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Specialist board exam: General Surgery

The Specialist board exam: General Surgery decides whether Landesärztekammer grants your licence. MediFlow prepares you specifically for this exam: 333 practice questions across 12 topics, an explanation for every answer and timed mock exams in the real exam format.

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The challenge

The Specialist board exam: General Surgery decides whether Landesärztekammer grants your licence.

  • The exam covers the whole breadth of clinical medicine, from emergencies to rare diagnoses. Textbooks do not tell you what Landesärztekammer actually asks.
  • Time pressure in the exam is real, and pacing has to be trained in advance.
  • The question style is specific: clinical scenarios, best-answer choices and distractors that look right.
  • Working full time leaves little room to plan revision, and a retake costs months of waiting and another exam fee.
  • The oral or practical part is hard to practise alone.

How MediFlow solves it

  • A question bank built on the published content of Landesärztekammer, organised by topic, so you know what matters.
  • Timed mock exams in the real exam format train your pace before the real day.
  • Every answer is explained, including why the other options are wrong.
  • A study plan up to your exam date tells you what to do each day and brings weak topics back for review.
  • An AI examiner lets you rehearse the oral or practical part at any time.

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    Unlock the package and follow your study plan, topic by topic.

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    Take timed mock exams until your results are stable, then sit the exam.

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What you can check

  • 333 practice questions in 12 topics
  • Question bank last updated on 30 October 2026

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Exam at a glance

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Oral examination ('Fachgespräch') before the chamber committee (3 physicians, 2 holding the qualification), at least 30 min, closed; may cover all training content · Training: 72 months in surgery, incl. 36 months general surgery · Admission after documented training time/content (certificates, e-logbook); exam within 6 months of admission; on failure training may be extended (3 months–2 years), retake after ≥3 months
Exam type
Oral
Language
English
Authority
Landesärztekammer

Curriculum

Built from the question bank and updated automatically when new questions are added. 12 modules · 333 questions · Last updated: 30 October 2026

  1. 01Acute abdomen and emergency surgery14 questions · 4.2 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Akutes Abdomen: Entscheidung zur Operation
    • Appendizitis und Mesenterialischämie
    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen

    Sample question

    Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

    Ein 24-jähriger Student hat seit 18 Stunden Schmerzen, die vom Epigastrium in den rechten Unterbauch gewandert sind, Temperatur 38,2 °C, Loslassschmerz im rechten Unterbauch, CRP 64 mg/l. Die Sonographie zeigt eine nicht komprimierbare Appendix von 10 mm ohne Abszess. Welches Vorgehen ist am ehesten indiziert?

    Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

  2. 02Endocrine surgery10 questions · 3 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: endokrine Drüsen und Rückkopplungsregelung
    • Grundlagen: die Schilddrüse am Hals und endokrine Notfälle

    Sample question

    Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

    Am ersten Tag nach totaler Thyreoidektomie hat eine Patientin Kribbeln um den Mund, Kalzium 1,85 mmol/l, PTH unterhalb der Nachweisgrenze. Welche Therapie ist am ehesten indiziert?

    Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

  3. 03Gallbladder and bile ducts10 questions · 3 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen

    Sample question

    Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

    Eine 52-jährige Frau hat einen sonographischen Zufallsbefund: Gallenblasenpolyp 12 mm, solitär, breitbasig, keine Beschwerden, keine Gallensteine. Welche Empfehlung ist am ehesten richtig?

    Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

  4. 04Basics of vascular surgery10 questions · 3 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Anatomie des Herzens
    • Grundlagen: Erregungsleitungssystem und Herzzyklus
    • Grundlagen: Kreislauf und Blutgefäße

    Sample question

    Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

    Ein 63-jähriger Raucher hat eine Claudicatio des rechten Unterschenkels nach 300 m, ABI 0,72, die Duplexsonographie zeigt eine kurzstreckige Stenose der A. femoralis superficialis. Er hat bisher keine Therapie. Welches Vorgehen ist am ehesten indiziert?

    Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

  5. 05Hernia and abdominal wall49 questions · 14.7 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen

    Sample question

    Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

    Ein 68-jähriger Mann hat eine kleine, schmerzlose, reponible Leistenhernie links, die ihn nicht stört. Er fragt, ob er operiert werden muss. Welche Aussage ist am ehesten richtig?

    Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

  6. 06Colorectal surgery and diverticulitis12 questions · 3.6 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Divertikelkrankheit nach CDD
    • Chirurgie bei CED, Stoma und funktionelle Folgen
    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen
  7. 07Complications, wounds and surgical infections50 questions · 15 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen
    • Grundlagen: Bakterien, Gram-Färbung und Angriffspunkte von Antibiotika
    • Grundlagen: Infektionsprävention und Antibiotic Stewardship
  8. 08Surgical oncology of the digestive tract14 questions · 4.2 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Magen und Pankreas: multimodale Konzepte
    • Rektumkarzinom und Lebermetastasen
    • Grundlagen: Tumorwachstum, Ausbreitung und Staging
    • Grundlagen: Verdauungstrakt, Verdauung und Resorption
    • Grundlagen: peptische Ulkuskrankheit und obere gastrointestinale Blutung
  9. 09Perioperative medicine, consent and law52 questions · 15.6 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Bauchanatomie und akutes Abdomen
    • Grundlagen: Hernien und Gallenwege
    • Grundlagen: Wundheilung und perioperative Grundlagen
  10. 10Proctology53 questions · 15.9 % of the bank
  11. 11Basics of thoracic surgery49 questions · 14.7 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: Anatomie der Atemwege
    • Grundlagen: Alveolen und Gasaustausch
    • Grundlagen: Atemmechanik und Atemregulation
  12. 12Trauma for the general surgeon10 questions · 3 % of the bank

    Chapters

    • Grundlagen: ABCDE-Schema und Atemwegsgrundlagen
    • Grundlagen: lebensbedrohliche Notfälle des Thorax
    • Grundlagen: Schock, Verbrennungen und Sepsis
    • Grundlagen: Skelett, Wirbelsäule und Becken
    • Grundlagen: Schulter, Handgelenk und Hand
    • Grundlagen: hüftnahe Femurfrakturen, Knie- und Sprunggelenkbänder

Sample question

From the module Acute abdomen and emergency surgery. Choose an answer to see the explanation.

Sample question1 / 1 · 0 correct

Ein 24-jähriger Student hat seit 18 Stunden Schmerzen, die vom Epigastrium in den rechten Unterbauch gewandert sind, Temperatur 38,2 °C, Loslassschmerz im rechten Unterbauch, CRP 64 mg/l. Die Sonographie zeigt eine nicht komprimierbare Appendix von 10 mm ohne Abszess. Welches Vorgehen ist am ehesten indiziert?

Keys: 1–5 or A–E to choose, Enter to check and continue, F to mark.

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What you get

  • Question bank with a detailed explanation for every answer
  • Timed mock exams in the real exam format, with score report by topic
  • Personal study plan up to your exam date and review of weak topics
  • AI tutor that explains any question in plain words
  • One account for the app (iPhone, iPad) and the browser
  • AI oral examiner for practising the oral or practical part

From registration to licence

The usual steps with Landesärztekammer. Details can change; check the current rules with Landesärztekammer before you register.

  1. Check eligibility and collect your documents (degree, experience, good standing).
  2. Create an account with Landesärztekammer and submit the application.
  3. Receive the exam eligibility and book a date with the test centre.
  4. Sit the exam. Results usually come within days.
  5. After passing: complete licensing (for example primary source verification) and receive your licence.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Specialist board exam: General Surgery preparation cost?

€99.99 for 3 months of access to this exam. One payment, no subscription, no automatic renewal.

How long is my access?

Access runs for 90 days from purchase for this exam package.

Where can I buy it?

In the MediFlow Exam Prep app (App Store) or on mediflow.ae. Both unlock the same package for your MediFlow account.

Are these real exam questions?

No. MediFlow writes original questions based on the published exam content. We do not use recalled or leaked exam questions and we are not affiliated with Landesärztekammer.

Is the exam format up to date?

The format comes from the published information of Landesärztekammer. Check it with Landesärztekammer before your exam, as authorities can change it.

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