Female & FunctionalUnited States
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health (URPS)
Seattle, WA
Two-year ACGME URPS fellowship for urology graduates in Seattle covering female urology, incontinence and prolapse surgery by vaginal, open, laparoscopic and robotic routes, plus neuro-urology, neuromodulation, urinary diversion and urodynamics.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year
ACGME
What stands out
- Reconstructive cases, including fistula repair, on the Xi da Vinci robotic system
- One-month gynecology-based URPS rotation at Swedish Medical Center with gynecology-trained urogynecologists
- Optional male incontinence, erectile dysfunction and prosthetic surgery; urethroplasty exposure with a GURS fellowship-trained urologist on faculty
- Monthly morbidity and mortality conference held jointly with University of Washington Urology
- Program lead
- Alvaro Lucioni
- Apply through
- NRMP (Urogynecology)
- Timeline
- Per ERAS guidelines
- Focus
- Female pelvic medicine, urodynamics, neurourology, pelvic organ prolapse, incontinence, pelvic reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE / ECFMG only for international graduatesVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- Clinical and combined clinical/research blocks alternate over 2 years, with a 1-month Swedish gynecology rotation and a colorectal rotation
- Research
- 6 months of research in year 1 with mentorship; research coordinator and REDCap database analyst support; fellows present at AUA and SUFU meetings
- Hospitals
- Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle · Swedish Medical Center (Cherry Hill campus), Seattle
- Faculty
- Una Lee, Cristi Palmer, Ksenija B. Stefanovic, Will Fuller, Birte J. Wolff, Hannah Chapman, Jenny Kaplan, Vlad Simianu
Requirements (2)
- All applications through ERAS
- IMGs must hold valid ECFMG certification