Language hurdle: Almost every second foreign doctor fails in Saxony!

Language hurdle: Almost every second foreign doctor fails in Saxony!

A shocking revelation shakes Germany's medical landscape: Almost every second foreign doctor who is looking for his luck in this country fails due to the language test. Hard to believe, but of course, this debacle mainly affects Saxons, where 49 percent of international candidates had to surrender before the language barrier. Of course Ukrainians were not successful of 26 a total of 15.

Not only Saxons fight with the language test hurdle. Bavaria booked a existence of only 56.2 percent between June 2023 and May 2024 - 1,045 of 2,383 exams failed. In Berlin, on the other hand, 38 percent of the test subjects failed, while Brandenburg even stands with around 50 percent failure. Other federal states such as North Rhine or Bremen do not leave any more optimistic figures. Hamburg manages with a diarrhea of ​​40 to 45 percent at least below the national average, as the local medical association reports.

Honor who deserves honor! Thuringia represents a positive exception with only 26 percent diarrhea historical history and even trumps Lower Saxony, the quota of which is 56.3 percent.

criticism and new demands: the call for German standards

This examination dilemma is not uncommented in politics. The AfD is critical of: Sebastian Wippel sees today's examination practices as inadequate and demands that medical standards be adjusted. In his opinion, doctors from third countries should complete other German exams before they work in patient care. The health policy spokesman Martin Safe: The current exams reflected a "fundamental grievance".

The party is also vehemently committed to addressing the roots of the problem directly. More medical study places, the abolition of bureaucratic hurdles and a uniform remuneration system for all practices should bring improvement in the long term. It remains to be seen that these demands will find further political support. In the end, according to Selies, the quality and safety of patient care in Germany must always come first.

At the end of the day, the question remains: Can the shortage of skilled workers really be filled with foreign doctors so easily when the language barrier seems almost insurmountable? This dramatic knowledge will probably accompany us for a while! For current discussions and information, a contribution referred to The current developments on Twitter .