Faculty / program leadership: Julio Botello · Rodrigo Melo
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
Self-funded. The programme PDF notes the institution may offer financial support conditional on performing emergency shifts; candidates with external funding cannot apply for it. No amounts stated.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, full-time
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureParticipation in the foot and ankle team's open and minimally invasive surgery with emphasis on sports traumatology, clinics and ward rounds, arthroscopy simulation or cadaver laboratory where available, rotations (rehabilitation, innovation, regenerative therapy, imaging, trauma centre), and a publishable research paper.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?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
Chilean-valid medical degree and specialist title (university or CONACEM)
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work-authorisation information are not published.
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 date4 May 2026 for the 2026 intake (SCHOT notice); the programme PDF (2024 edition) gave 3 May of that year
Application route / cycleAnnual intake starting in early May. The 2026 intake (start 4 May 2026) has already begun; the 2027 call had not been published on the SCHOT or MEDS pages when checked on 3 October 2026. Application instructions are on the MEDS page 'Postulación y programas'.
Specialist title in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (Chilean university or CONACEM approved)
Health compatible with the programme; no conflict with Ministry of Health or university bond (caución)
Complete vaccination record
Current professional liability insurance
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year foot and ankle surgery fellowship at Clínica MEDS with a sports-traumatology emphasis.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Clínica MEDS (Servicio de Ortopedia y Traumatología)
Clínica MEDS is a private orthopaedic, sports and trauma clinic network in Santiago running several one-year post-specialty professional development programmes.
