The Fellowship Portal

Fellowships in Switzerland

64 medical and surgical fellowships in Switzerland across 20 specialties. Eligibility, visa and deadline details from official pages.

The Fellowship Portal lists 64 fellowships in Switzerland at 41 institutions. The main training cities are Zurich, Basel and Bern. 47% say they accept international medical graduates and 3% describe a visa route. Every listing links to the programme's official page, where you should confirm dates and requirements.

Frequently asked questions

How many fellowships are there in Switzerland?

64 listings at 41 institutions are listed, each researched from official sources.

Can international medical graduates apply?

30 of the 64 programmes say they accept international applicants, and 2 describe a visa route such as J-1, H-1B or a work permit. Requirements differ by programme; eligibility and visa information do not guarantee acceptance or sponsorship.

When are the next application deadlines?

EAN Clinical Fellowship (observership) (Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève): 31 October 2026; EAN Clinical Fellowship (observership) (Kantonsspital St.Gallen): 31 October 2026; EAN Clinical Fellowship (observership) (Lausanne University Hospital): 31 October 2026.

Orthopaedics 13

CHEAO Recon Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)University Hospital Basel · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Balgrist University Hospital · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Kantonsspital St.Gallen, H-OCH Health Ostschweiz · St.Gallen, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Schulthess Klinik · Zürich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)University Hospital Bern · Bern, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Spine Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Universitätsspital Basel · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)CHUV (Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois) · Lausanne, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève · Geneva, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Inselspital Bern · Bern, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)University Hospital Basel · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEAO Trauma Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)University Hospital Zurich · Zürich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEFEPOS Paediatric Orthopaedic Fellowship - University Children's Hospital BaselUniversity Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEShoulder and Elbow Surgery FellowshipCEPCO – Centre Epaule Coude · Geneva, Switzerland

Paediatrics 13

CHEDevelopmental Paediatrics Subspecialty Fellowship (Entwicklungspädiatrie)University Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEESPGHAN Endoscopy Training Fellowship (Beginner, 3 months)University Children's Hospital Basel (UKBB) · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHENeonatology Subspecialty Fellowship (Neonatologie)University Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Cardiology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Emergency Medicine Subspecialty Fellowship (Kindernotfallmedizin)University Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Gastroenterology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Nephrology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Oncology-Haematology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Pulmonology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPaediatric Rheumatology Subspecialty FellowshipUniversity Children's Hospital Zurich (Kinderspital Zürich) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEPostgraduate Training in Paediatric Intensive Care MedicineCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV) · Lausanne, Switzerland CHEPostgraduate Training in Paediatric Intensive Care MedicineHôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG) - Hôpital des enfants · Geneva, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Radiology 8

CHECIRSE Fellowship Grant – Interventional Radiology Training Centre (Baden)Kantonsspital Baden (Baden Cantonal Hospital) · Baden, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHECIRSE Fellowship Grant – Interventional Radiology Training Centre (Franklintower Zurich)Outpatient IR Clinic Franklintower (Medical Radiological Institute) · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHECIRSE Fellowship Grant – Interventional Radiology Training Centre (HUG Geneva)University Hospitals of Geneva (HUG) · Geneva, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHECIRSE Fellowship Grant – Interventional Radiology Training Centre (Winterthur)Kantonsspital Winterthur · Winterthur, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEDiagnostic Neuroradiology FellowshipUniversity Hospital Zurich · Zurich, Switzerland CHEESOR Clinical Fellowship in Prostate Imaging (Zurich)Hirslanden Clinic Zurich / Octorad AG · Zurich, SwitzerlandCitizens/PR onlyVisa route CHEFellowship in Cardiac CT, PET and Hybrid ImagingUniversity Hospital Zurich (USZ) · Zurich, Switzerland CHEFellowship in PET/CT ImagingUniversity Hospital Zurich (USZ) · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Neurology 5

CHEEAN Clinical Fellowship (observership)Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève · Geneva, Switzerland CHEEAN Clinical Fellowship (observership)Kantonsspital St.Gallen · St.Gallen, Switzerland CHEEAN Clinical Fellowship (observership)Lausanne University Hospital · Lausanne, Switzerland CHEEAN Clinical Fellowship (observership)University Hospital Basel · Basel, Switzerland CHEEAN Clinical Fellowship (observership)University Hospital Inselspital · Bern, Switzerland

Cardiology 3

CHECardiac Electrophysiology FellowshipUniversity Hospital Zurich (USZ) · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGsVisa route CHEClinical Research Fellowship in Structural Heart Disease (job advert)University Hospital Basel (University Heart Center Basel) · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEFellowship in Secondary Prevention and Cardiac Rehabilitation (EAPC-accredited)Inselspital, Bern University Hospital (Centre for Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine) · Bern, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Gastroenterology & Hepatology 3

CHEUEG Clinical Visiting FellowshipBürgerspital Solothurn · Solothurn, Switzerland CHEUEG Clinical Visiting FellowshipInselspital, Bern University Hospital · Bern, Switzerland CHEUEG Clinical Visiting FellowshipLausanne University Hospital (CHUV) · Lausanne, Switzerland

Anaesthesiology 2

CHECardiothoracic and Vascular Anaesthesia FellowshipInselspital, University Hospital Bern · Bern, Switzerland CHEESRA Regional Anaesthesia Training RotationBalgrist University Hospital · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

General Surgery 2

CHEESES JFH Endocrine Surgery Travelling FellowshipGeneva University Hospitals (HUG) · Geneva, Switzerland CHEHPB Surgery and Liver Transplantation FellowshipUniversity Hospital Zurich (Swiss HPB and Transplant Center) · Zurich, Switzerland

Ophthalmology 2

CHECorneal Cross-Linking ObservershipELZA Institute · Zurich, Switzerland CHEInternational Fellow and Scholar Program - GlaucomaGlaucoma Center, Montchoisi Clinic (Swiss Vision Network) · Lausanne, Switzerland

Psychiatry 2

CHEEPA Gaining Experience Programme observershipPrivatklinik Meiringen · Meiringen, Switzerland CHEEPA Gaining Experience Programme observershipUniversity Psychiatric Clinics Basel (UPK) · Basel, Switzerland

Radiation Oncology 2

CHEESO Clinical Training Centre Fellowship – Radiation OncologyOncology Institute of Southern Switzerland (IOSI) · Bellinzona, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs CHEESO Clinical Training Centre Fellowship – Radio-Oncology CentreGenolier Cancer Center · Genolier, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Cardiothoracic Surgery 1

CHELung Volume Reduction Surgery (LVRS) FellowshipUniversity Hospital Zurich (USZ) · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Dermatology 1

CHEEADV Mohs Micrographic Surgery FellowshipUniversity Hospital Zurich and Stadtspital Zürich (Institute of Dermatology, Europaallee) · Zurich, SwitzerlandCitizens/PR only

ENT / Otolaryngology 1

CHEClinical Fellowship in Otorhinolaryngology (Neurotology, Phoniatrics, Audiology)University Hospital Zurich (USZ) · Zurich, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Family Medicine 1

CHEHippokrates Family Medicine ExchangeEYFDM national host-practice network · Host practice to be arranged, Switzerland

Haematology & Medical Oncology 1

CHEPostgraduate Neuro-oncology FellowshipCHUV – Lundin Family Brain Tumour Research Centre · Lausanne, Switzerland

Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1

CHEESGE Short-Term Visiting Young Endoscopists Programme (Host Centre)Inselspital, University Hospital Bern – Department of Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology · Bern, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Pathology 1

CHEESP Giordano Fellowship – Renal pathologyUniversity Hospital Basel · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 1

CHERiMS MS Rehabilitation Fellowship Exchange – host enquiryKliniken Valens · Valens, Switzerland

Plastic Surgery 1

CHEAO CMF Short-term International Fellowship (Host Centre)Oral and Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Basel · Basel, SwitzerlandOpen to IMGs