Goals and objectives for training

The mission of the Genitourinary Reconstruction fellowship is to provide 12 months of intense, comprehensive clinical and surgical training in urologic reconstruction and prosthetics that prepares the fellow to meet the unique reconstructive needs of patients. The fellowship provides extensive hands-on training in the operating room, where it is expected that fellows will be able to independently perform routine cases and cases of moderate complexity that deal with aspects of male reconstruction (urethral stricture, erectile dysfunction, stress incontinence) and general reconstruction (urinary diversion, ureteral reconstruction, surgery in previously operated/radiated fields) at program completion. The fellowship also involves training in counseling patients about transfeminine gender-affirming genital surgery.

Our fellows become proficient in the clinical workup and management of men’s health issues by working directly with attendings and by conducting their own independently run clinic focused on reconstructive cases. The fellow will also receive a 1/8th appointment at the Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center and will spend two days a month acting as the primary faculty working with PGY-6 and PGY-4 residents. Our fellows also design and conduct clinical research projects in reconstructive urology and men’s health. The fellow also has access to the Trauma and Urologic Reconstruction Network of Surgeons (TURNS).

Applicants interested in a 24-month fellowship that would include 12 months of clinical and/or basic science research should indicate this when they apply. The research year would begin in the second year of the fellowship.

To submit an application, see How to Apply.