The Vetsuisse Faculty of Bern offers structured training programmes lasting 2 to 5 years. In Bern, these programmes, called residencies, are carried out in 18 different specialist areas of clinical and paraclinical veterinary medicine.
These are official, nationally or internationally established specialisation programmes that aim to achieve the highest globally recognised professional qualification in veterinary medicine (European Qualification Framework Level 8). International programmes are certified by either the European Board for Veterinary Specialisation (EBVS) or the American Board of Veterinary Specialties (ABVS). In certain specialist areas, FVH (Fachtierarzt/-tierärztin) specialisation programmes are also carried out, which offer broad, in-depth further training focused on one animal group. The FVH title as a specialist is standardised throughout Switzerland and recognised in other countries.
These structured specialisation programmes are based on the guidelines of the relevant umbrella organisation (EBVS, ABVS or GST) and are completed with a selective examination. Various objectives must be demonstrated for admission to the examination, such as (para-)clinical experience (case collection) and the publication of one or more research projects.
Further information on the EBVS
Further information on the ABVS
Further information on the GST
