Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogotá

Orthopedic Surgery

Administration fee: USD 214
Please note that the fee amount is subject to annual adjustments based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), to maintain its real value in line with inflation.

Contact Information

Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogotá
Orthopedic Surgery
Ak. 7 #117 -15
110111 Bogota
Colombia
Website
Department
Name of department: Orthopedic Surgery
Head of department: Rodrigo Pesantez
Surgeon in charge of fellows: Maria Fernandez Gutierrez
Scrub in
Is there an opportunity for the AO Fellows to scrub in? No
More information
Number of beds in department: 420
Total Orthopedic trauma cases per year: 500–1000
Total Polytrauma cases with injury severity score greater than 15 per year: > 50
Other activities: Trauma department weekly meetings, case based discussions, practical exercises with different implants, journal club. General orthopedics weekly meeting, hand, knee, arthroplasty, shoulder and elbow meetings
Language
Dominant language spoken in the operating room: Spanish
English written and spoken by our team members: written (5)* / spoken (5)*
* Level of proficiency, with 1 equaling basic and 5 equaling proficient.

Trauma department weekly meetings, case based discussions, practical exercises with different implants, journal club. General orthopedics weekly meeting, hand, knee, arthroplasty, shoulder and elbow meetings

1. Copy of identification document 2. Copy of passport with PID entry stamp from Migración Colombia. Entry as a tourist is strictly prohibited, as it may lead to sanctions for the institution and cancellation of the rotation. 3. Fundacion Santa Fe de Bogotá Forms (3) 4. Resume (Curriculum Vitae) 5. Copy of diploma of last obtained academic degree 6. Copy of valid BLS course certificate (valid for 2 years) 7. Results of antibody titers for HEPATITIS B AC HBS ANTI HBS and VARICELLA IGG. Invoices are not accepted. If any result is negative, vaccination card must be presented. 8. Copy of medical insurance card covering services in Colombia 9. One recent photo 10. COVID-19 vaccination schedule 11. Copy of professional license from your country (if applicable) 12. Complete and up-to-date vaccination schedule (Measles or MMR and Influenza) 13. Proof of internship payment for rotation at the Foundation

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