Official Expert Answer
The exact format varies by Bundesland, but a typical Kenntnisprüfung runs around 60 minutes (sometimes split) and usually includes:
• A patient component: take a history and/or examine a real or simulated patient, then present the case.
• An oral-practical viva: the examiners question you mainly on internal medicine and surgery, often built around your case, plus emergencies and basic pharmacology.
• Reasoning matters more than encyclopedic detail: they want a safe, structured approach (history → findings → differentials → diagnostics → therapy).
Ask your Prüfungsamt for the local Prüfungsordnung so you know the exact split. Practice presenting a case out loud in a fixed structure — that single habit carries most candidates through.
• A patient component: take a history and/or examine a real or simulated patient, then present the case.
• An oral-practical viva: the examiners question you mainly on internal medicine and surgery, often built around your case, plus emergencies and basic pharmacology.
• Reasoning matters more than encyclopedic detail: they want a safe, structured approach (history → findings → differentials → diagnostics → therapy).
Ask your Prüfungsamt for the local Prüfungsordnung so you know the exact split. Practice presenting a case out loud in a fixed structure — that single habit carries most candidates through.