Faculty / program leadership: HUCM orthopaedic faculty
Profile completeness74%
Well sourced · Missing funding, faculty profile, host profile
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced— Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
26 August 2026 at 17:00 Brasília time — application window closed
Duration
1 year · 2,880 hours
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
27 Aug 2026
Duration · published1 year · 2,880 hours
Clinical exposureOne-year knee-surgery fellowship at HUCM with a published 2,880-hour workload; the exact operative role and weekly curriculum must be confirmed with the hospital
Funding · not publishedNo employment relationship; tuition and any financial support are not published in the current call
DestinationBrazil
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
≈Partially published
International applicant eligibility
Applicants trained outside Brazil may apply only after diploma revalidation by an authorised Brazilian public university. Foreign applicants must also document Portuguese proficiency and a qualifying student visa or Brazilian residence authorisation.
✓Published by official source
Required training level
Completed orthopaedics and traumatology prerequisite by 28 February 2027 · Proof of approval or membership in the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT) · Brazilian-recognised medical qualification · Foreign graduates require diploma revalidation · Foreign applicants require Portuguese proficiency and appropriate Brazilian immigration status
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
Enrolment is conditional on presenting the applicable Brazilian professional-council registration and satisfying all HUCM appointment requirements.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
Any examination requirement must be confirmed with the relevant regulator and host.
✓Published by official source
Language requirements
Foreign applicants must provide Portuguese proficiency evidence; the call names CELPE-Bras at upper-intermediate level for curriculum scoring.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Foreign applicants must present a temporary Brazilian student visa or Brazilian residence-authorisation document at enrolment.
✓Published by official source
Funding availability
No employment relationship; tuition and any financial support are not published in the current call
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
76% of core application fields verified
Checked 27 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-23. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadline26 August 2026 at 17:00 Brasília time — application window closed
Commencing date1 April 2027
Application route / cycleHUCM 2027 selection: applications ran 20 July–26 August 2026; objective examination 27 September 2026, interview 12 November 2026 and final result 18 December 2026
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Published entry requirements
Clinical / academic eligibility
Completed orthopaedics and traumatology prerequisite by 28 February 2027
Proof of approval or membership in the Brazilian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (SBOT)
Brazilian-recognised medical qualification
Foreign graduates require diploma revalidation
Foreign applicants require Portuguese proficiency and appropriate Brazilian immigration status
Registration, licence & examinations
Enrolment is conditional on presenting the applicable Brazilian professional-council registration and satisfying all HUCM appointment requirements.
Visa / work authorisation
Foreign applicants must present a temporary Brazilian student visa or Brazilian residence-authorisation document at enrolment.
Application documents
Online application form
Official identity document
Documents for the standardised curriculum assessment
Brazilian-revalidated diploma for foreign medical graduates
Portuguese proficiency and immigration evidence for foreign applicants
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A one-year, 2,880-hour HUCM knee-surgery fellowship with two places and an April 2027 start. The 2027 application window is now closed; international graduates require Brazilian diploma revalidation, Portuguese evidence and qualifying immigration status.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
A detailed institutional profile has not yet been published by OrthoFellow for this listing. Use the official host or program link to review the hospital, university, training sites and facilities directly.
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitário Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
Clinical focus
Hip & Knee training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
HUCM orthopaedic faculty is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship supervisor / program leadership for HUCM Knee Surgery Fellowship 2027. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Hip & Knee training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
HUCM orthopaedic faculty is listed by the official programme source as fellowship supervisor / program leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
APPLICANT PROFILE
Applicants who have completed Orthopaedics and Traumatology training
LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS
Published language requirement
Foreign applicants must provide Portuguese proficiency evidence; the call names CELPE-Bras at upper-intermediate level for curriculum scoring.
OrthoFellow keeps language requirements separate from clinical eligibility. A programme may use English operationally without publishing a formal test score.
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS
Published international eligibility information
Applicants trained outside Brazil may apply only after diploma revalidation by an authorised Brazilian public university. Foreign applicants must also document Portuguese proficiency and a qualifying student visa or Brazilian residence authorisation.
This note is shown only when the official source publishes information relevant to overseas applicants. Applicants should confirm licensing and visa eligibility directly with the host.
