FMH Hematology

Read about the most important things attaining the specialist title "FMH Hematology" (as of October 2021).


Timeframe

6 years split up into:

  • 2 years general internal medicine (1 year in an A clinic)
  • 3 to 4 years Hematology (3 years in a hospital with laboratory diagnostic activity, at least 2 years in an A-clinic
  • Optional: 1 year oncology, pediatric hematology/oncology, MD PhD


Compulsory Courses

  • Communication Course (Krebsliga, ligue contre le cancer, lega contra il cancro)
  • Two Compulsory Courses according SGH/SHH

https://www.sgh-ssh.ch/sgh-veranstaltungen/sgh-generalassembly/ 

  • SOHC


Publication

  • First or Last author of a "peer-reviewed" publication
  • Dissertation counts


Foreign Occupation

  • Up to two years can be accredited


Part Time 

  • Possbile, at least 50% pensum


FMH Examination

Consisting of an oral and a written part


Written Examination

  • Multiple Choice consisting of the "European Hematology Exam" from the EHA


Oral Examination

  • The written EHA-Examination must be passed prior to the registration
  • Exemplary process: Integrative discussion of findings of an example case at the microscope, discussion of diagnostics & therapeutic options using 2-3 case vignettes (benign and/or malignant hematology), analysis and interpretation of constellations/global tests of hemostaseology



FMH Medical Oncology

Read about the most important things attaining the specialist title "FMH Medical Oncology" (as of October 2021).


Timeframe

6 years split up into:

  • 2 years general internal medicine (1 year in category A, I or B)
  • 3 to 4 years Medical Oncology (2 years in a category A) 
  • Research may be accredited if requested in Advance (counts as subject-specific, not as category A) or 1y of MD/PhD 
  • Optional: 1 year hematology, radio-oncology, pediatric hematology/oncology, pathology, palliative care


Compulsory Courses

  • doctor-patient-communication Course (Krebsliga, ligue contre le cancer, lega contra il cancro)
  • Palliative Care (accredited by palliative.ch)
  • GCP Course (accredited by https://swissethics.ch/aus-fortbildung/gcp-kurse)
  • Basic Course at the SOHC
  • Ethic Course (accredited by SGMO)


Publication

  • First or Last author of a "peer-reviewed" publication
  • Dissertation counts


Foreign Occupation

  • Up to two years can be accredited


Part Time 

  • Possbile, at least 50% pensum


Logbook

  • Bone-marrow puncture (8)
  • Handling a port-à-cath or PICC-Line (8)
  • Tumorboard presentations (50)
  • Roundtable talks (6)


FMH Examination

Consisting of an oral and a written part, once per year. Three years of Medical Oncology are necessary for the oral exam


Written Examination

  • Multiple Choice Exam (ESMO)


Oral Examination

  • 1 clinical case, 2 smaller cases
  • Duration: 30-60 minutes