Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Registration fee R$ 250.00 payable to the Associação de Amigos da Coordenação de Ensino e Pesquisa do INTO (AACOENP); no scholarship or remuneration is assured; no housing or other support for doctors residing outside Rio de Janeiro.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureHands-on aperfeiçoamento (improvement) course in shoulder and elbow orthopaedics at INTO, with participation in the institute's clinical activity. The edital lists no further curriculum detail; programme content is set by the specialised centre. Not observational.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Only Brazilian nationals or foreigners holding permanent residence in Brazil, who graduated from a Brazilian MEC-recognised medical school, may register.
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Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
≈Partially published
Medical registration
CRM registration and SBOT titular membership required.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Permanent visa required for foreign nationals; no visitor or student visa route stated.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY79% of core application fields verifiedChecked 3 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date2026 intake: 1 April 2026 (1st semester) or 1 October 2026 (2nd semester); later intakes follow the next edital
Application route / cycleAnnual selection. For 2026 entry, registration ran 1-30 November 2025, written exam 3 December 2025, oral exam 8-12 December 2025, final result 18-19 December 2025 and enrolment 1-21 March 2026; the most recent window (1-30 November 2025) has ended and the next edital is not yet published.
Brazilian national, or foreigner with permanent visa in Brazil, with a medical degree from a Brazilian MEC-recognised school
Completed (or completing before enrolment) an Orthopaedics & Traumatology residency accredited by the CNRM
Titular member of the Sociedade Brasileira de Ortopedia e Traumatologia (SBOT)
Valid CRM (Regional Council of Medicine) registration
Application documents
Pre-registration form (Annex 1)
Official photo ID
CPF
Two recent 3x4 photos
Proof of residence
CRM card
Certificate/declaration of orthopaedics residency completion
Proof of SBOT titular membership
Proof of R$ 250.00 registration fee payment
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year shoulder and elbow improvement course for post-residency orthopaedic surgeons at INTO, filled through an annual written-plus-oral selection. Note: The edital (published for 2026) states the no-show enrolment window as 1 to 21 March 2025 in clause 11.5, whereas the dates table gives 1 to 21 March 2026; treated as a typographical error.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Certificate of completion on meeting all programme requirements (minimum 50% attendance as set out in the edital).
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
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Accommodation is mentioned in the published funding or benefits information: Registration fee R$ 250.00 payable to the Associação de Amigos da Coordenação de Ensino e Pesquisa do INTO (AACOENP); no scholarship or remuneration is assured; no housing or other support for doctors residing outside Rio de Janeiro.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Instituto Nacional de Traumatologia e Ortopedia (INTO), Ministry of Health
INTO is the Brazilian Ministry of Health's national institute for traumatology and orthopaedics in Rio de Janeiro.
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.
Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual (HSPE) / IAMSPE, Orthopaedics
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil · Not published for the Shoulder & Elbow track (the same page gives 1 year only for the Foot & Ankle track)View program profile →
