Dählhölzliweg 3 Postfach 229 CH-3000 Bern 6
Requirements/documents EU-Citizens have generally free access. They need an EU-Approbation and have to register to get an accredition (equivalency of EU and Swiss approbation). Further more they need a working place (f.ex. position at swiss hospital). The Swiss system is strongly decentralized, so the final permission will be given by the Cantone. You have better chances in small cantons, which have a bigger shortage of doctors. Once in CH, you need an insurance and housing (sometimes provided by hospital). No formal language skills are required, though f.ex. in Psychiatry, you should be able to understand at least German, French or Italian. Non EU-citizens can get a permission, but the hospital has to show the authorities, there is no adequate EU or Swiss applicant. Normally this procedure takes at least 2 months.
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Examinations/Interviews: If you are a non EU-citizen and want to open your own clinic, you will have to undergo a Swiss State Exam, otherwise not.
Med. Student working as a trainee, assistant doctor, eg. intern, resident, consultant, leading consultant, head of clinic
How do you access each degree? To become assistant doctor you pass the final State exam. Afterwards 6 years training with logbook, courses, formal exams (f. ex. multiple choice, oral and written dissertation). After that it’s up to the clinic to promote you.
Where else can we find more information? www.fmh.ch
FMH Swiss Medical Association • Elfenstrasse 18 / Postfach 170 • 3000 Bern 15
Websites of the hospitals, www.h-jobs.ch
Fee/tuition for attending a training programme In Psychiatry you have to pay yourself your course fees, ranging from round about 20.000 Euros (systemic) to 100.000 Euros (analytical). For the rest no fees are asked.
Salary: Normal salary according to cantonal laws. From 4000 to 7000 Francs p.m. Overtime is normally not paid. Working laws (EWTD) is mostly strictly followed.
Type of Contract: 1 – to – 2 year contracts. 52 week hours, on-calls times vary in different specializations and hospitals (small hospitals in mountain regions have more on-call times)
