Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship (Córnea e Cirurgia Refrativa)

Banco de Olhos de Sorocaba (BOS) / Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba

OphthalmologyCornea, cataract & refractiveClinical fellowship
Destination
BRA
Sorocaba, Brazil

Overview

['Two-year integrated clinical-surgical program', 'Chiefs listed: Nicolas Cesário Pereira and Adriana dos Santos Forseto', 'Teaching center contact: ceo@bos.org.br']

The programme

Training type
Clinical fellowship
Learning format
Full-time clinical and surgical training includes corneal and refractive surgery, eye bank teaching and case discussions.
Duration
2 years
Positions
The closed 2025 notice advertised 6 places.

Eligibility and visa

Eligibility
The 2025 notice required proof of ophthalmology residency or specialist training at a service recognized by the Brazilian National Medical Residency Commission or Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology.
Qualification requirement
The 2025 notice required proof of ophthalmology residency or specialist training at a service recognized by the Brazilian National Medical Residency Commission or Brazilian Council of Ophthalmology.

How to apply

Application method
For the 2025 round, applications were submitted online. The notice scheduled a specialty examination, interview and CV review for 30 November 2024.
Documents
The 2025 application requested CRM registration, ophthalmology training certificate or declaration, and a photo-bearing Lattes CV link. A recommendation letter from a former teacher was optional.
Contact
Education enquiries: Centro de Estudos Pascoal Martinez Munhoz, ceo@bos.org.br.

Funding and costs

Application fee
The 2025 recruitment required a BRL 300 application fee.
Funding
The 2025 selection notice stated that the subspecialty training was unpaid.

Not published or not yet verified

Ask the programme coordinator about:

  • Start
  • Accreditation
  • Department
  • Citizenship requirement
  • Practice location requirement
  • Membership requirement
  • Eligibility restrictions
  • Language
  • Teaching language
  • Clinical language
  • International applicants
  • Licence requirement
  • Visa route
  • Visa sponsorship
  • Visa support
  • Deadline
  • Tuition / fees
  • Stipend / salary
  • Scholarship

Intakes

  • 2025 subspecialty selection: recorded closed on 2026-11-12. Opens: 2024-10-14; Application deadline: 2024-11-16

Sources and verification

Evidence by field
  • Training type: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
  • Duration: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: BOS named fellowship: Córnea e cirurgia refrativa; standing programme description.
  • Eligibility: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • International applicants: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
  • Funding: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • Deadline: unverified; checked not recorded. Source 1
  • Learning format: confirmed; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: BOS named fellowship: Córnea e cirurgia refrativa; standing programme description.
  • Contact: institution policy; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: BOS institutional education contact.
  • Positions: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • Application fee: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • Documents: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • Application method: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.
  • Qualification requirement: historical; checked 2026-11-12. Source 1 Derived from Eligibility. Scope: Hospital Oftalmológico de Sorocaba, Cornea and Refractive Surgery, 2025 closed selection notice and amendment.

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