FSP Hannover: 11 Pro Tips to Pass the Medical German Exam

FSP Hannover is a key milestone for many international doctors in Lower Saxony. The exam checks whether you can communicate safely in clinical German — during a patient interview, in a doctor-to-doctor handover and in written documentation. Candidates who train clinical communication (not only vocabulary) usually perform much more reliably.

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FSP Hannover: structure & assessment — what is really evaluated

The logic of the FSP is consistent: you must demonstrate safe clinical German for daily hospital work. Typically, the exam includes three parts: patient interview (history), doctor-to-doctor handover, and written documentation. Assessment focuses on structure, clarity, medical terminology, communication style and documentation quality.

Part 1: patient interview & history taking — how to sound confident

In the patient interview you must show structured questioning, patient-friendly explanations and the ability to recognize relevant red flags. Use a routine: chief complaint, onset, progression, associated symptoms, past history, medication, allergies, social history.

Mini template (exam-style)

• Chief complaint: “What brings you in today?”
• Course: onset, intensity, triggers, what helped/what didn’t
• Red flags: fever, dyspnea, bleeding, neuro deficits, etc.
• PMH / meds / allergies
• Summary: “Let me summarize briefly …”

Part 2: doctor-to-doctor handover — the structure that passes

The handover is where structure matters most. You must compress information into a clean clinical presentation. A proven format is SBAR-style communication: Situation – Background – Assessment – Recommendation.

Part 3: documentation — avoid the most common mistakes

The writing task often surprises candidates: documentation must be short, correct and clinically relevant. Avoid long sentences, informal wording and contradictions.

Checklist for strong documentation

• Short & precise: no “storytelling”, no repetition
• Consistent tenses: keep the timeline clean
• Clinical logic: symptom → findings → assessment → plan
• Use abbreviations only if you’re 100% sure

11 pro tips for FSP Hannover (pass confidently, not by luck)

• 1) Train roles, not only vocabulary: interview, handover, documentation — as a workflow.
• 2) Use a fixed handover structure: SBAR helps in almost every case.
• 3) Ask red flags systematically: better once too many than too few.
• 4) Summaries are mandatory: “Let me summarize …” is a strong signal.
• 5) Explain medical terms simply: term + patient-friendly explanation.
• 6) Speak slower, not more complex: clarity beats “fancy sentences”.
• 7) Correct yourself calmly: “Let me correct that…” instead of panic.
• 8) Document like a short clinical note: assessment + plan, not a novel.
• 9) Cover recurring fields: internal medicine, surgery, emergency, anesthesia.
• 10) Simulate real timing: train under time pressure regularly.
• 11) Run documents/process in parallel: passing is the milestone — the job is the goal.

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