Overview
HUG residents rotate through all ENT units (outpatient clinic, paediatric ENT, otology/otoneurology/audiology, rhinology, head and neck/phoniatrics, general ENT) for 6–9 months each, plus a 12-month general ENT rotation outside HUG, normally at the Neuchâtel hospital (Pourtalès). Career tracks include academic, hospital and private-practice pathways, with options for an otology fellowship or phoniatrics.
The programme
- Focus
- General otolaryngology
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 5-year FMH programme including a 12-month external rotation
- Start
- Not stated on official page
- Positions
- Not stated on official page
- Accreditation
- Follows ISFM/SIWF ORL programme (concept de formation postgraduée, version 2024).
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Medical graduates aiming for the FMH specialist title in ORL.
- International applicants
- Not stated on official page
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Spontaneous applications (about 9 months' lead time per brochure)
- Application method
- Spontaneous application to the service; annual evaluation interviews with the head of department.
Funding
- Funding
- Salaried resident post
Official sources
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