The New York University Department of Urology Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery (FPM/RS), directed by Victor W. Nitti, M.D., is a two-year program approved by the combined committee of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the American Board of Urology (ABOG/ABU). The fellowship focuses on clinical training and clinical and translational research and prepares its graduates for a career in clinical practice as well as academic medicine.
Two positions are offered for qualified candidates who have completed an accredited Urology or OB/GYN residency in the United States or Canada and who will be board eligible (ABOG or ABU) in Urology or OB/GYN at the completion of their residency.
The fellowship was started in 1999 as a one-year training program in female urology and voiding dysfunction under the direction of Dr. Victor Nitti. In 2006, it was expanded to a two-year fellowship, when ABOG/ABU approval was granted. To date, eight fellows have graduated. Beginning in 2009 (for fellows beginning in 2010), the application process for the fellowship will involve a match, similar to the application process for residency. The match will be run by the Society for Urodynamics and Female Urology (SUFU) and the American Urological Association.
Here you may read more about clinical training, research opportunities, conferences and teaching opportunities, faculty, fellowship alumni and how to apply.