Overview
National SIWF programme for the federal specialist title in Nephrology, covering all renal replacement therapies including dialysis and transplantation. Written part corresponds to the European Certificate in Nephrology (UEMS); oral exam run by the Swiss Society of Nephrology.
The programme
- Focus
- Clinical Nephrology, dialysis and transplantation
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 6 years: 2-3 years General Internal Medicine and options (non-specific) plus 3-4 years clinical nephrology; at least 1.5 years at category A sites
- 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 January 2018, last revised 26 June 2025).
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical graduates; a federal title in General Internal Medicine fulfils the non-specific part. A first/last-author peer-reviewed publication is required.
- International applicants
- Foreign training creditable under Art. 33 WBO; at least 1.5 years of nephrology-specific training 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
- Oral specialist exam 14-15 January 2027 in Bern; registration deadline was 30 September 2026 (exam fee CHF 500); no deadline for training posts
- 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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