Registration fee R$ 430.00; course fee R$ 12,000 per year paid in 12 instalments of R$ 1,000 (enrolment fee R$ 1,000 is the first instalment); no refunds if the course is interrupted. No stipend stated.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
At least 1 year; up to 2 years with a possible extra year at the course head's discretion
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureFellowship (Programa de Aperfeiçoamento) for physicians who have finished residency, giving clinical and surgical development in subspecialty services of the Santa Casa orthopaedics department (outpatient clinics, wards, theatre, meetings).
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Foreign doctors may enrol if their diploma is revalidated by an authorised Brazilian public university, they hold a Brazilian permanence visa and a Portuguese proficiency certificate (CFM Resolutions 1832/2008, 1842/2008), and definitive CREMESP registration.
?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.
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Medical registration
Definitive CREMESP registration; revalidated diploma for foreign graduates
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa of permanence in Brazil for foreign doctors (edital)
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% 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 dateEarly in the year (2026 edition: matriculation 2-6 February 2026)
Application route / cycleAnnual selection by edital. The most recent window (online registration 1-30 November 2025, results 19 January 2026, matriculation 2-6 February 2026) has ended; the next edital had not been published when checked on 3 October 2026.
Completed medical residency or equivalent as set by each course head (prerequisites in the edital's annex)
Definitive CREMESP registration
Medical graduate from a recognised Brazilian school or a foreign graduate with a revalidated diploma
Application documents
Online registration form and R$ 430 fee
At matriculation: ID, CPF, authenticated medical diploma, residency completion certificate or declaration, CREMESP registration, 3x4 photo, proof of address, Portuguese proficiency certificate and visa for foreign doctors
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Santa Casa de São Paulo's multi-subspecialty one-to-two-year orthopaedic fellowship tracks for post-residency orthopaedic surgeons.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo (COREME)
The Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo is a large philanthropic teaching hospital with more than 120 years of tradition.
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.