List of available specialties in Germany

Specialty	Speciality competence	Duration (years)
1. Anaesthesiology	Anaesthetist	5
2. Anatomy	Anatomist	4
3. Industrial Medicine Occupational Medicine	Specialist in Industrial Medicine Specialist in Occupational Medicine	5
4. Ophthalmology	Ophthalmologist	5
5. Biochemistry	Biochemist	4
6. Surgery	6.1 Specialist in General Surgery	6 (2 + 4)
	6.2 Vascular Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.3 Cardiac Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.4 Paediatric Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.5 Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.6 Plastic and Aesthetic Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.7 Thorax Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
	6.8 Visceral Surgeon	6 (2 + 4)
7. Ob & Gyn	7.1 Gynaecologist & Obstetrician	5
	7.2 Gynaecological Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine	8 (5 + 3)
	7.3 Gynaecological Oncology	8 (5 + 3)
	7.4 Special Obstetrics and  Perinatal Medicine	8 (5 + 3)
8. ENT Medicine	8.1 ENT specialist	5 (2 + 3)
	8.2 Speech, Voice and Paediatric Hearing Disorders - Phoniatrician	5 (2 + 3)
9. Dermatological & Venereal Diseases	Dermatologist and Venereologist	5
10. Human Genetics	Human Geneticist	5
11. Hygiene and Environmental Medicine	Hygiene and Environmental Medical Specialist	5
12. Internal & General  Medicine	12.1 Internist (General Practioner)	5
	12.2 Internist:	5
	12.3.1– Internist and Angiologist	6
	12.3.2–Internist and Endocrinologist and Diabetologist	6
	12.3.3– Internist and Gastroenterologist	6
	12.3.4– Internist and Haematologist and Oncologist	6
	12.3.5– Internist and Cardiologist	6
	12.3.6– Internist and Nephrologist	6
	12.3.7– Internist and Pneumologist	6
	12.3.8 – Internist and Rheumatologist	6
13. Paediatrics	13.1 Paediatrician	5
	Subspecialties:
	13.2 Paediatric Haematology and Oncology	8 (5 +3)
	13.3 Paediatric Cardiology	8 (5 +3)
	13.4 Neonatology	8 (5 +3)
	13.5 Neuropaediatrics / Child Neurology	8 (5 +3)
14. Paediatric Psychiatry & Psychotherapy	Paediatric Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist	5
15. Laboratory Medicine	Laboratory Medicine Specialist	5
16. Microbiology, Virology &  Infection Epidemiology	Microbiologist, Virologist and Infection Epidemiologist	5
17. Oral and Maxillofacial  Surgery	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon	5
18. Neurosurgery	Neurosurgeon	6
19. Neurology	Neurologist	5
20. Nuclear Medicine	Nuclear Medicine Specialist	5
21. Public Health	Public Health Specialist	5
22. Pathology	22.1 Neuropathologist	6 (2 + 4)
	22.2 Pathologist	6 (2 + 4)
23. Pharmacology	23.1 Clinical Pharmacologist	5 (2 + 3)
	23.2 Pharmacologist and Toxicologist	5 (2 + 3)
24. Physical Medicine and  Rehabilitation	Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist (Physiatrist)	5
25. Physiology	Physiologist	4
26. Psychiatry and  Psychotherapy	26.1 Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist	5
	26.2 Forensic Psychiatrist	8 (5 + 3)
27. Psychosomatic Medicine & Psychotherapy	Psychosomatic Medicine Specialist and Psychotherapist	5
28. Radiology	28.1 Radiologist	5
	Subspecialties:
	28.2  Paediatric Radiology	8 (5 + 3)
	28.3 Neuroradiology	8 (5 + 3)
29. Forensic Pathology	Forensic Pathologist	5
30. Radiation Therapy	Radiation Therapist Radiation Oncologist	5
31. Transfusion Medicine	Transfusion Medicine Specialist	5
32. Urology	Urologist	5