Official Expert Answer
Assume no aids unless your chamber tells you otherwise in writing. The details:
• Permitted aids are set per Ärztekammer and are listed in the exam regulations or the invitation letter. A few chambers allow a monolingual German dictionary, most allow nothing at all.
• Phones, smart watches and notes are universally excluded, and being caught with one usually counts as a failed attempt, not a warning.
• Even where a dictionary is allowed, it costs time you do not have. The Arztbrief section is tight, and looking words up is the fastest way to run out of it.
So prepare as if you get nothing: build a fixed Arztbrief structure, learn the 200 or so words you actually need, and write under a timer. If your invitation letter mentions permitted aids, treat that as a bonus rather than a plan.
• Permitted aids are set per Ärztekammer and are listed in the exam regulations or the invitation letter. A few chambers allow a monolingual German dictionary, most allow nothing at all.
• Phones, smart watches and notes are universally excluded, and being caught with one usually counts as a failed attempt, not a warning.
• Even where a dictionary is allowed, it costs time you do not have. The Arztbrief section is tight, and looking words up is the fastest way to run out of it.
So prepare as if you get nothing: build a fixed Arztbrief structure, learn the 200 or so words you actually need, and write under a timer. If your invitation letter mentions permitted aids, treat that as a bonus rather than a plan.