Neurosurgery Teaching Service — MIR Training and Complementary Rotations
Hospital Clínico San Carlos
Madrid · Spain
Listed lead Dr Juan Antonio Barcia Albacar (Head of Service)
- Duration
- Training stays for foreign professionals: maximum one year (a new stay cannot be authorised until five years after the previous one ends).
- Deadline
- Hospital Clínico San Carlos deadline for training-stay requests for January–June 2027 was 12 June 2026 (Ministry application window 6–17 July 2026); requests can now only be processed for stays starting from 1 July 2027, in line with Ministry deadlines.
- Funding
- Training stays are unpaid and create no employment relationship; the hospital does not cover travel, accommodation or subsistence. Visiting residents' on-call shifts are paid by their home centre.
- Exposure
- Functional neurosurgery, pain surgery, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy/pituitary/skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery and neurotrauma units; annual resident courses in neurosurgical techniques, ultrasonic-aspirator brain dissection, tractography and neuronavigation and minimally invasive spine surgery; regular multidisciplinary sessions including movement disorders and research.
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Funding: Training stays are unpaid and create no employment relationship; the hospital does not cover travel, accommodation or subsistence. Visiting residents' on-call shifts are paid by their home centre.
Exposure: Functional neurosurgery, pain surgery, neuro-oncology, neuroendoscopy/pituitary/skull base surgery, vascular neurosurgery and neurotrauma units; annual resident courses in neurosurgical techniques, ultrasonic-aspirator brain dissection, tractography and neuronavigation and minimally invasive spine surgery; regular multidisciplinary sessions including movement disorders and research.
Eligibility: Foreign professionals may do a training stay (estancia formativa) under Royal Decree 183/2008 art. 30, requested officially by their current training supervisors or home institution and authorised by the Spanish Ministry of Health.
Still to confirm: Current status · Commencement · Training level · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Benefits · Fees · Accreditation
Source: Official Hospital Clínico San Carlos neurosurgery service page. Reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.