Names in the programme record: Dr. Rodolfo Contreras
Profile completeness84%
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DECISION SUMMARY
Key facts at a glance
Eligibility
International route mentioned
Funding
Not published (no tuition, salary or stipend information on the official programmes page)
Deadline
Not published
Duration
1 year (residencia de clínica / fellow)
Hands-on
Unclear — confirm privileges
Clinical exposureOne-year 'residencia de clínica' in congenital hand lesions in the FHOI hand clinic, listed 'para cirujanos de la mano'.
Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
Can an international surgeon apply?
≈Partially published
International applicants
FHOI states that its fellowships are open to Venezuelan and/or foreign doctors who have completed residency in traumatology and/or paediatric orthopaedics; no language, licensing, fee or visa terms are published, and the 'Llamado a Concurso' and regulation buttons on the page carry no downloadable document.
?Confirm directly with host
Clinical role
Clinical or combined training pathway; exact duties remain appointment-specific. Hands-on participation and operative restrictions are not explicitly published.
—Not published
Medical registration
Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published (Spanish-speaking hospital)
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY59% of core application fields verifiedChecked 8 Oct 2026 · Next scheduled editorial review: 2027-04-06
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APPLICATION TIMELINE & CONTACT
Plan the application
Application deadlineNo current deadline published in the cited evidence
Venezuelan and/or foreign doctor who has completed residency in Traumatology and/or Paediatric Orthopaedics
Listed as 'para cirujanos de la mano' (for hand surgeons)
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
One-year fellowship in congenital hand lesions for hand surgeons at the FHOI hand clinic in Caracas. Dates, fees and stipend are not published.
HOST INSTITUTION
About Fundación Hospital Ortopédico Infantil (FHOI) — Dirección de Educación e Investigación
The Fundación Hospital Ortopédico Infantil (FHOI) in Caracas is a paediatric orthopaedic hospital whose Dirección de Educación e Investigación has run a 2-year postgraduate course in paediatric orthopaedics since 1974 (described as the only one in the country) and, since 2003, one-year 'residencias de clínica' (fellows) in orthopaedic super-specialisation; it has teaching-service agreements with several universities.
