Faculty / program leadership: Gonzalo Espinoza · Maximiliano Scheu · María Jesús Tuca
Profile completeness78%
Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (9 months with the HCMS knee team plus a 2-month rotation with the UC knee team; 3 weeks' vacation)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureTeaching and clinical work with the HCMS knee team covering arthroscopic, open and reconstructive knee surgery, bi-weekly seminars and journal club, monthly update seminars, protected research time, two weekends on surgical call per month; oral exam at 6 months and oral and written final exam at 12 months.
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 applicants must present their degree certificate revalidated in Chile (stamped by the origin-country education and foreign ministries, the Chilean consulate and the Chilean foreign ministry, then legalised before a Chilean notary) and transcripts stating the grading scale.
?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
Registration in the Chilean National Register of Individual Health Providers (Superintendencia de Salud); foreign titles revalidated in Chile
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Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY83% 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 date1 May (2026 cohort: 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027)
Application route / cycleAnnual call for a 1 May start. The most recent window (applications received until 8 March 2026, virtual interviews 16-27 March 2026, results 30 March 2026) has ended; the 2027-28 call had not been published when checked on 3 October 2026.
Official contactDra. María Jesús Tuca (Directora Programa Fellowship); Ana María Silva (Secretaria Dirección)mjtuca@gmail.com+56 2 2677 5490
Specialist in Traumatology and Orthopaedics (university-accredited certificate)
Active registration in the National Register of Individual Health Providers (Superintendencia de Salud)
Current malpractice insurance
Complete HCMS pre-start trainings
Application documents
Updated CV in HCMS format
Copies of publications, congress presentation certificates and course certificates
Medical degree certificate
Medical school transcript (foreign applicants state grading scale, maximum and pass mark)
Specialist certificate in Traumatology and Orthopaedics
ID card copy (both sides)
Hepatitis B vaccination card or antibodies
Certificate of registration in the National Register of Individual Health Providers
One recommendation letter from direct supervisor
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year funded knee arthroscopy and reconstruction fellowship at HCMS, Santiago.
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Post-call protected rest from 12:00 the next day; 3 weeks' vacation; funded place.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad (HCMS), Santiago
Hospital Clínico Mutual de Seguridad is a Santiago occupational-health teaching hospital whose knee team runs a funded two-place fellowship with a rotation at the UC knee team.
