Applicant guide
Applying as an international urologist
A practical sequence for checking eligibility, appointment conditions, documents and funding across borders.
Describe your training background precisely
State where you qualified, where you completed residency, your specialist status, current work and intended training objective. Medical school graduation abroad and completion of a foreign urology residency are different eligibility questions. Ask whether the programme accepts your particular background into the specific track and intake, rather than asking only whether it accepts international doctors.
Identify the offices that must agree
Create a separate line in your planning record for the clinical department, postgraduate education office, licensing authority, employer and immigration process. Ask the institution which office coordinates each step and what must happen first. McGill's prospective-fellows portal separates programme information, admissions categories and timelines; use the relevant host portal rather than relying solely on a fellowship advertisement.
Prepare a document inventory
Collect a concise CV, specialist training evidence, references and a statement of purpose, then follow the actual host checklist for identity, examination, language and good-standing evidence. Track who issues each document, its expiry and whether a translation or direct verification is requested. Do not pay for every possible document before confirming the destination's requirements.
Agree financial and clinical conditions
Ask who pays salary or stipend, fees, indemnity, travel and accommodation, and what happens if registration is delayed. Before relocating, obtain written confirmation of start conditions and permitted duties. A fellowship offer is not a general licence to practise in that country, and it does not establish a route to permanent employment or specialist recognition.
Your action checklist
- Confirm eligibility for the exact track
- Identify appointment and registration dependencies
- Follow the host's document checklist
- Obtain written funding and permitted-duty terms
Examples from the directory
UroFellow currently lists 230 source-linked subspecialty programmes under explicit international pathways across 165 host institutions in 35 countries: 166 clinical, 5 research and 59 observership. Every record links to an official source and displays its recorded review date.
- Renal Transplant Surgery Visiting Professional Programme (Clinical Observership) — Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · Transplant Urology · Observership
- Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship — Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland · 🇺🇸 United States · Transplant Urology · Clinical
- Fellowship em Urologia Reconstrutiva e Pediátrica — Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (HCPA), Porto Alegre, RS · 🇧🇷 Brazil · Reconstructive Urology · Clinical
- Abdominal Transplant Surgery Fellowship — The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center · Division of Transplantation Surgery, Columbus, Ohio · 🇺🇸 United States · Transplant Urology · Clinical
- Andrology and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship — The LYX Institution, Madrid · 🇪🇸 Spain · Andrology & Men’s Health · Clinical
- Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery Fellowship (Florida) — Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida · 🇺🇸 United States · Endourology & Stone · Clinical
Official references
Primary sources checked for this editorial update on 14 October 2026. Use the host’s current instructions for your intake; the linked sources do not endorse UroFellow.
This guide is general educational information. Confirm licensing, visa, employment, funding and programme requirements with the relevant institution and authority.