Fachsprachprüfung format: three parts of 20 minutes each

The BLÄK exam rules describe FSP as a sequence of three parts of about 20 minutes each in Bavaria: doctor-patient conversation, written documentation, doctor-doctor conversation. On paper, that looks like three separate modules.

In the actual exam, however, they connect: what you hear in the conversation, you must write in part two and summarise verbally in part three. A mistake in the first part otherwise carries through the whole exam.

Part 1 tests whether you can ask for and explain information in a patient-friendly way. Part 2 tests whether you can record the same information in writing, structured, with correct reported speech. Part 3 tests whether you can present it to a colleague concisely and with correct terminology.

Many learners practise conversation, writing, and presentation separately and never in sequence. On exam day, they then notice that details from the first part are missing in the third, because they never practised retaining and passing on information across a 60-minute stretch.

• Simulate all three parts back to back with real 20-minute time boxes.
• Review only after the full run-through, not after each individual part.

The 20-minute figure per part comes from the Bavarian exam rules; other chambers may regulate details differently. Next step: schedule your first full mock exam with all three parts in sequence before you keep polishing individual topics.