Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, entry requirements
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Unclear — confirm with host
Funding
No financial support is provided; fellows must be self-funded
Deadline
Not published
Duration
3 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureObservation and scrub-in participation in knee arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty, with pelvic and lower-limb trauma at a tertiary emergency teaching hospital and additional private-hospital assistance
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Not published
International applicants
The public ISAKOS directory does not establish international eligibility, language requirements, medical registration, clinical privileges or visa sponsorship. Confirm each item with the host before applying.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Observational pathway; no independent patient care is implied. Hands-on clinical activity is not described for this observational pathway.
—Not published
Medical registration
Local medical registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted clinical role are not established by the ISAKOS directory listing.
✓Published by official source
Language
Portuguese is listed as the teaching-centre language
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa sponsorship and work authorisation are not published in the public ISAKOS directory index.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% of core application fields verifiedChecked 2026-10-08 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-01
✓ programme title✓ institution / department✓ city and country✓ programme classification✓ subspecialty✓ duration✓ positions✓ funding✓ benefits✓ language✓ application process✓ official contact✓ faculty✓ verified faculty photograph✓ verified institution logo✓ official source✓ institutional source✓ accreditation / organisation source✓ verification date— Current availability unconfirmed · current availability unconfirmed— commencement / intake · not published by the cited official source— accommodation / relocation · not published by the cited official source— eligibility · not published by the cited official source— international eligibility · not published by the cited official source— Registration information not published · not published by the cited official source— visa / work authorisation · not published by the cited official source— Current deadline not yet published · not published by the cited official source— required documents · not published by the cited official source— application portal · not published by the cited official source
APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Commencing date4 August 2025 for the call on the page (next call not published)
Application route / cycleCall for the 2nd semester of 2025: applications 30 June to 4 July 2025, written exam 14 July 2025 at 9:00 (cut-off 7.0) plus CV analysis; start 4 August 2025. That window has ended; no later call was shown on the department site on 3 October 2026.
Approval in the SBOT specialist title exam is the prerequisite to take up the place
Application documents
Not published
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
A three-month, four-place University of São Paulo knee fellowship combining arthroscopy, osteotomy and arthroplasty with pelvic and lower-limb trauma exposure. The centre states that no financial support is provided.
University teaching environment with operative observation and participation plus clinical research in lower-limb trauma, arthroplasty and rehabilitation
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital das Clínicas, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo
The Department of Orthopaedics and Anesthesiology (Departamento de Ortopedia e Anestesiologia) at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo (FMRP-USP), is based at Hospital das Clínicas in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil. It is an academic orthopaedic department within USP’s medical school hospital system; programme details belong on linked programme pages.
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