Some information a kind MD (and some others) listed on EF, showing what needs to be done to get your medical degree recognized:
General rule for all non EU degree holders in Switzerland:
1)First one needs to register to Swiss Med-Register & acquiring GL Number (note that you need to have a B2 certificate in one of the languages (DE/FR/IT))
2)Find a job position as a Assistenzarzt and work for 3 years
3)Pass the FLE
4)Do the MEEBEKO recogniton
5)Continue with Facharztweiterbildung
https://www.bag.admin.ch/bag/de/home…anmedizin.html
One has to fulfill different requirements for the selected branch during 5-6yrs specialization, meaning working in different categories of hospital as well as different settings (wards/out patient dept./ emergency, ICU etc
List of requirements for each branch, you check here:
https://www.siwf.ch/weiterbildung/fa…hwerpunkte.cfm
The categories of each branch & hospitals, you can view here:
https://www.siwf-register.ch/
Studying for your medical degree in Switzerland:
It’s more difficult than that since only people resident in Switzerland/Lichtenstein are considered for the limited number of medical studies places each year.
"Council Recommendation of universities on the admission of foreign applicants to medical studies in Switzerland of November 19, 2015
- With regard to admission to medical studies, the following foreign applicants are treated the same way as Swiss candidates:
a) nationals of Liechtenstein;
b) foreigners resident in Switzerland or Liechtenstein;
c) nationals of a Member State of the European Union, Iceland and Norway, which have in Switzerland a stay under the EU / EFTA marked “gainful activity” and may justify a professional activities closely with medical studies (Article 9, paragraph 3, Annex I ALCP…)
d) children, whatever their nationality, nationals of member countries of the European Union, Iceland, Norway and Liechtenstein in Switzerland if they have a residence permit as a member the family of an EU / EFTA citizens (article 3, paragraph 6, Annex I ALCP…);
e) foreigners domiciled in Switzerland whose parents are resident in Switzerland;
f) foreigners living in Switzerland who are married to a Swiss citizen or whose spouse is established in Switzerland for at least five years or in possession of a Swiss work permit for at least five years;
g) aliens domiciled in Switzerland holding a Swiss work permit for at least five years, respectively those domiciled in Switzerland whose parents have a Swiss work permit for at least five years;
h) foreign domiciled in Switzerland with a Swiss maturity certificate or maturity cantonal certificate recognized throughout Switzerland (according to the Federal Ordinance of 15 February 1995 fe-recognition of maturity certificates gymnasiale and the Rules of CDIP of 16 January 1995 on the recognition of certificates gymna-Siale maturity) or a professional maturity certificate completed by a certificate of additional tests (according to the Federal Ordinance of 19 December 2003 on the recon-naissance certificates of maturity professional for admission to Swiss universities);
i) children whose parents have diplomatic status in Switzerland;
j) refugees recognized by Switzerland.
- To be treated the same way as Swiss applicants, foreign applicants must fulfill the following conditions:
a) Foreign mentioned in s. 1 letter. a to i, must have documents establishing their right of access to medical studies at the latest the day of the registration period for medical studies set by Swissuniversities. The certificate of graduation can be subsequently filed.
b) The refugees mentioned in s. 1 letter. I must have applied for asylum in Switzerland later than the day of the registration deadline for medical studies set by Swissuniversities and be granted asylum on or before the last day of the registration period of the university in which they obtained a place of study.
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remain reserved general admission requirements of the University chosen by the candidate.
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The recommendation of the CUS of 12 October 2006 is repealed."
Also
"What are the admission criteria for foreigners who are resident abroad and would like to enrol in medical studies in Switzerland?
The available enrolment capacity in medicine at Swiss universities has regularly been exceeded in recent years. In order to maintain the quality of education, admission restrictions were introduced for medical studies in 1998. If access to medical studies is once again subject to numerus clausus for the coming academic year, foreigners resident abroad will continue to be subject to strict restrictions in view of this situation.
It is therefore generally not possible to admit foreigners resident abroad to medical courses in Switzerland (even for just part of their studies)."