Specialist Exam
Written Specialist Exam Medical Oncology 2025
Date / Time
Saturday, 18 October 2025, 13:00 – 15:30 CEST
Venue
Spital Affoltern, Sonnenbergstrasse 27, 8910 Affoltern am Albis
The written theoretical exam can also be taken in Berlin, Germany, during the ESMO Congress (see ESMO information, www.esmo.org).
Admission requirements
Passing the specialist exam is a prerequisite for obtaining the specialist title in medical oncology (any applicable transitional provisions and exceptions: “Specialist exam – what you need to know” [in German]).
Only doctors with a federal medical diploma or a foreign medical diploma recognised by the FOPH are admitted to the specialist exam (Art. 23 WBO).
Exam language
German, French or Italian
Registration
Registration for the written exam takes place directly and exclusively via the ESMO homepage (this registration does not apply to the oral exam). The registration deadlines of ESMO apply.
For further information and registration see www.esmo.org.
Registration deadline
www.esmo.org
Other
Please bring a valid passport or identity card to the exam.
Oral Specialist Exam Medical Oncology 2025
Date / Time
Saturday 15 November 2025 / from 09:00 a.m
Location
Spital Affoltern AG, 8910 Affoltern am Albis
Admission requirements
Passing the specialist exam is a prerequisite for obtaining the specialist title in medical oncology (any applicable transitional provisions and exceptions: “Specialist exam – what you need to know“).
Only doctors with a federal medical diploma or a foreign medical diploma recognised by the FOPH are admitted to the specialist exam (Art. 23 WBO). The transitional provisions are set out in Art. 69 para. 3 of the WBO.
At least 3 years of recognised specialist continuing education.
Exam language
German, French or Italian
Registration
Written registration using the official registration form
Registration for the oral exam must be done separately from registration for the written exam.
Attach: e-logbook and evaluation protocols
Registration deadline
31 July 2025
Costs
The costs will be invoiced after receipt of registration. The actual costs depend on the number of candidates (previously approx. CHF 800-1’000).
The exam fee must be paid when registering for the specialist exam and by 31 August 2025 at the latest. If registration is withdrawn, the exam fee will only be refunded if the registration has been withdrawn at least four weeks before the exam date.
Other
Please bring a valid passport or identity card to the exam.
Detailed information on the contents of the exam and the exam procedure can be found in the postgraduate education programme.
Information for holders of a foreign medical diploma
The recognition of foreign medical diplomas is carried out by the Medical Professions Commission and takes about 6 weeks. Further information can be found on the FOPH Web site.
Exam dates in subsequent years
The written exam usually takes place on the last Saturday in September; the oral exam on the last Saturday in October. The exact dates will be announced at least 6 months in advance on the ESMO website, in the Swiss Medical Journal and on this website.
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