Positions

There is one position available each year on a competitive basis in the Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Qualifications

You may apply to the fellowship if you expect to complete an approved residency program in urology and meet eligibility requirements for a Minnesota medical license.

This includes qualified candidates who have completed their formal training in foreign countries, are certified by the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, and are eligible for a Minnesota medical license, which requires a minimum of two years of accredited residency or fellowship training in the United States or Canada.

Also see general admissions requirements.

How to apply

Applications to the Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Fellowship are accepted from November through mid-March. The academic year begins July 1. 

1. All applicants to the fellowship must register with the Endourological Society (ES).
2. Submit a completed ES Fellowship Application.
• Applications must include the following supporting documentation:
  • Curriculum vitae and bibliography
  • Personal statement of professional goals
  • Valid ECFMG certificate, if applicable
  • Three original letters of recommendation from physicians or faculty members who are thoroughly familiar with your work; one of these should be from your residency program director
• Applicants who eventually match to the Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Fellowship will be required to submit to the Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education the following documentation as a requirement for appointment:
  • Copy of diploma from your medical school
  • Dean's letter sent directly from your medical school to the education coordinator of the Endourology and Minimally Invasive Urologic Surgery Fellowship
  • Official final medical school grade transcript indicating degree earned and date conferred (provide certified or notarized English translations of documents originally written in a language other than English)
  • Official test transcripts for all applicable examinations: USMLE, LMCC, COMPLEX, NBOME, FMGEMS, FLEX or NBME
  • Copy of your completion certificate from each of your prior residency and/or fellowship training programs.
3. Interviews are conducted in the spring of each year prior to the appointment year and are offered to the applicants deemed most competitive.

Appointments are made by Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education based on results from the Endourological Society Fellowship Match, which is sponsored by the American Urological Association.