Names in the programme record: Dra. Ada Vedilei (Directora de Educación e Investigación)
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 to 3 months
Hands-on
No hands-on role indicated
Clinical exposureExclusively observational visit in which an already-qualified health professional attends one of the hospital's clinics to learn its workflow, review knowledge or see a specific diagnostic or therapeutic practice (FHOI subspecialty clinics: spine, hip, neuro-orthopaedics, lower limbs, shoulder, hand).
Participation levelObservational pathway. No independent patient care or operative privileges are implied.
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.
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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.
✓Published by official source
Language
Not published (Spanish-speaking hospital)
≈Partially published
Visa or work authorisation
Not published
DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY55% 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
Health professional who is already a specialist ('ya especialista')
Application via the 'Planilla de Solicitud' (request form) listed on the programmes page
Application documents
Not published by the cited official source.
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
What this program offers
Observer-only visits of 1–3 months to a clinic of the Caracas paediatric orthopaedic hospital for specialists. No fee, dates or eligibility beyond specialist status are 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.
Faculty: Dr. Rafael Arcia (Coordinador Docente Médico)
Fellowship supervisor / program leadershipOfficial program roster
Position / status
Fellowship supervisor / program leadership
Affiliation
Fundación Hospital Ortopédico Infantil (FHOI) — Dirección de Educación e Investigación
Clinical focus
Paediatric Orthopaedics training and clinical practice
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Roster note: Clinic coordinators: Dr. Antonio Cartolano (spine), Dr. Oscar Martín (hip), Dr. Juan Vieira (neuro-orthopaedics), Dr. Antonio Tuccella (lower limbs), Dra. Carolina Pisanti (shoulder), Dr. Rodolfo Contreras (hand)
Names and roles come from the cited programme source; portraits are shown only from an official profile. Rosters may change.
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