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Advanced Practice Nurses: What role do they play in Switzerland?
The SAMS Bulletin 3/2025 focuses on the nursing professions and highlights the roles of advanced practice nurses (APNs), which remain relatively underdeveloped in Switzerland. A report commissioned by the SAMS aims to promote an informed debate on this complex issue. In this Bulletin, the author Urs Brügger summarizes the most important findings and two members of the SAMS Executive Board contribute their perspectives from the fields of medicine and nursing sciences.
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South Korea shows interest in programs supporting young scientists
The SAMS General Secretariat met with a South Korean delegation visiting Bern to attend the Korea-Switzerland Joint Committee on Science and Technology meeting. The discussion focused on the Academy’s funding programs for young medical researchers.
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Call for proposals 2026: National MD-PhD program
This year, the SAMS is once again awarding competitive MD-PhD fellowships to talented young physicians to complete a doctoral research training in natural sciences, clinical research, public health sciences or biomedical ethics. Thanks to the partnerships with foundations and associated faculties, the national MD-PhD program can be continued. The submission deadline for applications is 15 May 2026.
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Tour d’Horizon 2025: td-Literature - share your inspiration
Each year we invite the community of inter- and transdisciplinarity to share their recommendations for the most important publications in research, education and practice. These contributions will be compiled and published on our website as the "Tour d'Horizon 2025". Your expertise matters!
Take part in our survey til 06 April 2026.