 The emergency physician, in German "", must be a Physician with a "Notfallmedizin" (Emergency Medicine) board certification, issued by the State Chamber of Physicians.In order to obtain the board certification, a minimum term of residency in a specialty related to critical care medicine, additional training in techniques of anaesthetics and critical care medicine and the passing of a board examination is required.While the position is technically open to any physician who completes the board certification process.