Well sourced · Missing application deadline, official contact, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Unpaid programme (não remunerado); no employment relationship with IJF. Trainee must hold personal accident insurance.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, 2,080 hours (may be extended for an equal period)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureTheoretical-practical training in bone reconstruction and limb lengthening (Ilizarov method) at the Fortaleza municipal trauma referral hospital, supervised by IJF staff surgeons; run under authorisation of the ASAMI Brazil committee for bone reconstruction and lengthening.
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
Open only to doctors registered with a Brazilian CRM; a foreign diploma must be revalidated in Brazil and SBOT full membership is required, so a direct application from Indonesia is not practical.
?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 Brazilian state); SBOT Membro Titular certificate at enrolment; personal accident insurance policy.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published (selection exam and training in Portuguese)
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY62% 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 date2024 cycle started 22 July 2024; later intakes not published
Application route / cycle2024 call: applications 24–28 June 2024 via an online form; 50-question objective exam plus interview and CV review on 10 July 2024. No later call located.
Official contactNo programme-specific contact published
Medical degree and CRM registration in any Brazilian state
Completed medical residency in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
SBOT full membership (Membro Titular) required at enrolment
Foreign graduates must present Brazilian revalidation of the medical diploma
Application documents
Identity document
Completed application form
Simplified CV form with supporting documents
Medical diploma (revalidated if foreign)
Proof of CRM registration
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year unpaid bone reconstruction and lengthening programme for orthopaedic surgeons at IJF, Fortaleza's trauma referral hospital, run with ASAMI Brazil authorisation. The latest call found offered two places in 2024; check for a newer edital.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Instituto Dr. José Frota (IJF), Prefeitura de Fortaleza
Instituto Dr. José Frota (IJF), Prefeitura de Fortaleza in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil is the published host setting for this pathway. The cited programme record describes theoretical-practical training in bone reconstruction and limb lengthening (Ilizarov method) at the Fortaleza municipal trauma referral hospital, supervised by IJF staff surgeons; run under authorisation of the ASAMI Brazil committee for bone reconstruction and lengthening..
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.
