Exchange Conditions Score of Brazil (IFMSA-Brazil)

Type of exchanges

Type of students accepted

Academic requirements for the students

Each project in the database has its own academic requirements. In general we ask for:
- Basic research skills
- Previous lecture of provided articles
- Scientific Report for the end of the exchange

We accept students with at least the first year of Medical School completed.

Graduated medical students: even if accepted by the hosting country, students must be still enrolled in university by the time the Application Form is sent.

ATTENTION: Portuguese is the used language for communication with patients.

Languages

Calendar

Cities/Months	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Augt	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Calendar Remarks

In January, July and December most of the Brazilian students and universities are on vacation and service on research projects is smaller.

There is a group system in IFMSA Brazil. You can choose certain LCs/cities a limited number of times in your Application Form. ALL STUDENTS have to apply for three projects in more than one LC in diferent cities.

ATTENTION: you can only choose ONE option of city from group A, ONE option from group B and up to THREE options from group C. If you choose more than option from group A or B, the AF will be returned. 

Group A (UP TO ONE OPTION): 
Sao Paulo – Universidade Anhembi Morumbi (UAM)
Sao Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina Santa Casa
Sao Paulo - Universidade Nove de Julho (UNINOVE)
Sao Paulo - Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Sao Paulo - Universidade de Santo Amaro (UNISA)
Sao Paulo - Faculdade Santa Marcelina
Braganca Paulista – Universidade São Francisco (USF)
Campinas – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas (Puccamp)
Catanduva - Faculdade de Medicina de Catanduva (Fameca)
Marilia - Faculdade de Medicina de Marilia (Famema)
Marilia - Universidade de Marília (Unimar)
Ribeirao Preto - Universidade de Ribeirão Preto (UNAERP)
Ribeirao Preto - Centro Universitário Barão de Mauá (CBM)
Sao Jose do Rio Preto - Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto (Famerp)
Santo Andre - Faculdade de Medicina do ABC Paulista (FMABC)
Santos - Centro Universitário Lusíada (Unilus)
Santos - Universidade Metropolitana de Santos (UNIMES)
Taubate - Universidade de Taubaté (UNITAU)
Sorocaba - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo (PUC-SP)
Mogi das Cruzes - Universidade de Mogi das Cruzes (UMC)
Barretos - Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Barretos Dr. Paulo Prata (FACISB)
Rio de Janeiro - Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
Belo Horizonte - Faculdade de Minas (FAMINAS)

 
Group B (ONE OPTION):
Fortaleza - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
Fortaleza - Centro Universitário Christus (UNICHRISTUS)
Fortaleza - Universidade de Fortaleza (UNIFOR)
Natal - Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)
Natal - Universidade Potiguar (UnP)
Recife - Faculdade Pernambucana de Saúde (FPS)
Recife - Universidade de Pernambuco (UPE)
Recife - Faculdade Maurício de Nassau (UNINASSAU)
Salvador - Universidade Salvador (UNIFACS)
Aracaju - Universidade Tiradentes (UNIT)
Maceio - Universidade Federal de Alagoas (UFAL)
Vila Velha - Universidade de Vila Velha (UVV)


Group C (UP TO THREE OPTIONS):
Belem - Universidade Estadual do Pará (UEPA)
Belem - Universidade Federal do Pará UFPA
Belem - Centro Universitário do Pará (CESUPA)
Belem - Faculdade Metropolitana da Amazonia (FAMAZ)
Joinville - Universidade da Região de Joinville (Univille)
Londrina - Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL)
Pelotas - Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPEL)
Pelotas - Universidade Católica de Pelotas (UCPEL)
Tubarao - Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina (UNISUL)
Blumenau - Universidade Regional de Blumenau (FURB)
Maringa - Universidade Estadual de Maringá (UEM)
Maringa - Centro Universitário de Maringá (Unicesumar)
Curitiba - Universidade Federal do Parana (UFPR)
Curitiba - Faculdades Pequeno Principe (FPP)
Ponta Grossa- Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG)
Canoas/RS - Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA)
Caxias do Sul - Universidade de Caxias do Sul (UCS)
Londrina - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Londrina (PUC-Londrina)
Macapa - Universidade Federal do Amapá (UNIFAP)
Santarem - Universidade Estadual do Pará (UEPA-Santarém)
Porto Velho - Universidade Federal de Rondônia (UNIR)
Porto Velho - Faculdades Integradas Aparício Carvalho (FIMCA)
Porto Velho - Centro Universitário São Lucas (FSL)
Rio Branco - Universidade Federal do Acre (UFAC)
Boa Vista - Universidade Federal de Roraima (UFRR)
Campina Grande - Universidade Federal de Campina Grande (UFCG)
Campina Grande - Centro Universitario UNIFACISA
Vitória da Conquista - Universidade Estadual Do Sudoeste Da Bahia (UESB)
Vitoria da Conquista - Faculdade Santo Amaro (FASA)
Santo Antonio de Jesus - Universidade Federal do Reconcavo da Bahia (UFRB)
Teresina - Centro Universitário UNINOVAFAPI (NOVAFAPI)
Teresina - Universidade Estadual do Piauí (UESPI)
Teresina - Universidade Federal do Piauí (UFPI)
Teresina - Faculdade Integral Diferencial (FACID DeVry)
Sobral - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC- SOBRAL)
Caxias - Universidade Estadual do Maranhao (UEMA)
Juiz de Fora- Universidade Federal de Juíz de Fora (UFJF)
Juiz de Fora - Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas e da Saude (SUPREMA)
Montes Claros - Faculdades Integradas Pitágoras (FIPMoc)
Montes Claros - Faculdades Unidas do Norte de Minas (FUNORTE)
Montes Claros - Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros (Unimontes)
Uba - Faculdade Governador Ozanam Coelho (FAGOC)
Nova Iguacu - Universidade Iguaçu (UNIG)
Valenca - Faculdade de Medicina de Valença (FMV)
Cuiaba - Universidade de Cuiabá (UNIC)
Cuiabá - Universidade Federal do Mato Grosso (UFMT)
Campo Grande - Universidade Anhanguera (UNIDERP)
Goiania - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás (PUC-GO)
Brasilia - Faculdades Integradas da União Educacional do Planalto Central (FACIPLAC)
Parnaiba/PI - Instituto de Educacao Superior do Vale do Parnaiba (IESVAP)
Ilheus/BA - Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC)
Pinheiro/MA - Universidade Federal do Maranhao Campus Pinheiro (UFMA-Pinheiro)
Francisco Beltrao/PR - Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Parana Campus Francisco Beltrao (UNIOESTE-FB)

Number of incomings

130

Projects available

Cities

Hours per Day

6 Hours

Days per week

5 Days

Dress code

Casual

What to Bring

- White Coat
- Sthethoscope
- Notepad
- Logbook

International Incoming Students MUST bring their own Student Logbook and hand it to their hosting professors on the 1st day of their clerkship. More than 80 percent of the attendance, filled Student Logbook and filled Evaluation Form are compulsory to receive the Certificate at the end of the exchange.

Unilateral fee

350EUR

Unilateral fee (special remarks)

Lodging (housing)

Boarding (meal)

Times per day

1

Pocket money

0BRL

Social Program

Social Program differs among months/Local Committees. For further information, please ask your Contact Person after receiving Card of Acceptance. A National Social Program is provided to all the incomings for July and August. It's called BEACH Project which stands for IFMSA Brazil's Exchange Assistance on Care and Hospitality Project. Stay tuned in our instagram @ifmsabrazilexchanges.

Special Remarks

We can receive couples (two exchange students using bilateral contracts with IFMSA-Brazil) at the same city. However, bear in mind that sometimes it will not be possible to place them in the same house or in the same hospital/lab.

If a couple want to rent a place to stay together, they must do it on their own - in this case IFMSA Brazil won't pay neither for the board nor the lodging. This is an utterly an individual experience, everything is arranged in an individual basis, so do not expect special arrangements when the exchange students apply either as a couple or friends.

ATTENTION: Both of exchange students MUST send in their Application form: the AF number and full name of the student the incoming would like to be placed with, besides the exchange program (SCOPE or SCORE) that the other student is applying to.

Deadline

20 WEEKS

Special Remarks

- 5 months

- All documents must be in English and .pdf format

- There is a group system in IFMSA Brazil. You can choose certain LCs/cities a limited number of times in your Application Form. ALL STUDENTS have to apply for three projects in more than one LC in diferent cities.

ATTENTION: you can only choose ONE option of city from group A, ONE option from group B and up to THREE options from group C. If you choose more than option from group A or B, the AF will be returned. YOU CAN FIND IT IN CALENDAR REMARKS

Special Remarks: Health insurance must be submitted 1 month prior to exchange start date. Exceptions should be directly negotiated with the National Officer on Research Exchange.

Furthermore, in case the incoming is a student from biomedical fields or a non-medical student, this condition should be stated on the AF and the sending NORE must contact us to inform about the situation.

Standard documents

- Photo (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Passport Copy (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Motivation Letter (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Proof of Enrollment (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Curriculum Vitae (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Recommendation Letter (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Students' Record (Subjects passed) (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Language Certificate (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Vaccination Card (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- SCORE Terms & Conditions (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Motivation Letter for Project 2 (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

- Motivation Letter for Project 3 (* Mandatory)

Format

- Card of Document

Special documents

Upon Arrival documents

- Health Insurance

Format

- Card of Document

The standard documents are the basic documents that the students are asking for and the special documents are less important, as only some Local Committees ask for them. So it's mandatory to upload the standard documents, but not the special ones. (Students do it when asked for by the LEO/NEO.)
The upon arrival documents are hard copies documents that the students are requested to take with them in the host country.”

Special remarks

Deadline

8 weeks

Special remarks

We are sending CAs at latest 12 weeks.

Deadline

4 Weeks

Special remarks

Not having sent any answer at latest 4 weeks before the exchange starts will mean THE CANCELLATION OF THE EXCHANGE.

Visa

NMO can provide additional documents if needed

Yes
NMO must be notified 8 weeks before exchange start if additional documents are needed

Special remarks

- LC UNIFACS (Salvador/BA - Universidade Salvador) requires Liability Insurance. Should be arranged before the arrival in Brazil. For more information, please talk with your Contact Person as soon as you received your Card of Acceptance.
- LC ULBRA (Canoas/RS - Universidade Luterana do Brasil) requires also: measles, mumps, rubella, diphtheria and whooping cough vaccinations are needed along with PPD test.
- LC FACISB (Barretos/São Paulo - Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde de Barretos) requires Tetanus and Hepatitis B vaccination.
-LC USP (São Paulo/SP - Universidade de São Paulo) a student visa is MANDATORY for those who are assigned to stay at the dorms of their university. For those who need it, an official invitation letter shall be provided for visa purposes.

Others LCs: only Tourism Visa in some cases.

Website of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
http://www.itamaraty.gov.br/en/

For those who need it, an official invitation letter shall be provided for visa purposes. Please request that to our NORE In as soon as possible if your outgoing need it!

Insurance

Special remarks

As NMO we require health insurance, however, this insurance CANNOT be arranged in our country, and should be arranged in your home country.

Health insurance must be submitted until 1 month prior to exchange start date.

As the Health Insurance is mandatory in the Card of Documents (CoD), we recommend you to use this doc (CLICK HERE) to attach in the CoD until you provide your own Health Insurance.

LC UNIFACS - Salvador, BA requires Liability Insurance. Should be arranged before the arrival in Brazil.

Check on this page some health information for travelers to Brazil:
https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/destinations/traveler/none/brazil

Note that Tetanus, Yellow Fever and Hepatitis B vaccinations may be needed.

Documents

Special remarks

With COVID situation we gave autonomy to our committees, so if there is a need for any quarantine or RT-PCR tests, they will be informed in the CAs

Substitutions

Deadline for substitutions (weeks)

6

Special remarks

All substitutions must be arranged by both NORE(s), and the new AF must arrive at least 6 weeks before the beginning of the clerkship.

Link to ExPlore Page

Special Remarks

- Accomodation outside the calendar months are impossible.

- IFMSA Brazil cannot and will not provide acomodation or board for any friends, relatives, fiancees or family of incoming students.

- IFMSA Brazil reserves the right to cancel any exchange if receives any complains of misconduct or unethical practice both in hospital/lab as well as in the lodgings.

- The students responsible for such acts are held liable for any damage incurred during the research.

-In order to follow our Communication Guidelines, please don't contact directly the NOREs if you are only an outgoing. If you want to find more information, please contact your Contact Person or Local Officer on Research Exchanges.
If someone breaks this rule, the clerkship may be cancelled.

Validation Date

01/08/21

Date Last Update

18/07/21