Professional societies

The Core Surgical Exam in surgery, conducted by the examination board of the Association for the Basic Examination for Specialist Training in Surgery, is an obligatory part of the specialist examinations of the following surgical specialist associations:

• The Swiss Society of Surgery (SGC)
• The Swiss Society for Vascular Surgery (SGG)
• The Swiss Society for Hand Surgery (SGH)
• The Swiss Society for Pediatric Surgery (SGKC)
• The Swiss Society for Orthopaedics and traumatology - swiss orthopaedics (SO)
• The Swiss Society for Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery (SGPRAC)
• The Swiss Society for Thoracic Surgery (SGT)
• The Swiss Society for urology (SGU)