The application for an IFMSA Professional or Research Exchange in Switzerland has to be done through the Medical Student Association in your country of origin. Please contact your NEO (National Exchange Officer) or your LEO (Local Exchange Officer) if there are any contracts signed for the period you would like to do your exchange program in Switzerland.

Students coming from countries outside the European Union have to apply for a working visa that has to be requested at least 3 months in advance!

Students from countries outside the European Union, which have already organized their clerkship in Switzerland on their own: Please note that you are required to apply for a confirmation of swimsa exchanges. Follow this link to get to the application for external students: application external
There are special conditions for these students which have to be accepted: conditions external

The service fee for the confirmation is 50 CHF and will be requested trough the National Exchange Officer after submission of the online application form.