Faculty / program leadership: Manuel Méndez · Paula Pino · Chantal Sallaberry · Joaquín Ananías · Jorge Vergara · Tomás Basauri · Pamela Gatica
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
No university funding. The programme document states the fellow is paid for emergency duty shifts at the hourly rate set by the emergency service for a general traumatologist on call.
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months (3 weeks' vacation)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOwn supervised outpatient clinic (Centro Médico San Joaquín, Tuesday and/or Thursday mornings), ward rounds, and operative work across UC sites, Hospital Sótero del Río, Hospital de La Florida and Instituto Teletón; osteosynthesis, soft-tissue and flap surgery, upper-limb microsurgery and wrist arthroscopy.
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
Foreign applicants are accepted under a separate document list: specialist title in traumatology validated in Chile through CONACEM, notarised transcripts, plus the common documents. UC page states the fellowship programmes target physicians with EUNACOM passed (clinical privileges).
?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
Specialist title validated in Chile via CONACEM for foreign applicants (UC requirements document); EUNACOM passed according to the UC fellowship page.
—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 date1 May (the 2026-27 programme runs 1 May 2026 to 30 April 2027); a delayed start can be requested by candidates who obtain their specialist title after the start date
Application route / cycleAnnual call for the academic year starting 1 May. The most recent window (6 January to 11 March 2026 for the 2026-27 year; interviews 16-20 March 2026; results 23 March 2026) has ended; the 2027-28 call had not been published on the UC or SCHOT pages when checked on 3 October 2026.
Official contactSalomé Echagüe Ch. (academic secretary, Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology)sechague@uc.cl
Specialist in Orthopaedics and Traumatology (title recognised in Chile; CONACEM validation for foreign titles)
Hepatitis B immunity certificate
Letter of evaluation from programme/service head
Application documents
Certified copy of medical degree and specialist title (Chilean applicants) / CONACEM-validated specialist title and notarised pre- and postgraduate transcripts (foreign applicants)
ID card copy (both sides)
Updated CV with courses, congresses, research presented and publications (copies of publications)
Hepatitis B vaccination certificate or anti-HBs antibody certificate (titre >10)
Evaluation letter from the residency programme director (graduated <3 years ago) or from the head of the traumatology service (graduated >3 years ago)
Handwritten personal application letter (max. 1 page)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
12-month UC fellowship in elbow, forearm, wrist and hand surgery and microsurgery.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatolo
The Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile runs structured post-specialty fellowships across the UC Health Network (Hospital Clínico UC, Clínica UC San Carlos, Sótero del Río, La Florida, Instituto Teletón Santiago). Host: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatology (UC-CHRISTUS Health Network).
