Procedure descriptions

Academic healthcare professions - applying for recognition of further training

Have you successfully completed a further training programme? Then you are usually authorised to use a further training title, for example a specialist title. Before you are allowed to use such a title, you must have it recognised by the relevant chamber of medical professions.

Responsible authority

  • for doctors: the Baden-Württemberg Medical Association
  • for dentists: the Baden-Württemberg State Chamber of Dentists
  • for pharmacists: the Baden-Württemberg State Chamber of Pharmacists
  • for psychological psychotherapists, child and adolescent psychotherapists, child and adolescent psychotherapists and psychotherapists: the Baden-Württemberg State Chamber of Psychotherapists

Note: The chamber to which you belong at the time of application is decisive. You must also submit the application to your health professions chamber in Baden-Württemberg if you have completed a large part of your further training in another federal state or in other federal states.

Details

Prerequisite

You can find out which requirements your further training must fulfil in order to be recognised on the website of the Chamber of Healthcare Professions responsible for you. You will also find suitable further training programmes there.

Procedure

You must apply for recognition in writing. You can obtain the necessary form from the relevant Chamber of Healthcare Professions. Depending on the offer, you can also download it from the Internet.

Deadlines

Enquire at the responsible office.

Required documents

You can find out which documents and evidence you need to enclose with your application in the application form.

Costs

Fees according to the respective further training regulations in conjunction with the fee schedule of the Chamber of Healthcare Professions in different amounts

Miscellaneous

none

Detailed information

  • Further training in academic health professions is regulated in the further training regulations of the respective chambers.

Legal basis

Heilberufe-Kammergesetz (HBKG):

  • §§ 32 ff. Weiterbildung

Weiterbildungsordnung der Landesärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

Weiterbildungsordnung der Landesapothekerkammer Baden-Württemberg

Weiterbildungsordnung der Landespsychotherapeutenkammer Baden-Württemberg

Weiterbildungsordnung der Landeszahnärztekammer Baden-Württemberg

Release note

machine generated, based on the German release by: Sozialministerium Baden-Württemberg, 12.09.2025