Paediatric Surgery Residencies

During your one-month placement in paediatric surgery, you will generally have the opportunity to get to know the entire spectrum of the discipline. You will spend 2 weeks on the ward and 2 weeks in the outpatient clinic. From there, you may be assigned to the operating theatre. You will have a lot of patient contact and familiarise yourself with everyday clinical practice in the respective areas under supervision. You will fulfil tasks independently under supervision. Permanent teaching during this time is guaranteed.

• Get to know everyday life in a surgical department with the special features of a paediatric clinic
• Take a surgical history, complete paediatric status
• Making a diagnosis and designing treatment plans
• Caring for inpatients under guidance and supervision
• Observe and learn about typical clinical pictures in their course
• Conducting patient interviews and discussions with parents
• Collaborate with various interfaces such as the nursing service, physiotherapy, social services and others.
• Presentation of patients during ward rounds
• Presentation of a current paper in the Journal Club

If you would like to apply for an internship in paediatric surgery, we need some documents from you.

Required documents for applicants with Swiss citizenship or a C permit:

• A short letter of motivation
• CV
• Copies of the confirmation of enrolment
• Copy of the most recent university transcript of records
• Your AHV/SV number

Additional documents for applicants without Swiss citizenship:

• A copy of the passport
• An original passport photo if you are staying in Switzerland for longer than three months
• Whether you are spending time in Switzerland before or after your internship

Please send your application for an assistant position in paediatric surgery to