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Pathway to Switzerland from MU PlevenMEBEKO Registration MEBEKO (similar to GMC) is the swiss medical body in charge of registering all doctors (and other medical professionals) in Switzerland. FMH or Fédération des médecins suisses (similar to BMA and royal colleges) is a professional organization, it defends the interests of doctors and regulates and monitors the postgraduate training of doctors. Diploma Recognition: (Cost: 800 CHF) 1. A European Directive 2005/36/EC document. 2. Certified copy of passport or identity card (not residence permit) 3. Curriculum vitae signed 4. Certified copy of the diploma(s) in the original language 5. Original or certified copy of the official translation of the diploma(s), if the diploma was not written in French, German, Italian or English. 6. Proof that speak one of the swiss languages to level B2 (German, French or Italian)(Cost 50 CHF per language). 7. Translated Birth certificate (not needed for MEBEKO but should do all the documents at the same time) Most EU diplomas are recognised and no exam is required. Non-EU/EEA diplomas often require this extra step. Once you get MEBEKO RECOGNITION you must send this along with your CV and motivation letter for jobs. Once you are in Switzerland, you must register in your canton and obtain a residency permit (B permit is usually 5 years and given when you present your job contract of “duree indeterminee” and translated birth certificate).It takes around 3 months to receive the certificate.The European Directive Document Need to send a notarized copy of the diploma and the appendix to the diploma to the ministry of health. Also need a document stating that you have not worked in Bulgaria as a doctor and Bulgarian criminal record check. Ministry of Health Republic of Bulgaria (government.bg)An example of my EU directive document. (See Drive File for application document or contact the bulgarian ministry of health directly).Language Requirements You only need to speak one of the main Swiss languages. But the main two are german and french. Only Italian usually is not enough. German/French level B2 German: The Goethe-Zertifikat B2 French: DELF-DALF B2 Self study languages: There are practice tests online +++ PIMSLEUR (highly recommend) Duo Lingo, Babel, Memrise (apps) The Training Pathway ● Training is 5-6 years. ● The start of an academic training year is either May or November (however this is flexible, especially on the german side) For all training pathways please refer to the FMH website: Formation postgraduée | ISFM (siwf.ch) For all registered training institutions please refer to this websiteRegistre des établissements de formation postgraduée certifiés (siwf-register.ch) Speciality Examples: Internist and Family Medicine: 3 years internal medicine and 2 optional years. Cardiology - 2 years in general internal medicine and 4 years in cardiology. Gastroenterology - 3 years in general internal medicine and 3 years in gastroenterology. General Surgery - 6 years (3.5 years in hospital general surgery, 6 months in EM, 3-6 months in anesthesiology or intensive care medicine, 2 years optional). Orthopedic Surgery - Either 6 years of orthopedics or 1 year of choice + 5 years of orthopedics. Pediatrics - 5 years in pediatrics OBGYN - 5 years in gynecology Special consideration: Emergency medicine - Must complete either 5 years or internal medicine or 6 years of surgery, Then do 2 years of specialist training (1 year or ER and 1 year of anesthesiology).Types of hospitals Hospitals A, B, C and D Les établissements hospitaliers de formation postgraduée en médecine interne générale sont classés en quatre catégories. La durée maximale de reconnaissance en tant qu’ établissement de formation est définie pour chaque catégorie : - catégorie A = 3 ans - catégorie B = 2 ans - catégorie C = 1 an - catégorie D = 6 moisTypes of hospitals Category I,II,III,IV and V. Les établissements ambulatoires de formation postgraduée en médecine interne générale sont classés en cinq catégories. La durée maximale de reconnaissance en tant qu’ établissement de formation est définie pour chaque catégorie : - catégorie I (grande policlinique) = 2½ ans - catégorie II (petite institution de type policlinique) = 1½ an - catégorie III (cabinet médical, reconnaissance ad personam) = 1 an - catégorie IV (service d’urgence interniste / interdisciplinaire) = 1 an - catégorie V (service mobile d’urgence de premier recours) = 6 mois Applying for jobs 1. CV 2. MOTIVATION LETTER 3. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION 4. CERTIFICATES (eg BLS, ALS) 5. Networking: have you already done a stage/internship here ? In switzerland, it is all about who you know. Job Websites: ASMAV, JOBUP Google: médecin assistant en suisse (see job offers) Candidature spontanee: Look on registry website and apply directly to the hospital and speciality of your choice. Interviews. What I (personally) wish I had known Practice medical french. Be good at clinical examinations and taking a history. Learn how to write a good medical report. = These things take time and experience to learn. -> Spend a minimum of a year in the UK/or country of origin. Go into emergency medicine, internal medicine or geriatrics/rehabilitation medicine instead of psychiatry first if you want to be an internist or surgeon. If you want to be a psychiatrist. Come to switzerland ! If you want to be a family doctor - The UK or France have a more comprehensive/complete training in my opinion. Learn german….LEARN GERMAN !!!!! You are not a full doctor until after a dissertation. Officially we are Dr med. Univ and we want to be Dr med. :-) I do not understand this fully but we need to do a dissertation and final exam before we are fully qualified.Why choose Switzerland ? Money :-)..because this country is too damn expensive and everything is insured, so we kind of need the money… Quality of life (security,nature) Flexible training Many foreign doctors (Many graduates from romania, many eastern european doctors and a lot of portuguese, greek, belgian, french and german doctors). Research opportunities- Bern, Zurich, Basel, HUG Geneva and CHUV Lausanne.