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Postgrado (Especialización) en Ortopedia Infantil — Hospital Ortopédico Infantil

Fundación Hospital Ortopédico Infantil (FHOI) — Dirección de Educación e Investigación

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Names in the programme record: Dra. Ada Vedilei (Directora de Educación e Investigación)

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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: 2 years
Hands-on: Unclear — confirm privileges

Clinical exposureTwo-year hospital-based specialisation in paediatric orthopaedics for qualified traumatologists, training experts with scientific grounding, skills and attitudes for the full range of paediatric musculoskeletal pathology and for orthopaedic surgical practice; the hospital's subspecialty clinics are spine, hip, neuro-orthopaedics, lower limbs, shoulder and hand.

Participation levelClinical participation and hands-on restrictions must be confirmed directly with the host.

INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

Can an international surgeon apply?

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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.

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Medical registration

Registration and licensing requirements are not published by the cited source.

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Language

Not published (Spanish-speaking hospital)

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Visa or work authorisation

Not published

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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 / cycleCurrent application cycle requires confirmation

Official contactDra. Ada Vedilei, Directora de Educación e Investigación (Coordinador Docente Médico: Dr. Rafael Arcia)+58 (212) 308.4411 / 509.4411; +58 (412) 317.1472

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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements

Clinical / academic eligibility

Venezuelan and/or foreign doctor who has completed residency in Traumatology and/or Paediatric Orthopaedics

Application documents

Not published by the cited official source.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

What this program offers

Two-year postgraduate specialisation in paediatric orthopaedics run inside FHOI since 1974 and recognised by the Colegio Médico Metropolitano, open to Venezuelan or foreign doctors who have completed a traumatology or paediatric orthopaedic residency. Application dates, fees and stipend are not published on the official page.

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.

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