ORL Specialist Training Site (Category A, 4 years)

Overview

SIWF-recognised category A training site for the Swiss specialist title in Oto-Rhino-Laryngology; trainees rotate six-monthly through the clinic's teams. A structured rotation with USZ Zurich and Kantonsspital Graubünden (Chur) covers the mandatory change of training site.

The programme

Focus

General otolaryngology

Training type

Specialist training programme

Duration

Up to 4 years of the 5-year ORL training can be done at this category A site

Start

Not stated on official page

Positions

9–10 ORL specialist-training posts (plus 1 General Internal Medicine post)

Accreditation

SIWF recognition: Facharzttitel Otorhinolaryngologie category A (4 years) per the clinic's Weiterbildungskonzept (version February 2025).

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Medical graduates aiming for the ORL specialist title; at least 1 year of basic surgical training and the surgical basic exam (Basisexamen Chirurgie) are desired; a completed or ongoing doctoral thesis is desired.

International applicants

Not stated on official page

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Swiss state exam certificate requested in application documents

How to apply

Deadline

Applications accepted at any time

Application method

Application to the head of the training site (Prof. Dr. Sandro Stöckli) with motivation letter, CV with training table, planned training, certificates (state exam, SIWF certificates), operation catalogue, publications and references; shortlisted candidates interviewed.

Funding

Funding

Salaried resident (Assistenzarzt) post; standard HOCH employment contract

Official sources