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Specialist Training in Prevention and Public Health (Swiss federal title, national pathway)

SIWF / ISFM (Swiss Institute for Medical Education)

Public Health & Preventive MedicinePrevention and Public HealthSpecialist training programme
Destination
CHE
Bern, Switzerland
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Overview

National SIWF programme for the federal specialist title in Prevention and Public Health. Requires a Master of Public Health (60 ECTS) plus two years of practical public-health work and two years of clinical activity.

The programme

Training type
Specialist training programme
Duration
5 years: 3 years specialty-specific (1 year theoretical MPH-level training of 60 ECTS + 2 years practical public-health training) and 2 years clinical activity
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 2001, last revised 3 July 2024).
Department
Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Medical graduates; MPH from a recognised programme (list in Annex 2 of the programme).
International applicants
Foreign training creditable under Art. 33 WBO; at least 2 years of specialty-specific training must be done at recognised Swiss training sites or study programmes.
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

https://www.siwf.ch/weiterbildung/facharzttitel-und-schwerpunkte/praevention-public-health.cfmhttps://www.siwf.ch/files/pdf18/praevention_version_internet_d.pdf

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