone or to pass the FSP and then attend the Kenntnisprüfung ( Medical knowledge test ) known as KP.
The best package to choose to pursue
PG medicine in Germany!
he language learning package here in this pathway could be even starting with A1 level for those with zero levels German.
But as per the visa conditions in German consulates, many countries foreign doctors should be at least at A2 level to apply for a visa.
If you know German already, then your course starts from the next level, i.e.; those who arrive with B1 level start with B2 level, and then progress on to the FSP preparation.
What makes this package most attractive is, the major part of the programme’s cost is covered by a German Government Grant available for qualified foreign educated doctors, who are interested to work in Germany!
For example, the total cost of the programme, which includes German language courses from A1 – C1 + the FSP preparatory and other services is approximately 11700.EUR.
The Grant amount could be approximately 7,700.EUR
That means the net cost, that you need to pay, is just 4000.EUR
Here again, consider that your German level is A2 Level, and then 1000.EUR per level for A1 & A2 are reduced from the above said 4000.EUR.
That makes the actual money you need to pay for the programme to 4000 – 2000, just 2000.EUR!
suppose your current level is B1 while arriving in Germany. That means you are entitled for a refund of 2000.EUR: B1 is considered as 2 levels- B1.1 and B1.2. Each level cost 1000.EUR.
That means the net fees is 2000-2000=0!
Don’t you think it’s attractive?
So what’s the delay now, contact us if you have the
below documents for a preliminary assessment.
- Recently updated CV
- Registration
- Proof of internships and practical training
- Medical degree and transcripts
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