Swiss SIWF Neurosurgery Specialist Training Pathway
Swiss Institute for Postgraduate and Continuing Medical Education (SIWF/ISFM)
Recognised centres across Switzerland · Switzerland
- Duration
- 6 years
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Paid employment terms are set by the employing hospital and canton, not by the SIWF directory.
- Exposure
- Five years of neurosurgery plus one elective year, operative logbook requirements, workplace assessments and the written EANS and Swiss specialist examinations.
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Funding: Paid employment terms are set by the employing hospital and canton, not by the SIWF directory.
Exposure: Five years of neurosurgery plus one elective year, operative logbook requirements, workplace assessments and the written EANS and Swiss specialist examinations.
Eligibility: Foreign postgraduate training can be recognised (RFP art. 33), but at least 2 years of specific neurosurgical training must be completed at recognised Swiss centres; prior approval of the training commission is recommended for foreign rotations.
Still to confirm: Commencement · Deadline · Positions · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Application route · Programme director
Source: Official SIWF neurosurgery pathway. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.