Overview
CHUV's ENT department trains residents for the 5-year Swiss specialist title in ORL within the French-speaking (romand) ORL training network that includes the cantonal hospitals of Sion and Fribourg; selection is by a network commission with a probationary first year at CHUV.
The programme
- Focus
- General otolaryngology
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 5-year national programme; probationary first year at CHUV
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- 7 posts for general ORL training (per service training concept)
- Accreditation
- Programme follows the ISFM/SIWF ORL training programme (federal specialist title).
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Very good basic surgical knowledge; doctoral thesis completed or in progress desired; good references; initial research activity an asset.
- International applicants
- Applicants must hold a Swiss federal medical diploma or one recognised by MEBEKO and be registered in MedReg.
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Swiss or MEBEKO-recognised medical diploma and MedReg registration required
How to apply
- Deadline
- Selection commission meets twice a year
- Application method
- Application file to the head of department (motivation letter, CV, diploma, exam results, certificates, MedReg registration); shortlisted candidates interviewed by the plenary commission of the romand ORL network.
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried resident (médecin assistant) post
Official sources
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