C1 Level in the professional context – Bezirksärztekammer

content of the specialized language Nordwürttemberg:

examination Mrs. Nicole Waletzki
Jahnstraße 5
70597 Stuttgart
But what means C1 Level in detail? fachsprache@baek-nw.de

Candidates who…. Bezirksärztekammer

Specialized
Südwürttemberg:
language
 understand a wide range of very ad- Mrs. Petra Silva
vanced texts, also the implied meaning Haldenhaustraße 11 examination
72770 Reutlingen
 express themselves fluent and sponta-
noiusly fachsprache@baek-sw.de

Bezirksärztekammer
 use the language efficient and flexibel in Nordbaden:
social life and working environment General information
Mrs. Myriam Kaiser
 express themselves clear, structured Mrs. Lena Zimmermann and requirements
and in detail to complex situations
Zimmerstraße 4
76137 Karlsruhe
can be certificated a language level of C1. fachsprache@baek-nb.de A common project of the
Bezirksärztekammer
District Physician Chambers of
Südbaden: Baden-Württemberg
Mrs. Weike Sabiers
Sundgauallee 27
79114 Freiburg
fachsprache@baek-sb.de

Internet presence:
www.aerztekammer-bw.de
 Examination procedure
General information
The examination is divided into 3 equal tested
parts.
When register for an examination, it is important Part 1
to provide evidence of general language Includes the physician / patient conversation:
knowledge through examination certificates that
are at least appropriate to the requirements of Processing Within 20 minutes, the candidate has to lead an
level B2 of the “Common European Reference adequate communication with the patient consid-
frame for languages” (GER B2) or that corre- The procedure of achieving approbation as phy- ering the following topics:
sponds to an equivalent language level. sician during the application process is always I. personal data
the same and has to take place at the Regional II. medical history
Council Stuttgart. III. current symptoms
Who has to pass a specialized language The Regional Council verifies all the documents IV. current medication
examination? and submits, if necessary, the required data of V. family history
the person that has to pass the language exami-
Everybody who submits an application for ap- nation to the District Chambers of Physicians. This is followed by informing the patient about
proval of the approbation as doctor at the Re- Hence a personal application for the specialized the suspected diagnosis, planned examinations
gional Council and language examination at a District Chamber of and answering questions of the patient.
Physicians is not required.
After receiving the applicant’s documents from
Part 2
 didn’t achieve a degree at a German- Includes the documentation of the collected
speaking high school the Regional Council, the District Chamber of
data.
Physicians contacts the applicant to inform about
 didn’t pass a ten-years general education examination details such as next possible date
at a German-speaking school The candidate documents the given information
and place of examination. within 20 minutes in a separated room.
 didn’t complete a three-years apprentice-
ship in German Costs: Part 3
Includes a medical handing over conversa-
 has to provide evidence of the required
The fee of up to 420 EUR for the specialized lan- tion:
skills of the German language
guage examination has to be transferred in ad- Within 20 minutes, the candidate has to intro-
The B2 certificate is required in advance. vance. Accout details will be handed out within duce the patient to a medical associate and an-
If you should not have this precondition, the the invitation letter. swer several questions about diagnosis, recom-
Council will not verify your application and docu- Upon receipt of payment, the District Chamber of mended examinations and personal data. Final-
ments. In this case, please obtain information on Physicians sends the invitations to the candi- ly, the candidate will receive a brief list of spe-
special language courses. dates. Normally, the examination takes place on cialist language terms that need to be translated
Saturdays. into German.

Please inform about special language Please note, that information about exam It is important to consider, that no special
courses on your own. We are not allowed dates will not be published. Also desired medical knowledge will be tested. The ex-
to recommend courses. dates cannot be considered. amination only values language skills.
But: the listening comprehension of medi-
cal facts and information can of course be
rated.