Female & FunctionalUnited States
UT Southwestern Medical Center (URPS)
Dallas, TX
ACGME URPS fellowship in urology covering female pelvic disorders, incontinence, prolapse and voiding dysfunction, plus clinical and research work on genitourinary problems in neurologic disease, mainly spinal cord injury and MS. Year 2 adds complex prolapse, fistula and diverticulum.
Length2 years
Spots1 two-year position per year
ACGME
What stands out
- Quarterly Comprehensive Pelvic Floor Team meetings with urogynecology, colorectal, radiology and physical medicine
- Year 2 pelvic floor physical therapy rotation includes work with physiatrists
- Research can draw on departmental urodynamics, prolapse/incontinence and neurourology databases
- Program lead
- Maude Carmel
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, neurourology (spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis), urodynamics, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1: clinic, OR and urodynamics with core faculty plus 1 month on urogynecology; year 2: advanced cases plus colorectal and pelvic floor PT rotations
- Research
- Required IRB-approved independent project across both years, with protected time in year 1; first-year fellow audits a clinical trial design course
- Hospital
- UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Faculty
- Philippe Zimmern, Gary Lemack, Christina Sze, Joseph Schaffer, Clifford Wai, Marlene Corton, David Rahn, Kelly Scott
Requirements (2)
- Graduating from an ACGME-accredited urology residency
- Application through ERAS