Post-graduate training

The aim of the postgraduate training for the title of specialist in paediatric cardiology is to enable the candidate to acquire the theoretical and practical knowledge and skills necessary to practise under his/her own responsibility in the whole field of paediatric cardiology.


Regulations for postgraduate training 

The regulations for postgraduate training in paediatric cardiology were adopted by the SIWF/ISFM and have been in effect since 1 July 2004. The latest revisions, approved by the SIWF/ISFM, have been in effect since 16 June 2016.

Reglement SIWF Juni 2016

Règlement ISFM juin 2016

Recognised postgraduate training institutions for paediatric cardiology in Switzerland

Category A (3 years)

  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne
  • Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève (HUG)
  • Inselspital Universitätsspital Bern
  • Universitäts-Kinderspital Zürich (KISPI)

Category B (1 year)

  • Universitäts-Kinderspital beider Basel (UKBB)