Well sourced · Missing funding, application deadline, commencement date
✓ Primary programme source linked✓ Dated source review current— Current cycle evidenced✓ Faculty identity sourced✓ Institution mark verified
DECISION SUMMARY
What matters before you keep reading.
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
Not published
Deadline
Not published
Duration
One 12-month position and one 3–6-month position
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Last checked
12 Aug 2026
Duration · publishedOne 12-month position and one 3–6-month position
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow super-specialisation with clinical training and research in instability, arthroscopy, rotator cuff biology, proximal humerus trauma, elbow instability and arthroplasty
Funding · not publishedNot published by the official hospital page
DestinationSpain
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the official evidence currently supports
Decision-critical fields are separated into confirmed facts, partial information and points requiring direct confirmation.
—Not published
International applicant eligibility
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
—Not published
Required training level
Training-level and qualification requirements are not fully published.
✓Published by official source
Programme classification
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific.
?Confirm directly with host
Hands-on restrictions
Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration requirements are not published by the cited source.
?Confirm directly with host
Licensing examinations
No licensing-examination information is published.
—Not published
Language requirements
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.
—Not published
Funding availability
Not published by the official hospital page
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY
59% of core application fields verified
Checked 12 Aug 2026. Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-02-08. Every unresolved field keeps its exact evidence state—unpublished, not yet researched, historical, conflicting, inaccessible or not applicable—so an absence is never converted into a fact.
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleDirect hospital enquiry; the official page does not publish a deadline or commencement date
Official contactOrthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology Department+34 91 550 48 26
Deadlines and intake dates can change between cycles. The data-quality ledger above explicitly labels application fields that the cited official source does not publish.
ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS
Requirements to confirm before applying
Clinical / academic eligibility
Not published by the cited official source.
Registration, licence & examinations
AHPRA, USMLE/COMLEX, ECFMG, medical-board or local-licence requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Visa / work authorisation
Visa sponsorship or work-authorisation requirements are not stated by the cited source.
Application documents
CV, personal statement, recommendation-letter, transcript and identity-document requirements are not published by the cited official source.
Licensing, visa and document rules depend on the individual programme and application cycle. OrthoFellow does not infer USMLE, AHPRA, ECFMG, recommendation-letter or visa requirements from the country alone.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A two-position shoulder and elbow fellowship published directly by the Madrid hospital. The hospital confirms one annual and one shorter position, international eligibility, named leadership and research themes, but does not publish salary, application documents or language requirements.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Fundación Jiménez Díaz runs a university orthopaedic service with dedicated clinical-research lines across spine, shoulder, elbow, hand, hip, knee, foot and ankle, trauma and infection.
Fellowship coordinator and Head of Orthopaedic Surgery and TraumatologyOfficial profile & photo verified
Current position
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Clinical focus
Shoulder surgery, instability, arthroscopy, arthroplasty and clinical research
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Emilio Calvo Crespo is listed in the cited programme evidence as fellowship coordinator and head of orthopaedic surgery and traumatology for Shoulder & Elbow Post-specialisation Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder surgery, instability, arthroscopy, arthroplasty and clinical research. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Professor Calvo leads the hospital's orthopaedic department and coordinates its shoulder training. The hospital identifies him as a lead investigator across shoulder pathology and arthroscopy education.
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Ana María Foruria is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Shoulder & Elbow Post-specialisation Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Ana María Foruria is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: M. Valencia
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
M. Valencia is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Shoulder & Elbow Post-specialisation Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
M. Valencia is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: G. Luengo
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
G. Luengo is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Shoulder & Elbow Post-specialisation Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
G. Luengo is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
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Faculty: Morcillo
Teaching faculty / co-leadershipOfficial program roster
Current position
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
Clinical focus
Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice
Qualifications
Not published on the cited profile
Morcillo is listed in the cited programme evidence as teaching faculty / co-leadership for Shoulder & Elbow Post-specialisation Fellowship. The verified individual profile describes a focus in Shoulder & Elbow training and clinical practice. This association does not by itself confirm personal supervision, operative privileges or availability for a future intake.
Morcillo is listed by the official programme source as teaching faculty / co-leadership. A separate individual short CV has not yet been verified by OrthoFellow.
Names and fellowship roles come from the cited programme source. A green “individual profile verified” label means the position, qualifications and biography were also checked against an official personal or institutional profile. OrthoFellow displays a portrait only when it can be tied to an official profile or faculty source; otherwise the host institution brandmark is shown, with initials retained only when neither image is available. Faculty rosters may change.
PROGRAM HISTORY
Published fellowship history
The department describes itself as one of Spain's early accredited specialist-training services and reports regular training stays for Spanish and international residents and specialists.
APPLICANT PROFILE
National and international orthopaedic surgeons seeking shoulder and elbow super-specialisation
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Shoulder & Elbow Reconstructive Surgery Unit
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