Female & FunctionalUnited States

Henry Ford Health (URPS)

Detroit, MI

ACGME-accredited URPS fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital/Wayne State University, within the OB/GYN program, taking one trainee a year into a 2-year urology or 3-year OB/GYN track. Faculty cover vaginal, abdominal and endoscopic reconstruction, fistula repair and urodynamics.

Length2 years
Spots1 trainee per year
StartsEarly August, for example August 1
SalaryHenry Ford house officer scale 2026-27: PGY-5 $78,729, PGY-6 $81,865, PGY-7 $85,235; urology-track PGY level not stated
ACGME (accredited since 2012)

What stands out

  • 12,000 sq ft Clinical Skills Simulation Center at Henry Ford Hospital
  • Faculty expertise includes integrative medicine in urogynecology and plastics procedures
  • Accepts graduates of Royal College of Canada approved residencies; J-1 visa holders eligible
Program leads
Ali Luck, Samantha Raffee
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NRMP (Urogynecology)
Focus
Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
Eligibility
Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE requiredJ-1 (citizen, resident alien or J-1 only)
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Structure
13 four-week blocks a year; OB/GYN track (PGY-5 to 7): 5 to 7 URPS, 2 to 4 urology, 4 research blocks yearly; urology track split not stated
Research
Protected research time; one project to manuscript and oral presentation; graduate-level biostatistics course required; GME funding and biostatistician support
Hospital
Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit
Faculty
Zebulun Cope, Natalija Kovacevic, Craig Reickert, Patrick Woodman, Charlotte Cipparone, Joelle Abood
Requirements (1)
  • Satisfactory completion of an ACGME-accredited urology or OB/GYN residency