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)
- 4 years Medical Oncology (2 years in a category A)
OR
- 3 years Medical Oncology (2 years in a category A)
PLUS 1 year as listed below:
- 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 and SGMO)
- 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