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Cirugía de Cadera y Pelvis (Hip and Pelvis Surgery Fellowship)

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Dept. of Orthopaedics and Traumatolo

Explore this subspecialty by city: Hip and Knee in Santiago

Official organisation pathways: ISAKOS

Faculty / program leadership: Eduardo Botello · Maximiliano Carmona · Ianiv Klaber · Daniel Schweitzer · Tomás Zamora · Jorge Faúndez

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DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Eligibility: International route mentioned
Funding: The programme page states it is financed through the fellow's clinical activity in the UC Health Network (outpatient clinic about 3 h/week at Centro Médico San Joaquín; emergency duty about 9 h/week daytime plus 13.5 h/week floating shift). No fee or salary amount stated.
Deadline: Not published
Duration: 12 months (3 weeks' vacation)
Hands-on: Supervised participation published

Clinical exposureTutorial, supervised clinical and operative work with the UC hip team (hip arthroplasty and revision, hip preservation, pelvic and acetabular trauma, periprosthetic fracture); weekly literature review meeting; mandatory personal surgical log. Working week Monday to Saturday.

Participation levelSupervised clinical participation is published; exact privileges remain subject to host credentialing and local law.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

Can an international surgeon apply?

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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).

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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

Specialist title validated in Chile via CONACEM for foreign applicants (UC requirements document); EUNACOM passed according to the UC fellowship page.

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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 & 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

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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility

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 hip and pelvis surgery within the UC-CHRISTUS network.

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).

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