Overview
National SIWF programme for the federal specialist title in Gastroenterology; Hepatology is available as a subspecialty afterwards.
The programme
- Focus
- Gastroenterology
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 6 years: 3 years non-specific training plus 3 years gastroenterology (research/MD-PhD creditable up to 6 months in each part)
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Federal specialist title (eidg. Facharzttitel) awarded by SIWF; programme accredited by the Federal Department of Home Affairs on 12 August 2025 (programme of 1 July 2014, last revised 16 December 2021).
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical graduates.
- International applicants
- Foreign training creditable under Art. 33 WBO; at least 1.5 years of clinical gastroenterology must be done at recognised Swiss sites.
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Admission to the specialist examination requires a Swiss federal or recognised foreign medical diploma (Art. 23 WBO).
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Apply individually for resident (Assistenzarzt) posts at SIWF-recognised training sites (searchable in the SIWF register, www.siwf-register.ch); the title is then applied for through SIWF once all requirements, including the specialist exam, are met.
Funding
- Funding
- Not stated on official page
Official sources
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