JHaS | Swiss Young Familly Doctors

What JHaS | Swiss Young Familly Doctors does

JHaS (Junge Haus- und KinderärztInnen Schweiz), legally registered as a Swiss non-profit professional association, is the largest organization representing young family doctors and pediatricians in Switzerland, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Bern. The association serves medical students, residents in postgraduate training, and young specialists within 5 years of certification or up to age 45, with a community of over 2,000 members across all three Swiss language regions. Its core offerings include the annual JHaS Congress (held at Forum Fribourg, 400+ participants, with up to 12 SGAIM and 4 SSP continuing education credits), local Stammtisch networking meetings in 15+ Swiss cities, the Think Tank Politics policy working group, the FutureDocs program for medical students, a mentoring/support program, and the recently launched job.jhas.ch platform for locum and permanent practice placements (built in collaboration with Cursus Romand de Médecine de Famille and awarded the SSMIG Prix Lumière 2025).

The business model is a non-profit membership model funded through annual membership dues (free for students, CHF 30 for residents, CHF 50 for specialists, voluntary contributions for alumni), congress registration fees, and financial support from partner organizations including mfe, SGAIM/SSMIG, Ärztekasse (Caisse des Médecins, since 2016), Kinderärzte Schweiz, and cantonal partners. JHaS holds official delegate positions in the mfe and SGAIM delegate assemblies, participates in the WONCA Europe and Vasco da Gama Movement (European Young Family Doctors) networks, and runs a joint 'Papiertiger' campaign with SGAIM and prio.swiss to reduce administrative bureaucracy in primary care. Operational management is handled by a secretariat run through Polsan AG, with elected co-presidium (currently Linda Habib and Flurina von Blumenthal) and a General Secretary (Katrina Riva). The association has no proprietary technology products beyond its Webling-based membership portal and job.jhas.ch platform, and operates exclusively in Switzerland.

Name

JHaS | Swiss Young Familly Doctors

Legal name

JHaS - Junge Haus- und KinderärztInnen Schweiz

Website

https://jhas.ch

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

JHaS is a Swiss non-profit professional association serving over 2,000 young family doctors, pediatricians, residents, and medical students across Switzerland through its annual congress, 15+ regional networking chapters, policy advocacy, and the job.jhas.ch job platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees fund association activities. Student members receive free membership, residents pay CHF 30 annually, and specialist members pay CHF 50 per year. Alumni members contribute voluntarily.
2. Congress and Event Fees: Revenue generated from annual congress registration fees and other educational events.
3. Sponsorships and Support: Financial support from partner organizations including mfe, SGAIM/SSMIG, Ärztekasse (Caisse des Médecins), and Kinderärzte Schweiz. Cantonal partners also provide support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

JHaS is a Swiss non-profit professional association serving young family doctors and pediatricians, medical residents, and medical students. It delivers its offering through an annual national congress, regional networking meetings in over 15 cities, a job replacement platform (job.jhas.ch), a policy think tank, a mentoring/support program, an image campaign, and representation in national and international medical societies. The association is funded by annual membership dues and supported by partner organizations.

Product overview

JHaS is a professional association for young family and pediatric doctors in Switzerland, operating as a unified membership organization rather than a platform with modular products. The association offers a portfolio of programs and services including the annual JHaS Congress, a job board (job.jhas.ch) for medical practice replacements, regional networking meetings (Locals), a policy think tank (Think Tank Politics), annual retreats, the FutureDocs program for medical students, a support/mentoring program, and an image campaign. These services are coordinated through a centralized membership system (Webling) and supported by partner organizations including mfe, SGAIM, and Ärztekasse.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• job.jhas.ch: Job board platform for medical locum work and career opportunities
• JHaS Congress
• Prix Lumière

Products and services

• JHaS Kongress (Annual Congress) Annual national congress bringing together over 400 young family and pediatric doctors for scientific exchange, networking, and continuing medical education. Open to members and non-members with early-bird discounts.
• Jobbörse (job.jhas.ch) Online job platform for medical replacements and practice opportunities, enabling young doctors to find temporary and permanent positions in practices across Switzerland.
• Locals | Regionale Treffen (Stammtische) Regular regional networking meetings (Stammtische) organized in over 15 Swiss cities, offering young doctors opportunities to connect with peers, share experiences, and build professional relationships.
• Think Tank Politics Policy-focused working group that develops evidence-based position papers on professional policy issues, including training conditions, work conditions, and the future of ambulatory primary care in Switzerland.
• JHaS Weekend (Retraiten) Annual weekend retreat bringing together active JHaS members to reflect on strategic direction, set priorities, and develop future initiatives for the association (e.g., JHaS 2030 vision).
• FutureDocs-Projekt Program targeting medical students in their final year and young assistant doctors, offering subsidized congress participation at the Arosa Medical Congress with experienced family doctors as tutors to showcase career opportunities in family medicine.
• JHaS-Support (Mentoring) Mentoring and peer support program connecting experienced family doctors with members facing career challenges or questions about practice setup, training, or career decisions.
• Imagekampagne (Image Campaign) Image campaign conducted in collaboration with mfe to highlight the value and cost-effectiveness of family medicine and pediatric care in Swiss healthcare, addressing the shortage of young family doctors.
• JHaS Alumni Program Alumni program offering former ordinary members continued connection to JHaS through newsletters, congress participation, and summer excursions after they age out of regular membership, with voluntary contribution option.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,000 members served as of 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• mfe - Haus- und Kinderärzte Schweiz (Médecins de famille et de l'enfance Suisse)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary umbrella organization representing family and pediatric physicians in Switzerland. JHaS sends two delegates to the mfe delegate assembly. Joint image campaign promoting the value of primary care medicine. Free first-year membership offered to JHaS members.
• SGAIM/SSMIG (Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Allgemeine Innere Medizin / Société Suisse de Médecine Interne Générale)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwiss Society of General Internal Medicine. JHaS members in training or within one year of specialist certification receive free dual-membership. Joint 'Papiertiger' campaign to reduce unnecessary bureaucracy. Sends two delegates to SSMIG assembly.
• Kinderärzte Schweiz (Association professionelle de la pédiatrie ambulatoire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of ambulatory pediatricians. Supports JHaS activities and pediatric-focused initiatives. Annual KIS (Kinderärzte Schweiz) conference organized with JHaS participation.
• Ärztekasse / Caisse des MédecinsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMedical billing and practice management services provider. Has financially supported JHaS annual retreat since 2016. Provides PraxiStart basic seminar and course program 2026 for JHaS members.
• WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWorld organization defending family medicine interests at training, postgraduate education, and research levels. JHaS participates in annual WONCA Europe conferences. Sends delegates to the preconference organized by Vasco da Gama Movement.
• VdGM - Vasco da Gama Movement (European Young Family Doctors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean organization of young and future family doctors. JHaS sends delegate Timon Wartenweiler to the Europe Council. Enables international exchange programs: Hippokrates Exchange (2 weeks) and Family Medicine 360°. Two JHaS members attend VdGM preconference annually.
• EYFDM - European Young Family Doctors MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional European network within VdGM. JHaS participates in forums and exchanges with young family doctors from across Europe.
• Cantonal Partner OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional cantonal organizations including vbhk (Verbund der Haus- und Kinderärztinnen/-ärzte), VLuHa, mfe Basel, and VZI (Zürcher Internisten) provide cantonal-level support and collaboration.
• Ärztekongress ArosaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAnnual medical congress in Arosa (March). JHaS collaborates on the FutureDocs project introducing medical students and early residents to family medicine career opportunities.
• prio.swiss - Verband der Schweizer KrankenversichererminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociation of Swiss health insurers founded in 2025, representing 100% of Swiss health insurers. Collaborates with JHaS and SGAIM on the 'Papiertiger' campaign to identify and reduce unnecessary bureaucracy in healthcare administration.
• job.jhas.ch PlatformcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative job platform for locum and replacement positions developed by JHaS. In collaboration with Cursus Romand de Médecine de Famille (CRMF). Won Prix Lumière 2025. Helps young doctors find practice experience in different settings.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Docplanner: European health professional platform combining doctor booking, practice management software, and job marketplace services. Compared with JHaS's job.jhas.ch, Docplanner represents a commercial, scaled version of the locum / practice-matching functionality JHaS is building out.

Regional players

• Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP): UK professional body for general practitioners. Comparable in mission - supporting family doctors' training, standards, and advocacy - though much larger and serving all career stages, making it a regional structural reference point.
• Collège de la Médecine Générale (CMG) France: French academic college for general medicine. Represents the family medicine academic and professional community in France; comparable structural role but operating at a national academic level rather than a young-doctor demographic.
• Junge Hausärzt:innen Österreich (JHaS Austria): Austrian young family doctors association with a similar name, mandate, and demographic focus. Direct structural twin in a neighboring healthcare system; relevant for cross-border comparisons and potential exchange benchmarking.
• Junge Allgemeinmedizin Deutschland (JADE): German association of young general practitioners and trainees. Comparable demographic focus (young family doctors), operates within a larger national health system with similar workforce-shortage dynamics.

Direct peers

• Vasco da Gama Movement (VdGM): European organization of young and future family doctors within WONCA Europe. JHaS holds a delegate seat on the Europe Council and runs joint exchange programs (Hippokrates, Family Medicine 360°). Effectively the European-level peer and the closest structural analog.
• SGAIM (Swiss Society of General Internal Medicine): Specialist society for general internal medicine in Switzerland. JHaS members in training or within one year of specialist certification receive free dual-membership in SGAIM, and the two organizations jointly run the Papiertiger bureaucracy-reduction campaign. Highly comparable as a Swiss medical professional society.
• Kinderärzte Schweiz: Professional association of ambulatory pediatricians in Switzerland. Supports JHaS activities and pediatric-focused initiatives, co-organizes the annual KIS conference. Closely comparable pediatric-focused counterpart within the same Swiss ecosystem.
• mfe - Haus- und Kinderärzte Schweiz: Umbrella professional association for family and pediatric physicians in Switzerland, representing the entire career stage (JHaS represents only the young segment). JHaS sends two delegates to mfe's assembly and runs joint image campaigns, making it the closest institutional analog and parent-like partner.

Broad incumbents

• WONCA (World Organization of Family Doctors): Global body defending family medicine at training, postgraduate, and research levels. JHaS participates in WONCA Europe conferences and benefits from global brand legitimacy. A broader incumbent in the same overarching category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/jhasnetwork
• Instagraminstagram.com/jhas_ch
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jhas

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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