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Pathology residency in Sweden

ST specialist training (employment-based) · Minimum 5 years ST · Socialstyrelsen

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Regional employer recruitmentApplication route
Licence dependentInternational graduate access
Swedish C1 plus knowledge test for non-EU applicantsLanguage requirement

How pathology training works in Sweden

Sweden has no central match. You obtain a Swedish medical licence from Socialstyrelsen, then apply for an ST (specialisttjänstgöring) post with a regional employer. Non-EU applicants complete the knowledge test, a practical test, a healthcare law course and a clinical practice period first. Language is the binding constraint, not the post.

What you need

  • Swedish medical licence (legitimation)
  • Swedish to C1
  • Knowledge and practical tests for non-EU
  • Healthcare law course
  • ST employment with a region

Listed programmes in Sweden

Karolinska Department of Laboratory Medicine

Karolinska InstitutetStockholmMinimum 5 years

Pathology and laboratory medicine · Socialstyrelsen regulated · applications via Regional employer recruitment

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