Urologic OncologyUnited States
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC
Two-year SUO-accredited fellowship for academic urologic oncology careers, combining multidisciplinary GU cancer care at UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center with mentored work in health services, trials, quality improvement, geriatric oncology or translational science.
Length2 years (optional third research year)
Spots1 position per year
SUO accredited
What stands out
- New cancer patients seen jointly by urology, medical oncology and radiation oncology in one clinic
- Optional third year to earn a Master's degree from the UNC School of Public Health
- Optional third year can include the Cancer Care Quality Training, Cancer Control Education or Geriatric Oncology programs
- Formal postgraduate training in biostatistics, research methods and grant writing
- Program lead
- Hung-Jui Tan
- Apply through
- AUA / SUO Match
- Timeline
- February 15
- Focus
- Multidisciplinary GU oncology; health services, trials, quality improvement, geriatric oncology and translational research
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE requiredUS citizen or visa with employment authorization
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Training
- Structure
- 2 years; core rotation in the multidisciplinary GU oncology clinic plus GU medical oncology, radiation oncology, radiology and pathology; optional third research year
- Research
- Mentored outcomes, decision-making, informatics, implementation or QI research, or work in basic/translational labs of GU medical and radiation oncology faculty
- Case numbers
- Urologic oncology service: over 80 cancer cases per month on average, about 75% robotic or minimally invasive
- Multidisciplinary GU oncology clinic: nearly 2000 new cancer cases per year
- Hospitals
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · North Carolina Cancer Hospital
- Faculty
- Matthew Nielsen, Mathew Raynor, Angela Smith, Marc Bjurlin, Zach Feuer, Kathryn Hacker Gessner, David Johnson, Mary Beth Westerman
Requirements (5)
- Completed USMLE Steps 1-3
- Completed or completing ACGME-accredited urology residency
- North Carolina medical licence
- US citizen or visa eligible with employment authorization
- SUO application, CV, three letters