The first year of the fellowship is dedicated primarily to research. Fellows will have the opportunity to craft an individualized research plan in their area of interest. A wide variety of research options are available to the fellow in health services and outcomes research, basic science, and translational research. The fellow will be encouraged and fully supported to present at regional and national meetings. Fellows will also spend one day per week in the research year engaged in clinical activities in the operating room or clinic.
Fellows will spend their second year as the leaders of the busy clinical service at Oklahoma Children’s Hospital at OU Health, a free-standing women’s and children’s hospital with 250 beds. The pediatric urology service performs over 1,500 cases per year including 60-70 robotic surgeries. The service also consists of a PGY4 and a PGY3 resident who rotate every three months. The fellow will be exposed to all areas of pediatric urology including general pediatric urology, laparoscopic and robotic surgery, complex reconstruction, and Disorders of Sexual Differentiation (DSD). The fellow will also be encouraged to participate in multidisciplinary clinics including spina bifida clinic, stone clinic, and the REACH transition clinic.
During both years of fellowship, fellows will attend departmental conferences including:
- Indications conferences
- M&M
- Multidisciplinary team conferences
- Radiology conferences
Fellows will also be encouraged to attend and present at regional and national conferences including the SPU Fall Congress, AUA annual meeting, and AUA South Central Section meeting.