Comprehensive · Source does not publish application deadline, commencement date, faculty profile
DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
Entry requirements published; international route unconfirmed
Funding
Self-funded: SECEC states that travel and accommodation are the applicant's responsibility
Deadline
Not published
Duration
2–3 days
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureShoulder and elbow consultation and surgery, scientific activity and fellowship education; approximately 80% of the unit's surgery is arthroscopic, alongside open fracture and shoulder-arthroplasty work and advanced planning for complex bone loss
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
—Awaiting source review
International applicants
The cited source does not explicitly confirm international-applicant eligibility.
?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
Portuguese registration, hospital credentialing and the permitted operative role are not published for this fellowship and must be confirmed with the host.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
—Not published
Visa or work authorisation
Visa or work-authorisation support is not published; international applicants must confirm the route directly with the host after establishing eligibility.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY76% of core application fields verifiedChecked 23 Sep 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-03-22
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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 / cycleSubmit the current SECEC visit form. The Membership Committee reviews eligibility, forwards an eligible application to the selected Education Centre and the centre contacts the applicant if a visit can be arranged.
A hospital-confirmed Lisbon shoulder-and-elbow fellowship pathway within a unit established in 2001. CUF publishes national and international colleague training, scientific work and an approximately 80% arthroscopic surgical mix, while duration, capacity, faculty assignment, funding and application terms remain unpublished.
Intended for: Portuguese and international colleagues seeking shoulder-and-elbow fellowship education; formal prerequisites are not published
BENEFITS & SUPPORT
Published benefits and support
Training within a shoulder-and-elbow unit established in 2001, integrating consultations, surgery, scientific work and education for colleagues from Portugal and abroad
ACCOMMODATION & RELOCATION
Published housing information
✓ Official source mentions accommodation
⌂
Travel and accommodation are arranged and paid by the applicant
HOST INSTITUTION
About Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Unit
CUF confirms that the unit has offered fellowships to specialists from Portugal and abroad, uses arthroscopy in about 80% of its surgical activity and has trained fellows under António Cartucho since 2007. The current SECEC profile reports about 60 shoulder and 10 elbow operations per month.
CUF identifies António Cartucho as coordinator of its Shoulder and Elbow Unit and states that he has coordinated the CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship since 2007.
Published Shoulder and Elbow FacultyOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital CUF Descobertas, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery
CUF lists Marco Sarmento in the Hospital CUF Descobertas Shoulder and Elbow Unit, with practice in arthroscopic and reconstructive shoulder-and-elbow surgery, trauma and sports-related conditions.
Published Shoulder and Elbow Faculty · Programme AlumnusOfficial profile & photo verified
Position / status
Teaching faculty / co-leadership
Affiliation
Hospital CUF Descobertas, Shoulder and Elbow Unit
Clinical focus
Shoulder and elbow surgery
CUF lists Diogo Silva Gomes in the unit and records that he completed its Shoulder and Elbow Fellowship with António Cartucho in 2013. His practice includes arthroscopic and arthroplasty surgery of the shoulder and elbow.
Alps Surgery Institute (Clinique Générale d'Annecy)
Annecy, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France · 3 months (observership/fellowship), 6 months, or 12 months (the home page describes the 12-month option as following up to 500 surgeries)View program profile →
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