Overview
One-year cardiac intensive care training at HCFMUSP for foreign-trained internists, with remote selection by videoconference.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year
- Start
- 2027 academic year
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Specialisation with the same duration and content as the CNRM-registered HCFMUSP residency programme (CFM Resolution 2,216/2018); certificate not valid for practice in Brazil
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Foreign-trained physicians (foreign or Brazilian) who have not revalidated their medical degree in Brazil, are not in the process of revalidation and do not intend to live or work in Brazil. Prerequisite: completed specialisation in Internal Medicine (Clínica Médica).
- International applicants
- Programme exists specifically for foreign-trained physicians; the title is not valid for professional practice in Brazil. Candidates must show sufficient financial means for their stay; arriving 45 days before the start is recommended.
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- Medical acts only within HCFMUSP services under direct supervision; no Brazilian licence (diploma revalidation not permitted during the programme).
How to apply
- Deadline
- Registration for the 2027 selection: 15 July – 31 August 2026; enrolment 13 October – 5 November 2026
- Application method
- Online registration at ensino.hcxfmusp.org.br (PCPME – Processo Seletivo), R$3,000 application fee; selection by CV review and interview (videoconference or in person).
Funding
- Funding
- Self-funded: annual fee of R$30,000 for 2027 (first annuity); a cost declaration is issued to approved candidates for scholarship or loan applications.
Official sources
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