Fellowship Program Information
Affiliation (Center Type): Hospital belongs to University of the Health Science Foundation (FUCS) (Teaching, Academic, University)
Fellowship Training Session or Other Educational Opportunity Length: 1 year
Can the Center customize educational opportunities for participants?: Yes
Fellows Accepted Per Year: 3
Faculty Participating in Fellowship Education: Gustavo A. Rincón, MD (Medical director)
Edgar A. Muñoz, MD
Luis A. Pinzón, MD
Carlos Pardo, MD
Césár Rocha, MD
Recent activity of Teaching Center: 90th anniversary of our department. (Oct 2024)
We attend with papers every year to Annual Meeting of Colombian Orthopedic Society (SCCOT), SLARD and ISAKOS every two years.
Financial Support and Expenses
Types of Financial Support Available: Housing is provided, No financial assistance or other support is available, Monthly Stipend of US$1.500 per month
Other support that the Teaching Center can provide: Scholarships available
Housing at University campus.
Estimate of Living Expenses (Housing and other major costs): US$ 1500 per month.
Anticipated Fellowship Participation in Surgical Cases
Arthroscopy 30%
Knee Surgery 30%
Sports Medicine 30%
Trauma around the Knee 10%
Area(s) of Specialty: Knee Arthroplasty Knee Arthroscopy
Role of the fellow with respect to Clinical, Surgical, Research, and other opportunities: Each Fellow is involved in surgery, clinic, ground rounds, meetings, webinars, magazine club, simulation laboratory and research during the year of training.
Types of Educational Opportunities: Manage patients directly, Scrub in for surgery, Assist in clinics under supervision, Work on cadavers, Receive hands-on training, Assist with research, Pediatrics, Didactic sessions
Research projects, research facilities and resources, cadaver labs, publication opportunities, integration of the patient and public involvement, and the role of the fellow: Cadaveric Lab.
Our research is mostly based on anatomical and clinical studies with Ortho residents and medical students of our School of Medicine.
Related Conference/Lecture Schedule: The program is divided in 6 rotations of 8 weeks with two attendings each.
Surgery: Four days per week
Clinic: two Days per week.
Ground round: weekly
Pre Qx. Knee meeting: weekly
Residents Science basic meeting weekly
Research meeting every two weeks.
Simulation lab: At least once per week.
Athletic Team Coverage: We provide services to soccer professional teams of Bogotá and near cities. As well University and high school soccer teams.