Applying for admission to a section of the medical examination

You must submit the application for admission to an examination section of the medical examination in writing in the form prescribed by the competent state authority.

Use the forms prescribed by the state authority responsible for you. Submit your application with the required documents to the authority responsible for you.

You must register for a section of the medical examinations via the online portal. Before registering for the first time, you must register once in the portal.

Please contact the State Office for Social Affairs, Youth and Care in Mainz.

In order to be admitted to the respective section of the medical examination, you must enclose the necessary evidence with your application.

First section of the medical examination:

• Birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable
• Proof of higher education entrance qualification, in the case of certificates obtained abroad, also the notice of recognition from the competent authority under state law
• transcript of records or the documents used by the respective university as proof of periods of study. You can submit this proof at a later date within a period specified by the office responsible for you if you are not yet able to attach it to the application.
• The certificate or a summary certificate of successful participation in the courses prescribed by the licensing regulations for doctors. You can submit this proof at a later date within a period specified by the office responsible for you if you are not yet able to attach it to the application.
• Proof of participation in first aid training
• Proof of completion of the nursing service

Second section of the medical examination:

• Birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable,
• Student record book or the documents used by the respective university as proof of study periods. You can submit this proof at a later date within a period specified by the office responsible for you if you are not yet able to attach it to the application.
• Certificates or a summary certificate of successful participation in the courses prescribed by the licensing regulations for doctors, including the performance records in accordance with Section 27 (1) to (4) of the licensing regulations for doctors and proof of completion of the clinical traineeship. You can submit this proof at a later date within a period specified by the office responsible for you if you are not yet able to enclose it with the application.
• Certificate of passing the first section of the medical examination

Third section of the medical examination:

• Birth certificate, marriage certificate if applicable,
• Student record book or the documents used by the respective university as proof of study periods. You can submit this proof at a later date within a period specified by the office responsible for you if you are not yet able to attach it to the application.
• Certificates of the practical year according to the model in Annex 4 of the licensing regulations for doctors. If you have not yet completed the practical year, you must submit a provisional certificate from the doctor responsible for the training stating that you will complete the training by the date of the examination. You must submit the final certificate in accordance with the specimen in Appendix 4 immediately upon receipt and no later than one week before the start of the examination.
• Certificate of passing the second section of the medical examination

You must submit proof of enrollment with your application.

All documents for the respective examination section must be submitted as originals or certified copies. Please note that the documents remain with the State Examination Office for Students of Medicine and Pharmacy and will not be returned to you.
Exception: You do not need to have the enrolment certificates and transcripts of records, which can be generated electronically and verified using a QR code, certified and can be submitted to the State Examination Office as a simple printout.

The application for admission to an examination section must be received by the competent authority in accordance with state law by January 10 or June 10.

The deadline for the subsequent submission of documents is set by the State Examination Office for Students of Medicine and Pharmacy. This must be adhered to.

The invitation to the written examination will be sent no later than seven calendar days before the examination date. The summons to the oral-practical examination will be sent no later than five calendar days before the examination date.

In Rhineland-Palatinate, the invitations are sent electronically to the e-Postbox, which you must print out from there and bring with you to each examination date.

• § 10 Licensing regulations for doctors (ÄApprO)
• § 10 Licensing regulations for doctors (ÄApprO)

• Contradiction

The written examinations take place on uniform dates throughout Germany. The oral-practical examinations are taken as a group with a maximum of 4 candidates by an examination board, the dates of which are set by the State Examination Office for Students of Medicine and Pharmacy in consultation with the examination boards.

The examinations are taken before a state examination board (examination committee).