Overview
Two-year craniomaxillofacial surgery fellowship in HCPA's Plastic Surgery Service for foreign doctors (PICCAP); 2026 intake started in June 2026.
The programme
- Focus
- Craniomaxillofacial surgery
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Duration
- 24 months
- Start
- 2026 intake: classes began 2 March 2026
- Positions
- 1 (2026 intake)
- Accreditation
- HCPA institutional PICCAP programme under CFM Resolution 2.216/2018; the certificate does not confer the right to practise medicine in Brazil
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Foreign medical graduate (recognised foreign institution) with Celpe-Bras Portuguese certificate at upper-intermediate level and the programme prerequisite; prerequisite: residency or specialist title abroad in plastic surgery, head and neck surgery or otorhinolaryngology
- International applicants
- Programme is exclusively for foreign doctors (Programas de Formação Profissional Avançada e Fellowship para Médicos Estrangeiros)
- Visa support
- Not stated on official page
- Licence requirement
- CREMERS study authorisation for foreign doctors required before starting
How to apply
- Deadline
- 2026 intake: online applications 7 November – 1 December 2025 (closed); the next PICCAP call is published on the HCPA site
- Application method
- Online form with short CV (max 4 pages), letter of intent, optional recommendation letter, diploma and proof of prerequisite; documentary evaluation then second-stage selection of the top five candidates per programme
Funding
- Funding
- Self-funded: monthly course fee R$1,000 (adjusted annually by IPCA-E); no housing, food or transport allowance; candidates must show own financial means
Official sources
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