Congenital · Post-residency clinical fellowship (curso de aprimoramento / lato sensu)
Aprimoramento "Fellowship" em Cirurgia Cardíaca Congênita de Adulto e Pediátrica
Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia (INC) / Fundação Pró-Coração (Fundacor) · Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · Rio de Janeiro · Brazil
Programme overview
The Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia, with Fundacor, offers a presential 24-month improvement course in congenital cardiac surgery for adults and children, with supervised practical training held entirely at INC. Applicants must have completed a cardiovascular surgery residency.
Associated faculty
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Programme details
- Focus
- Congenital cardiac surgery, adult and paediatric
- Duration
- 24 months; 5,760 hours total (2,880 per year)
- Eligibility
- Medical degree plus completed Residência Médica in Cirurgia Cardiovascular (CNRM/MEC-accredited), certificate by enrolment
- Places
- 1 (ampla concorrência)
- Selection
- Objective exam (weight 4), then interview and CV analysis (3 + 3)
- Application fee
- R$ 150.00
- Programme fee
- Monthly fee of R$ 1,500.00 per the edital
- Registration
- Active CRM-RJ registration required by start of activities
- Visa information
- Foreign applicants: edital requires a residence visa and Revalida-validated diploma
- Funding
- Fee-paying course; no stipend stated
Unpublished details & source notes
- Language
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Source type
- Official institutional edital and course page
International applicant requirements
- Registration
- CRM-RJ registration required; foreign graduates need Revalida validation
- Visa
- Edital requires residence visa for foreign candidates; confirm details with INC
- Language
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
- Clinical participation
- Supervised practical training at INC
- Insurance
- Work-accident insurance contract required at enrolment
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Online registration on the Fundacor website during the edital's registration window (fee R$ 150.00), followed by an objective exam and interview/CV analysis. Watch the Fundacor page for the next edital.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
Details taken from the Fundacor course page and Edital nº 02/2026 with its 11 Aug 2026 schedule rectification. The 2026.2 selection (registration 11-13 Aug 2026, exam 14 Aug) has finished; the page lists earlier processes (2026, 2025.2, 2025, 2024), suggesting recurrence, but no next date is announced. Monthly fee of R$ 1,500.00 is stated in the edital.