General Thoracic · Short Clinical Fellowship (Estada de Perfeccionamiento)
Estada de Perfeccionamiento en Videotoracoscopia para el Cirujano General
Universidad de Chile, Facultad de Medicina – Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán · Santiago, Chile · Santiago · Chile
Programme overview
Short post-specialist placement in video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery at Hospital Clínico San Borja Arriarán, aimed at general surgeons who manage traumatic and elective thoracic disease (pleural, pulmonary and mediastinal) in the Chilean public system. It runs 40 practical and 4 theoretical hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Associated faculty
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Programme details
- Focus
- VATS and thoracic surgery
- Duration
- 3–6 months, 40 h/week practical + 4 h/week theory
- Eligibility
- Surgeons with a General Surgery specialty registered with the Chilean Superintendencia de Salud
- Required prior training
- General Surgery specialty
- Language
- Spanish
- Funding
- Fee-paying: 20 UF per month
- Positions
- 1
- Official contact
- Enquiry form on programme page (Escuela de Postgrado, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile)
- Data quality
- Official institutional source verified 9 Oct 2026
- Source type
- Official institutional or society page
- Registration
- Page targets specialists registered with the Chilean Superintendencia de Salud
- Participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- International applicants
- Not publicly listed — confirm with the programme
- Visa information
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
International applicant check
- Language
- Spanish
- Clinical participation
- Clinical fellowship; privileges depend on credentialing
- Registration
- Page targets specialists registered with the Chilean Superintendencia de Salud
- Visa
- Not publicly listed — confirm directly with the host.
This is a source summary, not an eligibility decision. Confirm licensing, immigration, funding and clinical privileges with the responsible institution.
How to apply
Submit the 'Dínos tu fecha' enquiry form on the programme page with your preferred start date; a Postgraduate School assistant then contacts you. Registration conditions are set out in the Faculty's 'Condiciones de inscripción' document.
Open official programme page ↗Verification notes
2026 version; start and end dates flexible ('consulte alternativas'); 1 vacancy; fee 20 UF per month. Not a training-board pathway; certificate-level continuing education.