PediatricUnited States
Texas Children's Hospital / Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Two-year fellowship at Texas Children's Hospital and Baylor: one ACGME-accredited clinical year and one research year in basic science, clinical research or device development. In the clinical year the fellow oversees the inpatient service with attendings.
Length2 years
Spots1 fellow per year
ACGMEABU Pediatric Urology Subspecialty Certification eligibleSPU accredited programs list
What stands out
- Device development mentorship through the Southwest-Midwest National Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium, supported by an FDA P50 grant
- Optional Certificate of Added Qualification via the BCM Clinical Scientist Training Program, including a mentored NIH K grant application
- Clinical year includes fetal surgery, robotic surgery and complex genitourinary reconstruction
- Fellow organizes meetings with the DSD, Fetal Center, Spina Bifida, Anorectal Malformation, Voiding Dysfunction and Kidney Stone clinics
- Program lead
- Nicolette Janzen
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- SPU/AUA match; dates for the next match cycle are not yet posted
- Focus
- Year 1 academic/research (basic science, clinical scientist training, device development); year 2 clinical incl. robotics, fetal surgery, complex GU reconstruction
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- One clinical year at Texas Children's plus a non-accredited year of at least 80% scholarly and research work, with some clinic and operative time
- Research
- Basic science, clinical research or device work with Rice, Texas A&M and U of Houston; optional BCM Clinical Scientist Training Program
- Hospitals
- Texas Children's Hospital · Baylor College of Medicine
- Faculty
- Paul F. Austin, Stephen Canon, Patrick Joe Fox, Niccolo Passoni, Jacob Smith, Danielle Sweeney, Zachary V. Zuniga, Chester Koh
Requirements (7)
- Completed ACGME-accredited general urology residency (or Canadian equivalent)
- Eligible for Texas Medical Board license
- Eligible for American Board of Urology certifying exam
- Register for the match
- SPU Universal Application
- Current CV
- Three letters of reference from residency faculty