Overview
Two-year invasive cardiac electrophysiology training at HCFMUSP/InCor for foreign-trained physicians who have completed clinical arrhythmia training.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical fellowship
- Specialty associations
- Not yet verified
- Learning format
- Not yet verified
- Duration
- 2 years
- Start
- 2027 academic year
- Positions
- 1
- Accreditation
- Specialisation with the same duration and content as the CNRM-registered HCFMUSP residency programme (CFM Resolution 2,216/2018); certificate not valid for practice in Brazil
- Department
- Not yet verified
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Foreign-trained physicians (foreign or Brazilian) who have not revalidated their medical degree in Brazil, are not in the process of revalidation and do not intend to live or work in Brazil. Prerequisite: completed one-year specialisation in Clinical Arrhythmia.
- Qualification requirement
- Foreign-trained physicians (foreign or Brazilian) who have not revalidated their medical degree in Brazil, are not in the process of revalidation and do not intend to live or work in Brazil. Prerequisite: completed one-year specialisation in Clinical Arrhythmia.
- Citizenship requirement
- Not yet verified
- Practice location requirement
- Not yet verified
- Membership requirement
- Not yet verified
- Eligibility restrictions
- Programme exists specifically for foreign-trained physicians; the title is not valid for professional practice in Brazil. Candidates must show sufficient financial means for their stay; arriving 45 days before the start is recommended.
- Language
- Not yet verified
- Teaching language
- Not yet verified
- Clinical language
- Not yet verified
- International applicants
- Programme exists specifically for foreign-trained physicians; the title is not valid for professional practice in Brazil. Candidates must show sufficient financial means for their stay; arriving 45 days before the start is recommended.
- Licence requirement
- Medical acts only within HCFMUSP services under direct supervision; no Brazilian licence (diploma revalidation not permitted during the programme).
- Visa route
- Not yet verified
- Visa sponsorship
- Not yet verified
- Visa support
- Not stated on the official page
How to apply
- Deadline
- Registration for the 2027 selection: 15 July – 31 August 2026; enrolment 13 October – 5 November 2026
- Application method
- Online registration at ensino.hcxfmusp.org.br (PCPME – Processo Seletivo), R$3,000 application fee; selection by CV review and interview (videoconference or in person).
- Documents
- CV (named in recorded application instructions; confirm full checklist)
- Contact
- Not yet verified
Funding and costs
- Tuition / fees
- Not yet verified
- Application fee
- Not yet verified
- Stipend / salary
- Not yet verified
- Scholarship
- a cost declaration is issued to approved candidates for scholarship or loan applications.
- Funding
- Self-funded: annual fee of R$30,000 for 2027 (first annuity); a cost declaration is issued to approved candidates for scholarship or loan applications.
Sources and verification
https://hcxfmusp.org.br/portal/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/Edital-do-Processo-Seletivo-PCPME-2027.pdf
Evidence by field
- Qualification requirement: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Eligibility.
- Eligibility restrictions: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from International applicants.
- Documents: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Application method.
- Scholarship: legacy record not reverified; checked not recorded. Source 1 Derived from Funding.
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