FSP case presentation

Doctor-Doctor Handover FSP

The doctor-doctor handover tests whether you can transform a patient conversation into a structured medical case presentation in German.

How to structure the handover

In the Fachsprachprüfung, the handover is not a casual summary. It should sound like a professional case presentation to a colleague: clear, ordered, medically relevant, and concise.

Online practice is useful because you can repeat the same case after the patient interview and train the transition from patient language to doctor language.

  • Patient identity and reason for presentation.
  • Main complaint with timeline and relevant symptoms.
  • Relevant history, medication, allergies, and risk factors.
  • Suspected diagnosis and differential diagnoses.
  • Recommended diagnostic or therapeutic next steps.

What examiners listen for

Examiners usually want to hear whether you can prioritize relevant details, use medical terminology correctly, and answer follow-up questions about your clinical reasoning.

Practice routine

  1. Complete a patient interview case.
  2. Write a short bullet summary.
  3. Present the case aloud in German.
  4. Answer likely colleague questions.
  5. Repeat with stricter time limits.