Faculty / program leadership: Francisco Soza · Rodrigo Liendo · Claudio Calvo · Rodrigo De Marinis · Julio Contreras
Profile completeness90%
Comprehensive · Missing application deadline
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Financed through the fellow's clinical activity in the UC Health Network (outpatient clinic about 4 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 (arthroscopic and open shoulder and elbow surgery) with the UC shoulder team; weekly critical-literature meeting; quarterly personalised feedback; mandatory surgical log. Working week Monday to Friday.
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).
?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.
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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.
—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 shoulder and elbow surgery.
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).
