BRAOverview
36-month lato sensu specialisation in physical medicine and rehabilitation run by PUC-Rio's Department of Medicine, with places reserved for foreign physicians without Brazilian CRM registration.
The programme
- Training type
- Specialist training programme
- Duration
- 36 months
- Start
- 2026.1 academic term (current intake)
- Positions
- 6 (2 Brazilian, 4 foreign)
- Accreditation
- PUC-Rio lato sensu postgraduate specialisation (Coordenação Central de Educação Continuada).
- Department
- Not stated on official page
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed medical degree.
- International applicants
- 4 of 6 places reserved for foreign candidates without CRM registration (passport, visa, diploma, transcript and health insurance required).
- Visa support
- Foreign candidates must hold a visa (copy required at application).
- Licence requirement
- Not stated on official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Registration 27 October 2025 – 13 February 2026 (2026.1; closed)
- Application method
- Online registration at cce.puc-rio.br (free); CV analysis and in-person interview with the course coordinator.
Funding
- Funding
- Monthly fee R$ 1,900 for 36 months; no stipend stated.