Faculty / program leadership: Alberto Rivera · Humberto Arrue · Christian Lozano · Guido Fierro · Poul Patiño · José García
Profile completeness92%
Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published for the umbrella programme (individual hosts state no lodging or remuneration).
Deadline
Not published
Duration
12 months in total: 3-month rotations with each of four mentors, each in the mentor's own country
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureAdvanced training in shoulder and elbow diagnosis, arthroscopic and open surgery, arthroplasty, fractures, rehabilitation and complications, with compulsory research and eventual publication. The individual host rotations are described as observer fellowships with possible participation in theatre; the umbrella document does not state hands-on rights.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
Presented as a Latin American fellowship; the hosts require Spanish or Portuguese.
?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.
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Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
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Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY48% 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 dateIntake date not published
Application route / cycleAnnual call; the 'Convocatoria 2026' was published on 20 November 2025 and the 2027 call is not yet published.
Completed specialty training in orthopaedic surgery in an accredited programme in the applicant's country
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Society fellowship in which the fellow chooses four of six three-month rotations with named mentors in Puerto Rico, Panama, Peru, Colombia, Bolivia and Brazil. Note: The PDF title says applicants choose 4 of 6 rotations, while the companion overview text describes a 12-month fellowship in four countries (3 months each); consistent, but hosts are individually described as observer rotations.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Sociedad Latinoamericana de Hombro y Codo (SLAHOC) host centres
SLAHOC is the Latin American society of shoulder and elbow surgery, based in Colombia.
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