List of medical specialties
This list is intended to provide information about the technical and content-related differentiations in human , dental and veterinary training in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
German subject areas (sample advanced training regulations, November 2018)
The individual areas are partially divided into different specialist areas and focal points (SP):
- General medicine
- Anesthesiology
- anatomy
- Occupational medicine
- Ophthalmology
- biochemistry
- surgery
- Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Skin and venereal diseases
- Human genetics
- Hygiene and environmental medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine
- Internal medicine and angiology
- Internal medicine and endocrinology and diabetology
- Internal medicine and gastroenterology
- Internal medicine and hematology and oncology
- Internal medicine and cardiology
- Internal medicine and nephrology
- Internal medicine and pulmonology
- Internal medicine and rheumatology
- Paediatrics
- Child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
- Laboratory medicine
- Microbiology , virology and infection epidemiology
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery
- Neurosurgery
- neurology
- Nuclear medicine
- Public healthcare system
- pathology
- pharmacology
- Phoniatrics and Pedaudiology
- Physical and Rehabilitative Medicine
- physiology
- Psychiatry and psychotherapy
- Psychosomatic medicine and psychotherapy
- radiology
- Forensic medicine
- radiotherapy
- Transfusion medicine
- urology
Additional training
- Medical quality management
- acupuncture
- Allergology
- Andrology
- Balneology and Medical Climatology
- Company medicine, see company doctor
- Dermatopathology
- Diabetology
- Nutritional medicine
- Aviation Medicine
- geriatrics
- Gynecological exfoliative cytology
- Hemostaseology
- Hand surgery
- homeopathy
- immunology
- Infectious diseases
- Intensive care
- Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
- Child and Adolescent Endocrinology and Diabetology
- Pediatric gastroenterology
- Child and Adolescent Nephrology
- Children and youth orthopedics
- Child and Adolescent Pneumology
- Child and Adolescent Rheumatology
- Clinical acute and emergency medicine
- Hospital hygiene
- Magnetic resonance tomography - subject-specific -
- Manual medicine (chiropractic)
- Drug tumor therapy
- Medical informatics
- Naturopathic treatment
- Emergency medicine
- Nuclear medical diagnostics for radiologists
- Orthopedic rheumatology
- Palliative medicine
- Phlebology
- Physical therapy
- Plastic and aesthetic operations
- Proctology
- Psychoanalysis
- Psychotherapy - subject-specific -
- Rehabilitation
- X-ray diagnostics for nuclear medicine specialists
- Sleep medicine
- Sexual medicine
- Social medicine
- Special cardiology for adults with congenital heart defects (GUCH)
- Special child and adolescent urology
- Special orthopedic surgery
- Special pain therapy
- Special trauma surgery
- Special visceral surgery
- sports medicine
- Basic addiction medical care
- Transplant medicine
- Tropical medicine
Federal specialist title (advanced training regulations, Dec. 2007)
According to Art. 5 of the EU Directive (in all member countries)
- General medicine
- Anesthesiology
- surgery
- Gynecology and obstetrics
- Internal Medicine
- Paediatrics
- Neurosurgery
- neurology
- Ophthalmology
- Orthopedic surgery and traumatology of the musculoskeletal system
- Oto-rhino-laryngology
- pathology
- Pulmonology
- Psychiatry and psychotherapy
- urology
According to Article 7 of the EU Directive (in at least two member countries)
- Allergology and Clinical Immunology
- Occupational medicine
- Dermatology and venereology
- Endocrinology / Diabetology
- Gastroenterology
- hematology
- Cardiac and thoracic vascular surgery
- cardiology
- Jaw and facial surgery
- Child and adolescent psychiatry and psychotherapy
- Pediatric surgery
- Clinical pharmacology and toxicology
- radiology
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiation Oncology / Radiation Therapy
- Nephrology
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Plastic , reconstructive and aesthetic surgery
- Preventive Medicine and Healthcare
- rheumatology
- Tropical and travel medicine
Other specialist titles
- General medicine
- Angiology
- Infectious diseases
- Intensive care
- Human Genetics # Medical Genetics
- Medical oncology
- Pharmaceutical medicine
- Forensic medicine
Professional qualifications from the FMH
- Specialist in hand surgery
- Specialist in neuropathology
Focus
- to general medicine: geriatrics
- on surgery: general and trauma surgery , vascular surgery , thoracic surgery , visceral surgery
- on gynecology and obstetrics: gynecological oncology , obstetrics and feto-maternal medicine , reproductive medicine and gynecological endocrinology
- on cardiac and thoracic vascular surgery: vascular surgery , thoracic surgery
- on internal medicine: geriatrics
- on pediatric and adolescent medicine: pediatric endocrinology-diabetology , pediatric gastroenterology , pediatric cardiology , neonatology , pediatric nephrology , neuropediatrics , pediatric oncology-hematology , pediatric pulmonology
- to ophthalmology: ophthalmic surgery
- on oto-rhino-laryngology: neck and face surgery , phoniatrics
- on pathology: cytopathology , molecular pathology
- to Mental Health: geriatric psychiatry and age Psychotherapy
- on radiology: diagnostic neuroradiology , invasive neuroradiology , pediatric radiology
- on urology: Operative urology
Skills certificates
- Acupuncture - Traditional Chinese Medicine (ASA)
- Anthroposophically Extended Medicine (VAOAS)
- Delegated Psychotherapy (FMPP)
- Electroencephalography (SGKN)
- Electroneuromyography (SGKN)
- Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography ERCP (SGG)
- Gastroscopy (SGG)
- Homeopathy (SVHA)
- Hip sonography according to Graf for newborns and infants (SGUM)
- Interventional pain therapy (SSIPM)
- Laser treatments of the skin and mucous membranes close to the skin (FMCH)
- Manual medicine (SAMM)
- Medical hypnosis (SMSH / GHypS)
- Neural Therapy (SANTH)
- Emergency doctor (SGNOR)
- Phlebology (USGG)
- Practice laboratory (KHM)
- Psychosomatic and Psychosocial Medicine (APPM)
- Expertise for dose-intensive X-ray (KHM)
- Expertise for dose-intensive examinations and therapeutic interventions in angiology (USGG)
- Expertise for dose-intensive X-ray examinations in cardiology (SGK)
- Pregnancy ultrasound (SGUM)
- Sports Medicine (SGSM)
- Sonography (SGUM)
- Diving Medicine (SUHMS)
- Medical Consultant (SGV)
- Cerebrovascular Diseases (SGKN)
Austrian medical specialist title (training regulations, July 2006)
Special subjects
- Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine
- anatomy
- Occupational medicine
- Ophthalmology and Optometry
- Blood group serology and transfusion medicine
- Surgery and additional subjects: vascular surgery , intensive care medicine , sports traumatology , visceral surgery
- Gynecology and Obstetrics and additive specialist Cytodiagnosis
- Forensic medicine
- Ear, nose and throat diseases and phoniatrics as an additive subject
- Skin and sexually transmitted diseases and angiology as an additive subject
- Cardiac surgery and additive subjects vascular surgery , intensive care medicine
- Histology and embryology
- Hygiene and microbiology and additive subject infectiology and tropical medicine
- immunology
- Internal medicine and additional subjects angiology , endocrinology and metabolic diseases , gastroenterology and hepatology , hematology and internal oncology , infectiology and tropical medicine , intensive care medicine , internal sports medicine , cardiology , clinical pharmacology , nephrology , rheumatology
- Pediatric and Adolescent Surgery and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine
- Pediatric and adolescent medicine and additional subjects Neonatology and Pediatric Intensive Care Medicine , Neuropediatrics , Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetology , Pediatric Hematology and Oncology , Pediatric Cardiology , Pediatric Pulmonology
- Child and adolescent psychiatry and additional subject neuropediatrics
- Lung Diseases and Additional Subjects Intensive Care Medicine and Cytodiagnostics
- Medical biophysics
- Human Genetics # Medical Genetics
- Medical and chemical laboratory diagnostics and additional subject cytodiagnostics
- Medical exercise physiology
- Mouth, jaw, and facial surgery
- Neurobiology
- Neurosurgery and intensive care medicine as an additive
- Neurology and additional subjects, intensive medicine , neuropediatrics
- Neuropathology
- Nuclear medicine
- Orthopedics and orthopedic surgery and additional subjects rheumatology , sports orthopedics
- Pathology and additional subject cytodiagnostics
- Pathophysiology
- Pharmacology and toxicology
- Physical medicine and general rehabilitation and additive subjects physical sports medicine , rheumatology
- physiology
- Plastic, aesthetic and reconstructive surgery and intensive care medicine as an additive subject
- Psychiatry and Psychotherapeutic Medicine
- radiology
- Social medicine
- Specific prophylaxis and tropical medicine and an additive subject in infectious diseases
- Radiation Therapy - Radiation Oncology
- Thoracic surgery and additive subjects vascular surgery , intensive care medicine
- Trauma surgery and additional subjects, intensive medicine , sports traumatology
- urology
- virology
German dental specialties
The dental associations assign the following specialty names:
- dentist
- Specialist dentist for oral surgery
- Specialist dentist for orthodontics
- Public Health Dentist
- Specialist dentist for periodontics (only in Westphalia-Lippe )
Austrian dental specialties
- Specialist in dentistry, oral medicine and maxillofacial medicine (training: full medical degree and specialist training - no longer possible since 1998)
- Dentist (education: degree in dentistry - possible since 1998)
- (Dentist (training: special training based on dental training, alternating with practical and theoretical content - no longer possible since 1975))
German veterinary specialties
The veterinary associations publish the following specialties and additional designations .
Specialist veterinarian
- Specialized veterinarian for anatomy
- Fish veterinarian
- Specialized veterinarian for poultry
- Specialized veterinarian for small animals
- Subspecialty surgery
- Dermatology branch
- Internal medicine branch
- Cardiology branch
- Veterinarian for clinical laboratory diagnostics
- Food veterinarian
- Food toxicology branch
- Specialized veterinarian for microbiology
- Branch Bacteriology and Mycology
- Virology branch
- Specialized veterinarian for milk hygiene
- Specialized veterinarian for parasitology
- Specialized veterinarian for pathology
- Branch Toxikopathologie
- Specialized veterinarian for horses
- Subspecialty surgery
- Internal medicine branch
- Orthopedics branch
- Subfield of reproductive medicine
- Specialized veterinarian for pharmacology and toxicology
- Specialized veterinarian for physiology and physiological chemistry
- Specialized veterinarian for reproductive medicine
- Veterinarian for cattle
- Specialized veterinarian for small ruminants
- Veterinarian for pigs
- Veterinarian specialized in animal nutrition and dietetics
- Veterinarian specialized in animal hygiene
- Veterinarian for animal welfare
- Veterinarian for animal behavior
- Specialized veterinarian for tropical veterinary medicine
- Specialized veterinarian for laboratory animals
- Specialized veterinarian for wild animals
- Local game sub-area
- Sub-area zoo animals
- Specialized veterinarian for public veterinary services
- Specialized veterinarian for molecular genetics and genetic engineering
- Specialized veterinarian for epidemiology
- Specialized veterinarian for meat hygiene
- Food toxicology branch
- Specialized veterinarian for meat hygiene and meat technology
Additional designations
In certain areas that are not areas, additional designations indicate that additional knowledge is available.
- acupuncture
- homeopathy
- Hygiene and quality management in the food sector
- Physical therapy
- Reptiles / amphibians
- Veterinary herd care and quality assurance on the farm - beef
- Veterinary herd care and quality assurance on the farm - pig
- Veterinary care of equestrian events
- Behavior therapy
- Pets and ornamental birds
- Ophthalmology in small animals
- Horse ophthalmology
- Small animal dentistry
- Horse dentistry
Austrian veterinary specialties
In Austria, specialist veterinary areas have no longer been determined by the Chamber of Veterinarians since 2006 , but by the Federal Ministry for Health and Women or the Federal Ministry for Health .
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- Model professional regulations of the German Dental Association (PDF)
- Sample advanced training regulations - Orthodontics and Oral Surgery - of the German Dental Association (the advanced training regulations of the respective State Dental Association are binding) (PDF)
- Sample advanced training regulations - dentist for public health - of the Federal Dental Association (the advanced training regulations of the respective State Dental Association are binding) (PDF)
- Austrian training regulations: aerztekammer.at
- Swiss further education regulations: fmh.ch
Individual evidence
- ↑ (sample) further training regulations 2018 November 2018, table of contents, section B, pp. 3–5; Document server of the German Medical Association . Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ↑ (sample) further training regulations 2018 November 2018, table of contents, section C, pp. 5–6; Document server of the German Medical Association . Retrieved December 2, 2019.
- ↑ Sexual medicine education, training and further education at the Charité Berlin ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Austrian Veterinary Association ( Memento of the original from March 6, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.