Urologic OncologyUnited States
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Two-year program for U.S. residents planning a career in academic urologic oncology: a research year in basic science, trial design or outcomes work, then a clinical year operating at four Dallas and Fort Worth hospitals.
Length2 years (1 research year, 1 clinical year)
Spots1 two-year position per year
SUO accredited
What stands out
- Clinical year spans four hospitals, including two level I county trauma hospitals and the Dallas VA
- Kidney Cancer Program holds an NIH kidney cancer SPORE
- Simulation center with an Xi robot; da Vinci Single Port robot at Clements University Hospital
- K and R grant-writing workshops through the Center for Translational Medicine
- Program lead
- Kris Gaston
- Apply through
- AUA / SUO Match
- Focus
- Open and minimally invasive management of prostate, bladder, testis, kidney, penile and urethral cancers; research
- Eligibility
- Not open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedVisa: not stated
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 research; year 2 clinical with 4 OR days and 1 clinic day a week; no mandatory call
- Research
- Basic, translational, trial design or outcomes options, including Kidney Cancer SPORE labs; courses, certificates and degrees through the Center for Translational Medicine
- Case numbers
- Over 1,000 major urologic oncology cases in 2018 at the university hospital (department)
- Hospitals
- Clements University Hospital · Parkland Memorial Hospital · John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) · Dallas VA Medical Center, VA North Texas · Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Faculty
- Ryan Hutchinson, Yair Lotan, Vitaly Margulis, Xiaosong Meng, Claus Roehrborn, Isamu Tachibana, Solomon Woldu, Affan Zafar
Requirements (2)
- Offered to US residents completing training
- CV and three letters