Dr. Reto Eberhard Rast
Profile
Dr. Reto Eberhard Rast Dozent
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Address
Berner Fachhochschule
School of Health Professions
Fachbereich Pflege
Binningerstrasse 2
4142 Münchenstein
Activities
Responsibilities
Clinical assessment: module responsibility, teaching, development
Pharmacology: Module responsibility, teaching, development
Lectures on various medical topics. Fundamentals of anatomy and physiology. Internal medicine (cardiology, pneumology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology, urology, infectious diseases, immunology), emergency medicine and paediatrics.
CV
Biography
- Reto Eberhard Rast studied medicine, history and biology. He worked as a secondary school teacher of history and biology and as a general practitioner. He served as a delegate for the Red Cross during disasters in Asia, Africa and Europe. Today, he works primarily as a lecturer and painter (www.reto-rast.com). During his time as a junior doctor, he became interested in the phenomenon of near-death experiences. In 2014, he founded SWISS IANDS, which he has presided over ever since.
Professional experience
- Since 2022 General practitioner (general internal medicine with additional qualification in manual medicine) Medicum Wesemlin
- Since 2020 Part-time to full-time work as a freelance artist (www.reto-rast.com). 2022 Attended the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris (Morphologie et Gravure). Self-employed
- Since 2014 Founding member and since then president of the Swiss Society for Near-Death Studies (SWISS IANDS), involved in association work, research and the organisation of information events. Voluntary work
- 2013-2020 Medical member of the Emergency Response Unit (ERU) of the Swiss Red Cross with missions in Greece, Tanzania, Nepal, Madagascar, Mozambique Swiss Red Cross
- 2019-2020 Working 60% of full-time hours as an artist and assistant to Wolfgang Beltracchi, Meggen (LU). Wolfgang Beltracchi
- 2015-2018 Organised introductory evenings on the Swiss healthcare system for asylum seekers and migrants Kantonal Integration Office (FABIA).
- 2015-2018 Training manager for continuing education and training of medical students, assistant doctors and qualified doctors Institute for Family Medicine in Central Switzerland (IHAM&CC).
- 2008-2014 Assistant doctor in various departments and institutions Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, St. Moritz Medical Therapy Centre, Sanacare Practice Löwenplatz Lucerne, St. Urban Acute Psychiatric Ward, Lukas Clinic Arlesheim
- 2009-2012 Lecturer in anatomy, physiology, general and internal medicine, and clinical assessment University of Applied Sciences and Arts in Bern (BFH), Bachelor's degree programme in nursing
- 2003-2008 Subject teacher for history and biology, class teacher, planning and implementation of special weeks, organisational management of the 35th anniversary celebrations Reussbühl Cantonal School (LU)
- 2000 Assistant Surgeon Sursee-Wolhusen Cantonal Hospital (LU), Surgery Department
- 1997 - 1998 Junior assistant in various departments Surgery (Locarno, Hong Kong), internal medicine (Richterswil, Sursee), dermatology (Zurich), gynaecology (Männedorf) and psychiatry (Schaffhausen).
- 1992-2014 Recruit school, later NCO school and officer school with earning of ranks Swiss Army
Education
- 2002-2004 Higher teaching diploma, major in history, minor in biology University of Zurich
- 2000-2003 Additional studies in history and biology University of Zurch
- 1997-2001 Doctorate in medicine University of Lausanne
- 1992-1999 Medicine state examination University of Zurich
Memberships
External memberships
President of the Swiss Information Platform for Near-Death Experiences (www.swiss-iands.ch)
Language skills and intercultural knowledge
Language skills
- English - Professional working proficiency
- French - Professional working proficiency
- Italian - Limited working proficiency
- German - Native or bilingual proficiency
