Specialist Training Curriculum in Anaesthesiology (Version 3.0, October 2025)

Overview

60-month curriculum under the 2020 North Rhine training regulations, organised in stages: anaesthesia rotation (~12 months), 15 months complex intensive care, optional 9-month emergency-physician rotation and a 24-month advanced anaesthesia rotation, with 4-month rotations starting in January, May and September and documented training reviews.

The programme

Training type

Specialist training programme

Duration

60 months

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

Not stated on official page

Accreditation

Follows the Weiterbildungsordnung and guidelines of the Ärztekammer Nordrhein (NWBO 2020)

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Not stated on official page

International applicants

Not stated on official page

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

German Approbation (medical licence) required for clinical practice; not explicitly stated on the page

How to apply

Deadline

Not stated on official page

Application method

Apply directly to the department (employment as Assistenzarzt/Ärztin in Weiterbildung)

Funding

Funding

Salaried position as physician in training (Assistenzarzt); amount not stated

Official sources