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Transcranial Neuroendoscopy and Skull Base Training

National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery

⌖ Havana · Cuba

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DECISION SUMMARY

Key facts at a glance

Source reviewed 8 Oct 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.

Eligibility
Offered to foreign professionals through the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos (CSMC) with Cuba's Universities of Medical Sciences, which run postgraduate courses, trainings (entrenamientos) and diplomas for foreigners.
Funding
Applicant-funded training; the cited page publishes a 2025 fee and no salary or scholarship.
Deadline
The cited page describes 2025 rolling dates except July and August; current dates are unconfirmed
Duration
4 weeks · 180 hours · full-time
Hands-on status
Confirm clinical privileges directly with the host.
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

The official Cuban Medical Services page documents a one-place advanced neuroendoscopy course for neurosurgeons. Its published 2025 cycle is historical, so dates, fee and availability must be reconfirmed.

Transcranial and transnasal endoscopic anatomy, cerebrospinal-fluid fistula management, instruments, indications and complication management.

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Official Cuban Medical Services advanced-neurosurgery training pageLast checked 8 Oct 2026
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INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK

What the official evidence currently supports.

Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.

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International eligibility

Offered to foreign professionals through the Comercializadora de Servicios Médicos Cubanos (CSMC) with Cuba's Universities of Medical Sciences, which run postgraduate courses, trainings (entrenamientos) and diplomas for foreigners.

✓Published in profile

Training level & pathway

Post-specialist advanced clinical training

≈Partially supported

Participation / hands-on scope

Transcranial and transnasal endoscopic anatomy, cerebrospinal-fluid fistula management, instruments, indications and complication management.

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Medical registration & licensing

No programme-specific licensing field is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm directly with the host and regulator.

✓Published in profile

Language requirement

Spanish. The Cuban medical-academic services overview states that non-Spanish-speaking students must have passed Spanish or complete the established 20-week Spanish programme for the various training offers (general rule; not restated on the course page).

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Visa & work authorisation

Visa, sponsorship and work-right requirements are appointment-specific and must be confirmed with the institution.

NeuroSurgFellow does not guarantee admission, licensing, visas, employment, funding or operative privileges. Requirements may change by intake and appointment.

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DATA QUALITY & AVAILABILITY

56% of tracked decision fields are published

Checked 8 Oct 2026. Unavailable details below were not published in the cited material and have not been guessed.

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APPLICATION TIMELINE & ROUTE

Plan the application.

Application status
Current availability unconfirmed
Commencement
Not published
Duration
4 weeks · 180 hours · full-time
Positions
One place in the published 2025 offer
Application route
Submit the online application form on the official page, attaching a CV and selecting start and end dates from the published call; the call is open all year except July and August.
Standalone deadline
The cited page describes 2025 rolling dates except July and August; current dates are unconfirmed
Official contact
Not published in this profile
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ELIGIBILITY & REQUIREMENTS

Published entry requirements.

Clinical or academic eligibility

Directed to neurosurgery specialists.

Training level

Post-specialist advanced clinical training

Funding and support

Applicant-funded training; the cited page publishes a 2025 fee and no salary or scholarship.

Benefits, fees & relocation

Benefits not published in this profile. The cited 2025 fee was USD 2,080; reconfirm before applying. Insurance details are not published. The application form asks whether the applicant will stay in a hotel or rented house or needs help arranging accommodation.

Application documents

  • Online application form (personal, passport and professional details)
  • Curriculum vitae

Licence, examinations, language & visa

Registration requirements need direct confirmation. Examination requirements are not published. Spanish. The Cuban medical-academic services overview states that non-Spanish-speaking students must have passed Spanish or complete the established 20-week Spanish programme for the various training offers (general rule; not restated on the course page). Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.

HOST INSTITUTION

National Centre for Minimal Access Surgery

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SOURCE & VERIFICATION

Official programme information.

Source
Official Cuban Medical Services advanced-neurosurgery training page
Coverage
Official programme or institutional starting point
Last checked
8 Oct 2026
Editorial status
Source-linked profile
Programme lead
Dr C. Luis Alonso Fernández (principal professor; first- and second-degree specialist in neurosurgery)
Accreditation / recognition
6 academic credits (180 hours, full-time, in person).
Planned editorial review
8 Apr 2027
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BEFORE YOU APPLY

Confirm the details
that affect your move.

  1. Is the stated intake still open?
  2. Are international graduates eligible?
  3. Does the role include hands-on clinical privileges?
  4. Which licence, visa and language requirements apply?
  5. What salary, fees, insurance and relocation costs apply?