1. Accreditation procedure:
Europe Union: The medical diplomas referred to in Council Directive 93/16/EEC are equivalent to the Swiss medical diploma and need to be formally recognized by the Executive Board for Swiss Medical Examinations. This costs sFR. 100.-
Non EU: There are no national regulations. Your hospital has to get a working permission for you from the Cantonal Aliens Police Authorities and the cantons (states of Switzerland) need to accept your diploma. You can also get a certificate of equivalence from Executive Board for Swiss Medical Examinations. The difficulty will be, to get the working permission. The hospitals need to take EU citizens first.
(“Insel” university hospital Bern: http://www.insel.ch/kontakt.html, +41 (0)31 632 21 11)
For every specialization, there are certified institution. Here you find a list of all the specialties and institutions (list is only in German and French):
http://www.fmh.ch/ww/de/pub/awf/weiterbildung/grundlagen/liste_der_anerk...
To get a Swiss medical diploma you need to be Swiss citizen.
3. Differences in application procedure depending on country of origin:
Coming from an Europe Union / EFTA country, your medical diploma (93/16 EEC) just needs to be formally recognized by the executive board of medical examination.
4. Ratio between applicants and physicians who finally obtain a residency position:
The hospitals take Swiss and EU citizen first. For other countries it’s rather difficult to get a job.
5. Does everyone who passes the medical license examinations gain a residency position in a hospital?:
You have to look for a job yourself. When the hospitals have free capacity, they usually take people from EU.
6. Specialties in which it is most difficult to obtain a position:
Ophthalmology and Dermatology
7. Is there a waiting list for medical graduates who want to begin a residency?:
No, there is no waiting list, only for certain specialties as mentioned above. But the hospitals need to take Swiss and EU citizen first.
8. Countries, except this one, in which the medical residency title is recognized:
Some of the titles are recognized in the Europe Union, others only in certain countries of EU or only in Switzerland (medical diplomas referred to in Council Directive 93/16/EEC)
9. Requirements for international physicians to be able to work in this country after completing their specialization there:
You need to be Swiss citizen and then you can get the Swiss medical diploma after having passed the final exam. The content of the final exam can be reduced for people who already have a diploma from another country.
