Overview
Advanced head/neck techniques, including robotic/videoendoscopic approaches, digital chromoscopy, sentinel-node work and cranial-nerve monitoring.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Learning format
- The 2027 cohort is listed as in-person training, 20 hours per week.
- Duration
- 12 months (960 total hours; 20 hours/week)
- Start
- 1 March 2027 for the published 2027 cohort.
- Positions
- 2 places listed for the 2027 cohort.
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- The 2027 FMUSP PCE rules require completed accredited residency or a department-approved equivalent placement of at least 2,800 hours. Final-year residents could apply with proof of expected completion by February 2027.
- Qualification requirement
- The 2027 FMUSP PCE rules require completed accredited residency or a department-approved equivalent placement of at least 2,800 hours. Final-year residents could apply with proof of expected completion by February 2027.
- Eligibility restrictions
- Limited international access (sister directory profile)
- International applicants
- Limited international access (sister directory profile)
How to apply
- Deadline
- The FMUSP PCE application round closed on 6 November 2026 at 16:00 for the 2027 cohort.
- Application method
- FMUSP used its online student portal for the closed 2027 round. The programme listed selection by a CV review, an interview and a 10-question multiple-choice examination.
- Documents
- The 2027 online application required a photo, identity document and CRM registration. Applicants still in residency could submit a letter confirming expected completion. The programme’s selection process included CV assessment.
- Contact
- Programme office: circabpesc.ichc@hc.fm.usp.br.
Funding and costs
- Tuition / fees
- For the 2027 cohort, FMUSP lists BRL 3,000.00 per month, plus BRL 310 for January enrollment and BRL 310 for August semester renewal.
- Application fee
- BRL 620 application fee for the 2027 cohort.
Not published or not yet verified
Ask the programme coordinator about:
- Accreditation
- Department
- Citizenship requirement
- Practice location requirement
- Membership requirement
- Language
- Teaching language
- Clinical language
- Licence requirement
- Visa route
- Visa sponsorship
- Visa support
- Stipend / salary
- Scholarship
- Funding
Intakes
- 2027 FMUSP PCE recruitment: recorded closed on 2026-11-12. Opens: 2026-10-06; Application deadline: 2026-11-06; Starts: 2027-03-01
Sources and verification
https://www.fm.usp.br/ccex/complementacao-especializada/cirurgia-avancada-de-cabeca-e-pescocohttps://www.fm.usp.br/ccex/programas-de-formacao-profissional/lista_cursos?secao_id=126&pagina_atual_lista_cursos=10https://www3.fm.usp.br/ccex/programas-de-formacao-profissional/complementacao-especializadahttps://fm.usp.br/ccex/programas-de-formacao-profissional/complementacao-especializada
Evidence by field
- Training type: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Duration: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Eligibility: institution policy; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery; institutional PCE prerequisites and department-specific selection.
- International applicants: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Funding: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
- Deadline: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Application method: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Source 2 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Start: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Positions: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Application fee: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Tuition / fees: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Learning format: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Contact: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Documents: institution policy; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Source 2 Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery.
- Qualification requirement: institution policy; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Derived from Eligibility. Scope: FMUSP PCE 2027 cohort for Advanced Head and Neck Surgery; institutional PCE prerequisites and department-specific selection.
- Eligibility restrictions: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from International applicants.
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