The TMS – Test for Medical Studies – is one of the most renowned subject-specific scholastic ability tests in Germany. It is coordinated and organised by the central TMS Coordination Office (“TMS-Koordinationsstelle“), which is located at the Heidelberg Medical Faculty. We are responsible for the development and evaluation of the test.
The TMS consists of nine groups of exercises which have been proven to be suitable for making a very good prediction of success in medical studies. The exercises cover competencies such as memory, reasoning and concentration.
The TMS is currently being used by 36 medical faculties in the allocation of study places in human medicine and by 28 faculties in the allocation of study places in dental medicine within the quotas “Zusätzliche Eignungsquote” and “Auswahlverfahren der Hochschulen”, which are part of the German Higher Education Act. In addition, the pharmacy in Leipzig, molecular medicine in Ulm and numerous “Landarztquoten” (Quotas for strengthening medical care in rural areas) of the federal states take the TMS into account in the admission or selection process.