Overview
An endourology fellowship based at the UWMC Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Kidney Stone Clinic, in collaboration with nephrology and the Applied Physics Laboratory.
The programme
- Focus
- Endourology
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 1 year (80% clinical) or 2 years (research year plus clinical year)
- Start
- Institution policyUW GME academic year runs 1 July - 30 June (standard start 1 July)
- Positions
- One endourology fellow in the clinical year at a time
- Accreditation
- Endourological Society
- Department
- Department of Urology
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Institution policyIMGs need valid ECFMG certification; applicants must be eligible for a Washington (or other applicable) state licence and for appropriate work authorisation/visa
- International applicants
- Institution policyYes - international medical graduates must hold valid ECFMG certification as a condition of eligibility for fellowship application; non-US citizens need permanent residence, a valid EAD, or eligibility for J-1, F-1 OPT or H-1B
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 sponsored by ECFMG (ACGME programmes and non-ACGME programmes approved as ACGME non-standard training); H-1B only with prior GME Office (and ISO) approval before ranking/offer, for limited eligibility categories and requires USMLE Step 3; F-1 OPT accepted; no O-1 or permanent-residence sponsorship
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyactive Washington State provider licence required throughout training (limited/resident licence or full physician licence as specified by the programme)
How to apply
- Deadline
- Not stated on official page
- Application method
- Via UW hiring portal (Interfolio): Endourology application form, CV, personal statement, at least 3 letters (incl. urology PD); interviews at AUA annual meeting
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyACGME residents/fellows (CIR NW members) paid per UW compensation schedule; AY27 (1 July 2026-30 June 2027) R4 $92,976, R5 $95,352, R6 $98,160, R7 $104,208 (R1 $87,708 to R9 $112,620), including an $11,000 allowance
Official sources
https://urology.uw.edu/education/fellowshiphttps://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/policies/visa-policy/https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/policies/eligibility-recruitment-and-selection-policy/https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/residents-fellows/prospective/https://sites.uw.edu/uwgme/finance/compensation-schedule/https://urology.uw.edu/education/fellowship/endourology