PediatricUnited States
UC San Diego / Rady Children's Hospital
San Diego, CA
Two-year ACGME-accredited pediatric urology fellowship with Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego: a clinical first year with one research day a week, then a supervised second year with the fellow's own clinic and protected research days.
Length2 years
ACGME
What stands out
- CREST (Clinical Research Enhancement through Supplemental Training) program with protected course time
- Spinal defects multidisciplinary clinic two half days per month in year 1
- Fellow's own clinic in year 2, generating operative cases
- Fellow works with UC San Diego and Navy urology residents in both years
- Program lead
- Kelly Swords
- Apply through
- AUA / SPU Match
- Timeline
- AUA/SPU match; the 2027 match is complete (results released June 26, 2026) and 2028 match dates are not yet posted
- Focus
- Clinical first year at Rady Children's with spinal defects clinic, CREST clinical research training, second year with own clinic, research and QI project
- Eligibility
- Not statedUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 clinical with one research day per week; year 2 supervised clinical practice with own clinic plus protected research days
- Research
- CREST courses (epidemiology, biostatistics, outcomes research, grant writing) from mid year 1; at least 2 manuscripts expected in year 2; Inquiry QI project
- Hospital
- Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego
- Faculty
- George Chiang
Requirements (1)
- SPU Universal Pediatric Urology Fellowship Application Form