Apprenticeship
Apprenticeship with a length of 3 or 4 years are the most common ones. The certificate awarded after successfully completing a 3 or 4-year apprenticeship is called "Certificat Fédérale de Capacité" (), "Eidgenössisches Fähigkeitszeugnis" (EFZ) or "Attestato federale di capacità" (AFC).
Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners
The first year is referred to as GPEP1 and the second and third years are referred to as GPEP2. The Primex examinations are at the end of GPEP1, and then undergo the Fellowship assessment on the completion of GPEP2.