Fellowship in Pediatric Urology

The Pediatric Urology Fellowship at UCSF School of Medicine is a 2-year ACGME-accredited fellowship consisting of one year of intensive clinical pediatric urology followed by a second year focused on research, with an optional Transitional Urology Track. Clinical training covers outpatient and inpatient pediatric urology, complex and ambulatory surgery, urodynamics, spina bifida, fetal treatment, transplantation, reconstruction, disorders of sex development, and pediatric oncology. The research year offers opportunities in basic science, clinical outcomes, health services, and transitional urology research. Fellows also participate in multidisciplinary care, educational conferences, teaching, and limited attending call during the second year. Training takes place at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals in San Francisco Mission Bay and Oakland.

1. Submit the application approximately 16 months before the fellowship start date
2. Prepare:
3. Cover letter
4. Personal statement
5. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
6. 3 letters of recommendation
7. Headshot photograph (JPEG)
8. SPU Universal Application Form
3. Email the complete application to Hillary L. Copp, MD, MS, c/o Katherine Jung
4. Applicants are pre-screened by the Fellowship Director and the UCSF Pediatric Urology Fellowship Review Committee
5. Finalists are invited for interviews with UCSF Pediatric Urology faculty and current fellows
6. The program participates in the AUA and Society for Pediatric Urology (SPU) Fellowship Match
7. Applications are due March 1 each year for the following fellowship cycle