EndourologyRobotic / laparoscopicUnited States
AdventHealth Global Robotics Institute
Celebration, FL
Fellowship at the Global Robotics Institute, AdventHealth Celebration, for residents heading into urologic oncology: fellows observe and assist in Patel's surgeries and complete assigned research and simulation training aimed at peer-reviewed publication.
Length1 or 2 years
SpotsOne position per year through the Endourological Society program, with the same duties and curriculum as the standard fellowship
StartsJuly 1
Endourological Society Fellowship Program member
What stands out
- Intuitive robotic and simulation training at the Nicholson Center
- Final Cut video editing curriculum with the institute's digital coordinator
- Outcomes registry with scheduled patient follow-up calls from 6 weeks to 18 months, then yearly
- Institute is enrolling a multicentre robotic telesurgery study with operations from Celebration to Angola
- Program lead
- Vipul Patel
- Apply through
- Endourological Society Match
- Focus
- Robotic & MI urologic oncology: robotic prostatectomy, robotic simulation training, clinical trials and outcomes research
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE / ECFMG only for international graduatesH-1B or J-1
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- 12 or 24 months; OR work with Patel plus assigned research with weekly written updates; includes 8 weeks of OR training with the robotic coordinator
- Research
- CITI ethics training; outcomes registry and clinical trials; weekly or bi-weekly collaborative meetings with affiliated institutions, which the program lists as including the Department of Defense and the UCF College of Medicine
- Case numbers
- About 1000 robotic prostatectomies per year (centre)
- Outcomes database of over 18,000 robotic-assisted surgeries (institute, cumulative)
- Hospitals
- AdventHealth Celebration (Global Robotics Institute), Celebration, FL · Nicholson Center (Intuitive and simulation training)
Requirements (12)
- International applicants: H1B clinical visa (USMLE Steps 1, 2 and 3) or J-1 visa
- Eligible for a State of Florida training license
- Eligible for malpractice coverage through AdventHealth Trust
- Current CV
- Three letters of recommendation
- Medical school diploma copy
- Three publications (first or second author)
- Personal statement on research interests
- Current visa status
- TOEFL/IELTS scores for applicants from non-English-speaking countries
- USMLE scores
- In-person interview at own expense