🇺🇸 Urology fellowship in the United States

How to apply for a urology fellowship in the United States

Choose a subspecialty and check the individual programme’s residency, citizenship, examination and medical-licence requirements before preparing an application. International medical school graduation and completion of a foreign urology residency are different eligibility questions.

Use the programme’s application route

• SUO match ↗: urologic oncology. Hosts may require their own submission and an earlier deadline; UW processes applications through its linked Interfolio portal.
• GURS instructions ↗: reconstructive fellowships. Follow the host’s required application packet as well as match registration.
• Endourological Society/AUA match ↗: register through AUA and send application copies, CV and three references to the programmes and Society coordinator. The Society states the 2027 match is closed and the 2028 schedule is to be announced.
• SPU/AUA match ↗: pediatric urology. UCSF requests a separate host packet and lists 1 March, 16 months before the start; confirm the intended cycle.
• Andrology and sexual-medicine routes differ: UIC requires AUA Andrology Match registration plus its packet; Rush requests a direct email application and Duke uses an SMSNA interest form.

International applicants: compare the actual requirements

UW oncology and UW reconstruction describe equivalent foreign residency training, all three USMLE steps and Washington licence eligibility, with conditions for H-1B sponsorship. ODU/EVMS reconstruction explicitly welcomes ECFMG-certified foreign graduates and supports J-1 visas.

UCSF pediatric urology has an exception pathway for exceptionally qualified international graduates, subject to selection review and California training-licence requirements. The host warns that this training may not lead to US board certification.

Other programmes have narrower rules. Lahey reconstruction and UCI men’s health require US citizenship; Michigan and UC San Diego oncology require citizenship or permanent residency. Rush does not accept applicants requesting J-1 sponsorship, and Duke’s prosthetic/sexual-health programme currently offers no visa sponsorship. Check the full profile and its official source before applying.

Check restrictions and programme standing

USC’s non-ACGME SUO fellowship does not sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas. UNC reconstruction requires existing work authorization and provides no immigration visa sponsorship. UCSF Andrology currently states it is not accepting applications.

The GURS directory places OHSU reconstruction under “Programs in Probation”. Confirm the programme’s current standing and intake with the host and Society. Listing in a society directory does not by itself establish an open or unrestricted training position.

Check the intake and prepare the correct documents

UIC’s dedicated pages currently list reconstruction for 2027–2028, robotics for 2028–2029 and the 2028 Andrology Match. Its general overview still says 2027–2028, so confirm the intended intake at uroed@uic.edu. The UIC packet includes a CV, headshot, personal statement, three references and its GME form. Other hosts use different packets.

A paid research role, such as Indiana’s prostate-cancer research fellowship, has a different scope from a clinical fellowship. Its published July 2026–June 2027 term is already underway; confirm vacancy and work authorization with the host. Research employment does not establish clinical privileges.

Confirm salary and benefits, permitted clinical duties, visa category and licence eligibility with the institution. Programme existence, match registration and permission to treat patients are separate steps.

Applicant checklist for United States

Use these source-linked programme examples to plan your application. They describe individual placements or labelled institutional policies, rather than a single national rule. Published profiles can include closed adverts and historical information; follow the intake and source dates on each profile.

55 profiles record an explicit international pathway; 67 still have unresolved international eligibility. Local training or licensing restrictions do not by themselves mean a citizenship restriction. Requirements vary by host, clinical role and applicant background.

Before accepting a place

Request the named supervisor, exact training duties, start and end dates, offer terms, full cost breakdown, registration category and immigration responsibilities in writing. Check the official programme page for current applications; a directory listing or annual capacity does not confirm a vacancy.

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