Urologic OncologyUnited States
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
Two-year fellowship: a clinical year of open, laparoscopic, robotic and image-guided cancer surgery with multidisciplinary training in medical and radiation oncology, imaging and pathology, then a mentored research year.
Length2 years (1 clinical year, then 1 research year)
SUO accredited
What stands out
- After January 1 of year 1, fellows receive a faculty appointment, book their own cases and hold their own clinic once a month
- Optional global health trips to Rwanda, Uganda, Malawi and Liberia led by the program director
- Leadership in Healthcare Delivery (LEAD) track with a structured curriculum and capstone project
- Outcomes research built on the CEASAR prostate cancer cohort of patient-reported outcomes
- Program lead
- Kelvin Moses
- Apply through
- AUA / SUO Match
- Timeline
- At least 19 months before residency completion (by January 1 of the year before chief residency)
- Focus
- Multidisciplinary management of prostate, bladder, kidney and testis cancer by open, robotic and laparoscopic approaches; research tracks
- Eligibility
- Open to Canadian-trained applicantsUSMLE: not statedNo H-1B or O-1 sponsorship
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Training
- Structure
- Year 1 clinical (3 days a week in surgery, 1.5 days in clinic); year 2 mentored research
- Research
- Research year mentored by Jeffrey Tosoian, with outcomes, translational, or health policy and delivery pathways; the fellowship has included MPH, MSCI or MBA degrees
- Hospitals
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center · Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Center for Surgical Quality and Outcomes Research
- Faculty
- Sam S. Chang, Daniel A. Barocas, David F. Penson, Amy N. Luckenbaugh, Kristen R. Scarpato, Daniel D. Joyce, Jeffrey Tosoian, Ruchika Talwar
Requirements (5)
- Completed ACGME or CanERA urology residency
- Completed or registered for ABU Part I, or ABU certified
- Able to obtain a full Tennessee medical licence (US licence required)
- No H-1B or O-1 visa sponsorship
- CV, personal statement, three letters, SUO application