The Master of
Medicine
is primarily taught at Geneva University Hospitals (HUG) or affiliated institutions. Theoretical and practical courses are integrated into clinical training modules and focus on clinical procedures and on learning and applying skills in a variety of disciplines, such as internal medicine and primary care, paediatrics, surgery, psychiatry or obstetrics and gynaecology. Some disciplines are crosscutting and studied throughout the programme (e.g. radiology, pathology, clinical pharmacology, forensic medicine and ethics). The third year of the Master's programme is devoted to clinical practice during which students do rotations to strengthen their skills and gain experience.
In accordance with the Swiss federal law on health-care professions (LpMed), all examinations take place on a faculty level, with the exception of those that take place after conferral of the Master's degree, which are federal and common to all Swiss medicine faculties (Federal Examination in Human Medicine - EFMH).
Programme length
3 years (6 semesters)
Language of instruction
French
Working knowledge of English required for reading scientific texts.
Enrolment and Admission Conditions
Applications
Deadline for candidates that hold a foreign bachelor's degree: 28 February 2025
(30 April 2025 for candidates that hold a Swiss bachelor's degree at the start of the next academic year AND, according to their nationality, are not subject to a visa for entry into Switzerland for more than 90 days, according to Swiss government requirements and regardless of their current place of residence, or for candidates holding a Swiss residence permit that is valid beyond 30 April.)
The Master of Medicine
- First, second and third-year courses (180 credits):
- Introduction to the clinical approach
- Clinical training: internal medicine; paediatrics; surgery; obstetrics and gynaecology; psychiatry; community medicine and primary care; neurology; neurosurgery; emergency and intensive care; otorhinolaryngology; ophthalmology; dermatology
- Unit of synthesis, of integration and therapeutic 1
- Crosscutting disciplines
- Interprofessional education 2
- Master's thesis
- 10 months of elective rotations (Internist medicine, paediatrics, surgery, etc.) including 1 month with a physician or pediatrician.
- Unit of synthesis, of integration and therapeutic 2
- Interprofessional education 3
The Federal Examination in Human Medicine (EFMH) takes place after the conferral of the Master's in Medicine.
Mobility
See also internships SEMP (Swiss European Mobility Program):
www.unige.ch/exchange/fr/mobilite
Professional Prospects
Studies in human medicine prepare graduates for specific activities in numerous professional fields. Graduates generally begin their professional careers as internal medicine doctors before, in some cases, going on to become clinical chiefs of hospitals or outpatient facilities with a view to pursuing the post-graduate qualification of federal specialist. Many graduates end up working in private or group practices, and some go on to careers in hospitals or at university.
But there are many other professional opportunities as well:
- Positions in international or non-governmental organisations
- Role of expert for insurance and health insurance companies, in connection with legal/employment issues
- Positions in medical call centres
- Medical journalism
- Research in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries
- IT and medical statistics
- Non-clinical teaching/research at university
Contact information
Ms Barbara Broers
T. +41 (0)22 379 50 13
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