Fellowship

Types of Fellowship

1 Year

• Traumatologists via MIR or homologated in Spain.
• Surgeons with demonstrable experience in advanced knee and shoulder arthroscopy procedures.
• Participation in all team activities
• 30,000 € gross for 1 year

6 Months

• Traumatologists via MIR or homologated in Spain.
• Surgeons with less experience, although the maximum benefit is for surgeons with some experience in arthroscopic techniques of the knee and shoulder.
• Participation in all team activities
• 15.000 € gross for 6 months

1 to 3 Months

• Ideal for COT residents or foreign physicians with at least a medical degree accredited in Spain.
• Participation in all team activities as assistants.

¹ Without accreditation of the medical degree in Spain there is the possibility to rotate in our center as an observer in consultation and operating room.

² To be eligible for the funded places, you must be fluent in Spanish, hold a recognised degree in medicine or a higher qualification at the time of application, and have a residence and work permit for Spain for the period covered by the application.

³ Recognition of the medical degree qualifies the holder to work as a medical and surgical assistant during the fellowship, but not to perform surgery or key parts of surgical procedures independently.

General requirements

• Copy of ID card or passport.
• Copy of the Medical Degree or equivalent degree approved in Spain*.
• Copy of the Degree of Specialty in Traumatology and Orthopedic Surgery via MIR or the equivalent degree approved in Spain.
• Membership card
• Civil Liability Insurance Policy and last receipt of payment (minimum coverage of 500.000 € for fellowship of 6 and 12 months).
• Health, death and accident insurance (can be taken out in your home country or in Spain) for the duration of your stay in the fellowship (required for foreign applicants).
• Certificate of freedom from sexual offenses.
• Certificate of freedom from criminal offenses.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Curriculum vitae.
• Motivation letter.
• Summary of the surgical activity performed during the previous formative or professional stage (as assistant and first surgeon).
• Residence and work permits for non-EU trainees wishing to apply for funded positions

*USEFUL LINKS

Homologation of the Degree in Medicine (non-EU nationals)
https://universidades.sede.gob.es/procedimientos/portada/ida/3513/ipd/1029/language/es_ES

Homologation of the Specialist Diploma for EU nationals
https://retuex-com.sanidad.gob.es/retuex/#/es/comunitarios

Homologation of the Specialist Degree for Non-EU Citizens (Non – EU)
“Application for recognition of Non-EU Specialist certification Degree”
https://www.sanidad.gob.es/areas/profesionesSanitarias/profesiones/especialistasExtracomunitarios/solicitud.htm

Benefits

• Being part of a leading team with high surgical volume in the main hospital group in the country.
• Preservation surgery and arthroscopy is clearly prevalent over reconstructive surgery and arthroplasties.
• Fellowship certificate awarded at the end of the stay.
• 2-4 weeks of vacation in Fellowship of 6-12 months respectively.
• 15.000 € – 30.000 €/year gross Fellowship 6 months/12 months respectively.

Role of the Fellow

Mainly for Fellowship of 6 and 12 months

• Facilitate the development of consultation and operating room activities.
• Contribute to the creation of chapters, publications and other educational projects.
• A scientific paper submitted to an indexed publication is the minimum requirement during the rotation.
• The Fellow must have full availability including weekends for eventualities.
• Fellows will enter on a rotating shift that includes floor pass and be part of the team’s on-call pool.
• Senior Fellows will be responsible for training new Fellows in their role within the team activity.
• No absences will be allowed except for justified causes.
• In case the Fellow’s performance does not meet the high standard required, the stay will be terminated prematurely and the training certificate will not be awarded.

Current Fellows

Fellow at Samitiersports

Carlo Scialpi

Carlo is a resident in Orthopaedics and Traumatology who trained in Milan at one of the most prestigious specialist centres in the field, the Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini. Dr Scialpi is an active member of SIAGASCOT and ESSKA, reflecting his commitment to continuing professional development and research.

Fellow at Samitiersports

Jericó Vladimir Osorio Muñoz

Jericó is a specialist in orthopaedics and traumatology with clinical experience in Ecuador, where he obtained his medical degree from the Laica Eloy Alfaro University in Manabí, and subsequently in Argentina, where he completed his residency at the prestigious Iriarte Hospital in Quilmes, Buenos Aires.

Past Fellows

2022

• Joel Gambín Botella. Hospital Marina Baixa (Villajoyosa, Alicante)
• Rubén Herreros. Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid)
• Íñigo Fernández de Barrena. Hospital Universitario de Donosti (San Sebastián, Guipúzcoa)

2023

• Jesús Rodríguez Socorro. Hospital Chuimi (Las Palmas de Gran Canaria)
• Nerea Vega. Hospital de Bidasoa (Guipúzcoa)
• Marta Zamora. Hospital Royo Villanova (Zaragoza)
• Paula Suárez Sánchez. Hospital Infanta Elena (Madrid)
• Carlos Manuel Ayala Dávila. Hospital Christus Muguerza (Monterrey, México)

2024

• Gonzalo Caviasso. Hospital Sirio Libanés. Caba (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• Sebastián Andrés Tjor. Sanatorio Parque (Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina)
• Andrés Hernández Sánchez. Hospital Metropolitano (Monterrey, México)
• Adrián Muñoz Macías. Hospital Metropolitano (Monterrey, México)
• Dmitry Treytyak. Aston Medical School (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
• Nerea Aranda Palomo. Hospital Universitario de Torrevieja (Alicante)

2025

• Mónica Izquierdo. Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Bilbao)
• Carlos Fagúndez. Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía (San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid)
• Raymundo Martínez Holguin. Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (Monterrey, México)
• Carlo Scialpi. Instituto Gaetano Pini (Milán, Italia)
• Jericó Osorio Muñoz. Hospital Osorio de Quilmes (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

2026

• Néstor Gómez. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá (Colombia)
• Andrés Bartrina Tarrio. Hospital Clínico San Carlos (Madrid)
• Margarida Gomes. Unidade Local de Saude do Nordeste (Macedo de Cavaleiros, Portugal)
• Mariana Moreno. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá (Colombia)
• Íñigo Zubieta. Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Bilbao)
• Íñigo Sáiz. Hospital Universitario de Cruces (Bilbao)
• Athanasios Patousis. St. Luke’s Hospital in Thessaloniki (Grecia)

2027

• Ianiv Simonovich. Rambam Health Care Campus, Academic Hospital (Haifa, Israel)