Faculty / program leadership: Karen Weissmann · Marcelo Pérez · Carlos Huaiquilaf
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Requirements published
Funding
The programme PDF states no fee or salary amount.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months, full-time
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureMonthly teaching modules and seminars, clinical and operative work with the MEDS spine team (weekly seminar, ward rounds, clinics, bibliography meetings), mandatory AO Spine or EC eLearning online programme and a publishable research article; full-time Monday to Friday with an associated shift at the MEDS trauma centre.
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 CONACEM or university specialist certification (programme PDF)
—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 & 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 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'.
Medical degree valid to practise in Chile (foreign degrees must be validated)
Specialist certification in Orthopaedics and Traumatology or Neurosurgery (university programme or CONACEM)
Health compatible with the post
Application documents
CV including publications from the last 5 years
Background review and interview (selection system)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year spine surgery fellowship at Clínica MEDS for orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
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.
