Overview
Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Nashville programme is included in the American Urogynecologic Society's 2026 national guide to Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery fellowships.
The programme
- Training type
- Clinical Fellowship
- Duration
- 3 years for OBGYN pathways; confirm urology-entry options
- Start
- Early August 2027 for the published cycle; confirm with programme
- Positions
- 1 position in the published 2026 cycle
- Accreditation
- ACGME (since 2013); recognised by AUGS
- Department
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Eligibility and visa
- Eligibility
- Completed eligible Obstetrics and Gynaecology or Urology residency; ERAS, NRMP and institution-specific requirements apply
- International applicants
- Institutional GME requirement: holders of a foreign medical degree need a valid ECFMG certificate; no programme-specific policy stated
- Visa support
- Institution policyJ-1 via ECFMG; H-1B considered case by case by programme with GME; no new O-1 applications supported
- Licence requirement
- Institution policyHouse staff train under a Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners licence exemption obtained by GME; full Tennessee licence needed for moonlighting and for non-ACGME clinical fellows with a secondary faculty appointment
How to apply
- Deadline
- Participated in the 2026 ERAS and NRMP cycle; confirm the next cycle
- Application method
- ERAS and NRMP Match
Funding
- Funding
- Institution policyPaid on VUMC stipend scale (effective 1/1/2026): PGY4 $81,933, PGY5 $84,801, PGY6 $87,769, PGY7 $90,841
Official sources
https://www.vumc.org/obgyn/fellowships/urogynecology-and-reconstructive-pelvic-surgeryhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/sites/default/files/public_files/house-staff/house-staff-man-2026/2026.07.01-1A-Conditions-of-Employment-and-Continued-Employment.pdfhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/license-and-dea-informationhttps://www.vumc.org/gme/stipends
Page states the programme historically took one Urology and one OBGYN fellow per year; since 2023 a separate OBGYN fellowship. Deadline/start not on page.