Well sourced · Missing application deadline, faculty profile, host profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No employment relationship, health cover or other benefits; insurance, transport, accommodation and meals are paid by the trainee.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, 40 hours per week (2025 cycle: 10 March 2025 to 28 February 2026)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureWeekly knee clinic and theory class at HC-UFG, operating lists at CRER and HC-UFG (three surgical mornings a week), pre-operative case preparation, review of operated cases and scientific meeting; a final paper (TCC) submitted to an indexed journal is required.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Requires a Brazilian CRM registration, an MEC-accredited orthopaedic residency and the SBOT specialist title, so it is effectively limited to doctors trained in Brazil.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
CRM registration (any state, with 60 days to transfer to CREMEGO); residency certificate; SBOT specialist title; personal accident insurance.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published (Portuguese-language selection and training)
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY69% of core application fields verifiedChecked 9 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-07
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date2025 cycle began 10 March 2025; next cycle not published
Application route / cycle2025 cycle: applications 3–24 January 2025 by email; written exam and interview 27 January 2025.
Orthopaedics and Traumatology residency in an MEC-accredited service
SBOT specialist title (TEOT) or proof of passing the TEOT exam
Application documents
Application form sent by email
Spiral-bound documented CV delivered on exam day
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year advanced knee and arthroscopy training for SBOT-titled orthopaedic surgeons at HC-UFG and CRER in Goiânia, with one place in the 2025 cycle. The programme is unpaid and ends with a required journal-format paper.
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: No employment relationship, health cover or other benefits; insurance, transport, accommodation and meals are paid by the trainee.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital das Clínicas da UFG / EBSERH (with CRER)
Use the official host or programme link to review the hospital, training sites and facilities.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil · 15 days, 1, 3 or 6 months for visitors (SLARD); the SBCJ directory lists one R4 knee-surgery placeView program profile →
Londrina, Paraná, Brazil · The current ISAKOS profile labels duration only as ‘Other’; no usable number of weeks or months is publishedView program profile →
