A separately named advanced Neurosurgical Spine course in the hospital’s 2026 Complementação Especializada selection notice.
Advanced in-service neurosurgical spine training; detailed rotations are not supplied by this selection notice.
Clinical fellowshipStatus unconfirmed
Spine →Complementação Especializada em Neurocirurgia da Coluna Vertebral
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – USP
⌖ Ribeirão Preto · Brazil
Profile completeness56%11 decision fields need confirmation
Key facts at a glance
Source reviewed 4 Nov 2026. Verify the current intake with the host.
No exact application window is recorded. Check the host's current call before applying. Recorded status: Current availability unconfirmed; source review 4 Nov 2026. This is not a live vacancy check.
- Eligibility
- The common 2026 call allowed foreign graduates with a revalidated medical diploma at enrollment.
- Funding
- Funding is not stated in the named course row.
- Deadline
- Historical: online registration 3–24 November 2025; row-specific CV submission 25–30 November 2025.
- Duration
- One year in the 2026 call.
- Hands-on status
- Confirm clinical privileges directly with the host.
INTERNATIONAL APPLICANT CHECK
What the recorded evidence supports.
Decision-critical fields are separated into published information, partial signals and questions that require direct confirmation.
0/6recorded without scope caveatNot an admission decision
International eligibility
The common 2026 call allowed foreign graduates with a revalidated medical diploma at enrollment.
Training level & pathway
Clinical fellowship · Spine
Participation / hands-on scope
Advanced in-service neurosurgical spine training; detailed rotations are not supplied by this selection notice.
Medical registration & licensing
2026 enrollment required professional council registration and the specified ICP Brasil digital certificate; this is not an independent licensing exemption.
Language requirement
No programme-specific language score is recorded in the cited profile. Confirm the clinical working language and any formal test requirement.
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.
Data quality & missing information · 56% of decision fields recorded
56% of tracked decision fields are recorded
Checked 4 Nov 2026. Unresolved fields are missing, qualified or awaiting confirmation in this record. They may be available from the host; a missing field does not mean that a requirement or cost does not apply.
✓ Duration✓ Eligibility✓ Training exposure✓ Official source✓ Commencement✓ Deadline✓ Positions✓ International eligibility✓ Medical registration✓ Examinations✓ Fees✓ Application documents✓ Application route✓ Official contact— Funding: confirm directly— Current status: confirm directly— Participation level: confirm directly— Training level: confirm directly— Language: confirm directly— Visa / work authorisation: confirm directly— Benefits: confirm directly— Insurance: confirm directly— Accommodation: confirm directly— Programme director: confirm directly— Accreditation: confirm directly
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- Status at last source review
- Current availability unconfirmed
Closed 2026 intake; the 2025 selection dates and March 2026 start are historical. No current vacancy is inferred.
- Commencement
- Historical: 2 March 2026.
- Duration
- One year in the 2026 call.
- Positions
- One advertised place for the 2026 course, not a current opening.
- Application route
- The closed 2026 cycle used the hospital Complementação Especializada portal; the Neurosurgical Spine row requested CV submission to vmcarneiro@hcrp.usp.br.
- Standalone deadline
- Historical: online registration 3–24 November 2025; row-specific CV submission 25–30 November 2025.
- Official contact
- 2026 selection contact: vmcarneiro@hcrp.usp.br; general course office: gs-164@hcrp.usp.br.
Published entry requirements.
Clinical or academic eligibility
The common call requires completed CNRM-accredited residency or an AMB specialist title; it does not separately itemise the Neurosurgical Spine row’s prerequisite specialty.
Funding and support
Funding is not stated in the named course row.
Benefits, fees & relocation
- Programme and application fees
- Historical 2026 call: R$300 application fee; digital signing-certificate costs were also borne by the trainee.
- Benefits
- Not recorded. Ask which benefits, if any, are included in the appointment.
- Insurance
- Not recorded. Confirm medical, professional indemnity and travel cover appropriate to the placement.
- Accommodation
- Not recorded. Confirm whether housing is arranged or funded, and which costs remain yours.
Application documents
- 2026 enrollment form
- Professional council registration proof
- Lattes CV with photo
- Residency completion or applicable specialist certificate
- Required SafeID/A3 e-CPF digital certificate
Licence, examinations, language & visa
2026 enrollment required professional council registration and the specified ICP Brasil digital certificate; this is not an independent licensing exemption. 2026 course selection used written examination, CV review and interview, with a 7.0 cutoff. Language requirements are not recorded in this profile. Visa and work-authorisation requirements need direct confirmation.
FIELD-LEVEL EVIDENCE
What was checked, and when.
These dates apply only to the named information, not the entire profile. Unlisted fields have no separate review date recorded.
- Duration · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Entry requirements · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Funding · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · conditional — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Clinical / research exposure · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Status caveat · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · unresolved — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- International graduates · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Medical registration · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · conditional — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Fees · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Application documents · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- How to apply · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Official contact · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Application deadline · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Start / intake · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Institution policy · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
- Places · 2026-11-04 ↗ — Programme source · published — PDF page 1 sections 1.2–1.3; page 2 exact Neurosurgical Spine row; page 4 applications; page 11 selection; pages 16–17 enrollment/start.
HOST INSTITUTION
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – USP
3 sourced pathways are currently indexed for this institution.
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SOURCE & VERIFICATION
Official programme information.
- Source
- Official HCFMRP-USP 2026 Complementação Especializada notice
- Coverage
- Official programme or institutional starting point
- Last checked
- 4 Nov 2026
- Editorial status
- Source-linked profile
- Programme lead
- Not recorded
- Accreditation / recognition
- Not recorded · confirm with the host or accreditor
- Planned editorial review
- 4 May 2027
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- Duration
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- Deadline
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- Funding
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- Exposure
- Spinal biomechanics, implantable devices, surgical techniques, publications and major spine conferences.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202660% of decision fields recorded
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Exposure: Spinal biomechanics, implantable devices, surgical techniques, publications and major spine conferences.
Eligibility: Oriented to international spine surgeons or neurosurgery residents from low- and middle-income countries.
Still to confirm: Current status · Positions · Medical registration · Examinations · Visa / work authorisation · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation · Application documents · Accreditation
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- Duration
- 1 year · July–June
- Deadline
- Not recorded · check official call
- Funding
- Research funding and moonlighting opportunities are published.
- Exposure
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Exposure: Neurotrauma, deformity correction, minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery, navigation and clinical research.
Eligibility: All fellows must be eligible for work within the United States and hold a permanent Pennsylvania medical licence and DEA licence.
Still to confirm: Current status · Deadline · Positions · Examinations · Fees · Insurance · Accommodation
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Listed lead John Ratliff, MD, FACS and Jon Park, MD, FRCSC (co-directors)
- Duration
- 1 year (1 July–30 June)
- Deadline
- Applications accepted on a rolling basis
- Funding
- Not published on the directory page.
- Exposure
- Diseases of the spine including minimally invasive, robotic, reconstructive and oncologic spine surgery, plus spine radiation therapy and radiosurgery; clinical sites include Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and VA Palo Alto.
Source reviewed 17 Oct 202676% of decision fields recorded
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Funding: Not published on the directory page.
Exposure: Diseases of the spine including minimally invasive, robotic, reconstructive and oncologic spine surgery, plus spine radiation therapy and radiosurgery; clinical sites include Stanford Hospital, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and VA Palo Alto.
Eligibility: International applicants are considered; the page asks them to allow more time for processing.
Still to confirm: Funding · Current status · Examinations · Benefits · Fees · Insurance
Source: Official Stanford Spine Clinical Instructorship page. Reviewed 17 Oct 2026. Status reflects the last review, not a live vacancy check. Completeness is not a quality rating.
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