Faculty / program leadership: Claudio Rafols · Alejandro Opazo · Alexander Tomic · Martin Salgado
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Self-funded. Possible financial support from the institution tied to emergency on-call duties; not available to candidates with external funding.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, exclusive dedication
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureWeekly timetable of surgery, clinic, ward rounds, seminar and research at Clinica MEDS and partner hospitals; exposure to arthroscopy, primary and revision hip arthroplasty and fractures, plus research leading to a publishable paper.
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
Requires a title validated in Chile and CONACEM/Chilean university specialist certification; the PDF does not describe a separate route for foreign applicants.
?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
Superintendencia de Salud registration; malpractice insurance (7,000 UF for MEDS academic stays per the information PDF).
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not stated
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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual programme edition. MEDS directs applicants for professional development stays to its Microsoft Forms application sheet; no deadline is published.
