REQUIREMENTS
- Specialty in GENERAL SURGERY (documented with a digital copy of your specialist degree).
- Nationality of any country in Latin America or Spain.
- Age UNDER 40 YEARS.
- Three LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION FROM MEMBER SURGEONS OF THE BARIATRIC SURGERY SOCIETY OF YOUR COUNTRY.
- Availability for one year FULL-TIME AND EXCLUSIVE DEDICATION
- Letter of Commitment to become a MEMBER of the Society of General Surgery of your country.
- Letter of Commitment to become a MEMBER of the Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery of your country.
- Letter of motivation and personal objectives for the Fellowship.
- Updated Curriculum Vitae with photograph included, in IFSO LAC format (ATTACHED)
- Not having any Judgment executed in ordinary and ethical courts.
- Willingness to work in a team
- Diploma in Research (desirable)
- Languages SPANISH/PORTUGUESE and ENGLISH INTERMEDIATE
- Hospital Center CERTIFIED by the Health Authority of the country.
- Accreditation of the presence of an interdisciplinary team formed by members of the NATIONAL Society of Bariatric Surgery.
- Bariatric and metabolic surgery volume of more than 150 procedures per year by Fellow
- Existence of Curriculum or academic program for the whole year.
- Availability of PROTOCOL algorithm for evaluation and management of patients with Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome.
- Follow-up and registry system for patients operated within the program.
- Mandatory ENDOSCOPY service in which Fellows can be trained.
- Letter of Commitment from the Center not to interrupt the Fellowship program UNTIL THE END OF THE INITIATED TRAINING.
- Accreditation of the program in CO-SPONSIBILITY of a LOCAL OR REGIONAL UNIVERSITY
- IFSO LAC CERTIFIED hospital or center for the practice of bariatric and metabolic surgery.
- The Chief Surgeons of the programs must be IFSO LAC CERTIFIED.
- Commitment to submit a biannual report of the Fellowship progress.
- Commitment to allow a periodic on-site audit by members of the IFSO LAC ADVISORY BOARD.
- Commitment not to charge for training to Fellows (MANDATORY)
- NO EXCLUSIVE COMMITMENT TO A SINGLE MEDICAL SUPPLY CORPORATION (MANDATORY).
- Letter of application with accreditation of compliance with these requirements and number of Fellows requested, addressed to the IFSO LAC Presidency and Executive Directorate.
