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Subspecialty Training in Old-Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy (SIWF Schwerpunkt)

SIWF / ISFM (Swiss Institute for Medical Education)

PsychiatryOld-Age PsychiatrySubspecialty training programme
Destination
CHE
Bern, Switzerland
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Overview

SIWF Schwerpunkt in Old-Age Psychiatry and Psychotherapy with one inpatient and one outpatient year at recognised old-age psychiatry sites.

The programme

Training type
Subspecialty training programme
Specialty associations
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Learning format
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Duration
2 years (1 inpatient + 1 outpatient); 1 year may be done during Psychiatry and Psychotherapy training
Start
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Positions
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Accreditation
SIWF Schwerpunkt (subspecialty) to a federal specialist title; programme published by SIWF.
Department
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Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
Federal specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
Qualification requirement
Federal specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
Citizenship requirement
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Practice location requirement
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Membership requirement
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Eligibility restrictions
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Language
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Teaching language
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Clinical language
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International applicants
The whole subspecialty training may be done abroad if equivalence for all requirements is shown (Art. 33 para. 3 WBO); prior Title Commission approval recommended.
Licence requirement
Federal specialist title in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy.
Visa route
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Visa sponsorship
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Visa support
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How to apply

Deadline
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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.
Documents
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Contact
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Funding and costs

Tuition / fees
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Application fee
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Stipend / salary
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Scholarship
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Funding
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Sources and verification

https://www.siwf.ch/files/pdf19/alterspsychiatrie_version_internet_d.pdfhttps://www.siwf.ch/weiterbildung/facharzttitel-und-schwerpunkte/psychiatrie-und-psychotherapie.cfm
Evidence by field
  • Qualification requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Source 2 Derived from Eligibility.

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