Postgraduate Training in Ophthalmology and Ophthalmic Surgery

Overview

SIWF category A1/A2 training clinic in eastern Switzerland, comparable to a university eye clinic, offering full residency rotations and a two-year ophthalmic-surgery training that can be completed entirely in St. Gallen.

The programme

Training type

Specialist training programme

Duration

Contract 1 year, extendable up to 3 years; ophthalmic surgery training of at least 2 years

Start

In principle any time of year

Positions

13 residents in training supported by 18 teaching physicians (concept valid from 01.01.2025)

Accreditation

SIWF/ISFM Ophthalmologie category A1, Ophthalmochirurgie category A2

Department

Not stated on official page

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility

Physicians in training towards the Swiss specialist title in ophthalmology / Schwerpunkt Ophthalmochirurgie

International applicants

Not stated on official page

Visa support

Not stated on official page

Licence requirement

Swiss federal medical diploma or MEBEKO-recognised foreign diploma and cantonal registration required for clinical employment (general Swiss requirement; not detailed on the page)

How to apply

Deadline

Interview rounds held three to four times per year

Application method

E-mail application (motivation letter, CV, certificates) to the chief physician, Augenklinik KSSG (augenklinik@h-och.ch)

Funding

Funding

Not stated on official page

Official sources