Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship (Minnesota) - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

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Overview

The Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) Fellowship at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, is a three-year subspecialty training program for obstetrics and gynecology and urology physicians who wish to specialize in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery.

The fellowship provides experience in the management of complex benign pelvic surgery, including and beyond incontinence and prolapse. It offers the opportunity to acquire the practical knowledge and medical and surgical skills needed to identify, evaluate, and treat the entire spectrum of pelvic floor disorders. The goal of the fellowship is to prepare you for subspecialty board certification and a career in academic medicine.

Program highlights include:

A broad spectrum of experience in pelvic surgery, with an emphasis on urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, as well as experience in radical pelvic surgery, complex abdominal surgery, and colorectal surgery
Fellows receive surgical training in all surgical modalities (vaginal, laparoscopic/robotic, open) for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence
A multispecialty approach to the evaluation and management of urinary incontinence and pelvic floor disorders that includes specialists from gastroenterology, urology, neurology, colorectal surgery, and physical medicine and rehabilitation
Training that emphasizes clinical evaluation, including urodynamics and cystoscopy, as well as nonsurgical treatments for a wide range of urogynecologic and pelvic floor dysfunctions
The opportunity to obtain a master's of biomedical science degree in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery
An extensive conference and didactic schedule focused on urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery, pelvic floor dysfunction, congenital anomalies, neuro-urology, and general gynecologic surgery
Five fellowship-trained urogynecologists as primary faculty
Two advanced-practice providers focusing on nonsurgical management of pelvic organ prolapse

100%

American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology certification exam pass rate

hospital in Minnesota and nationally recognized on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll (U.S. News, 2024-25)

1 year

Master's degree offered during protected research time

A fellow in the Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship performing a surgery

Your training experience

As a fellow at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll be part of a multidisciplinary team approach to the evaluation and treatment of women with pelvic floor disorders. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

Director's welcome

The type of clinical and surgical training you receive during fellowship predicts the quality and value with which you will practice medicine throughout your career.

Program history

The Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (URPS) Fellowship program at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, began in 1970 as a one-year advanced pelvic surgery fellowship through 1996. In 1997, Mayo Clinic began one of the first accredited programs in urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery that has now evolved into the three-year Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery Fellowship, which includes one year dedicated to research and two years of clinical and surgical training. We anticipate that one trainee will complete this program annually. See where our fellows go after training.