Recognition partnership · for clinics, medical centres and practices
International doctors who stay.
Invest in the future of your future colleagues — instead of in endless recruiting and temporary staffing.
- 24 months of fair and legally sound contractual commitment in return
- Funded by the German federal government and the State of Berlin
- Scientifically supported by Charité and FU Berlin
Backed by leading institutions
The starting point
International doctors are indispensable.
Your situation
Positions stay vacant and locum doctors eat into the budget. International doctors are part of the answer — but only if two things come together:
Close guidance & qualification through recognition, language learning and integration — exactly what gets lost in day-to-day hospital work.
Real commitment to your clinic, beyond the day the licence arrives — otherwise turnover becomes expensive.
Our concept
We guide international doctors through the complex recognition and qualification process. Many of them lack the money for it — and a specific hospital to work towards. As a sponsor, you solve both:
We guide and qualify on your behalf With our platform, the experience of more than 4,000 doctors we have supported, and a personal case manager.
We build a bond with your clinic Contractually secured: keep the observership doctor you already have instead of losing her — or choose a matching doctor from our community. Your financial risk stays minimal.
How it works
Emotional commitment creates the basis, contractual commitment creates security.
- 1
Bonding programme
We create early contact with your team and region — well before the first day at work.
- 2
Career entry
We prepare doctors culturally and organisationally for daily hospital work.
- 3
Medical licence
We guide them through authorities, deadlines and examinations.
Stays with you
Contractually secured for e.g. 24 months.
What you get
One programme, three effects.
Commitment
Your doctors feel at home with you from day one — secured by the qualification agreement.
Qualification
A personal case manager and reliable preparation for language, examinations and hospital routine.
Relief
Authorities, documents and deadlines run through one fixed contact person instead of your HR department.
Costs
What will this cost you?
Our offer
€7,500
per doctor for comprehensive support up to the medical licence — paid against milestones.
24 months
of contractual commitment to your hospital, set out in the qualification agreement.
This is our standard offer. We are happy to define the scope of support, the commitment period and the contribution together with you individually in the first call.
Your risk stays minimal: If the doctor moves to another clinic early, they repay the costs pro rata. If the path fails through no fault of their own, Get2Germany bears the cost.
In comparison
Pay for commitment instead of for placement.
| Criterion | Recognition partnership | Classic placement agency | Locum staffing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | €7,500 per doctor, paid against milestones | Placement fee, usually a share of the annual salary | An ongoing daily rate — the cost never stops |
| Commitment to your hospital | 24 months, contractually secured | None — free to leave after the probation period | None — the person stays with the agency and can be withdrawn |
| Qualification | Included — language, authorities and examinations up to the medical licence | Not included — the recognition procedure stays your problem | Not your staff, so no development inside your hospital either |
| Team and continuity | Knows your hospital, team and region before the first day at work | Fit only becomes clear after they start | Changing faces, onboarding starts from scratch every time |
| If it does not work out | Pro-rata repayment if they leave, and we carry failures beyond their control | The fee is paid — and falls due again next time | Costs keep running until you fill the post permanently |
Authority and examination fees apply separately in all cases. Terms for placement agencies and locum staffing vary by provider.
We are a social enterprise
Trust us as an award-winning social enterprise.
Founded by a Berlin doctor and financed by impact investors — among them Sparda-Bank Berlin together with Ostwerk. We work with public institutions in several German regions, know the procedures of every federal state and pass that experience on to your hospital.
- Berlin's Social Enterprise 2024
- University Start-up 2025
- Funded by the federal government and the State of Berlin
4,000+
doctors supported
80+
countries of origin
20+
partnerships
In the media
See all coverage
Berliner MorgenpostOn recognition and the shortage of doctorsDec 2025
Berlin PartnerMaking recognition procedures easierNov 2025
B.Z.A report on the Berlin start-up sceneAug 2025
Berliner WirtschaftWhen the procedure slows down skilled professionalsJun 2025
In November 2025 we presented our solution to Governing Mayor Kai Wegner and Mayor Franziska Giffey.
Frequently asked
Answered briefly.
Does the offer apply to every case?
This is our standard offer. We are happy to define the scope of support, the commitment period and the contribution together with you individually in the first call.
When is the contribution due?
Not all at once: payment is tied to milestones in the procedure — you pay along with the progress, not upfront.
What happens if the doctor leaves early?
Then the doctor repays the costs pro rata — set out in the qualification agreement we provide between the doctor and the clinic.
Can we bring in our own observership doctors?
Yes, that is the most common case. Alternatively we match you with suitable doctors from our community free of charge.
How much work does this create for us?
Authorities, documents and deadlines run through one fixed contact person on our side. Your hospital only makes the staffing decisions.
The first call
Let's talk for 20 minutes.
No obligation — we clarify whether this fits your hospital and what it costs.
Dr. med. René Rheimann
Physician & CEO · Founder of Get2Germany
