Clinical exposureFellows follow specialised shoulder and elbow surgeons from North to South of Portugal: outpatient clinics, pre- and post-operative care and active participation in arthroscopic and open surgery (rotator cuff, instability, arthroplasty, fracture and elbow surgery), plus case meetings and research projects.
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
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International applicants
Not stated; the letter refers to a Medicine degree recognised by the Portuguese Ordem dos Médicos.
?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
Medicine degree recognised by the Ordem dos Médicos.
—Not published
Language
No formal language requirement is published by the cited source.
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published.
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY66% 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 date12 October 2026
Application route / cycleSixth edition held 12 October – 3 November 2026; the application window (to 30 June 2026) has ended. Future editions are announced on the SPOT site.
Degree in Medicine recognised by the Ordem dos Médicos
Orthopaedics and Traumatology residents from the 5th year of residency, or specialists in Orthopaedics and Traumatology
Application documents
Online application form
Short CV (PDF, max 10 MB)
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Four-week rotating observership-style travelling fellowship across Portuguese shoulder and elbow surgeons.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Sociedade Portuguesa do Ombro e Cotovelo / SPOT — hosting surgeons across Port
The faculty and host sites are defined each year from trainers' availability and rotation, per the fellows' letter. Host: Sociedade Portuguesa do Ombro e Cotovelo (SPOC) / SPOT — hosting surgeons across Portugal.
The cited evidence does not provide a programme-specific faculty roster that OrthoFellow can safely publish. Open the official source or submit an institutional correction; names and portraits are never inferred from department membership.
