Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard Research Fellowship. 1 year Funded.
Robotics Research Fellowship at Children's Hospital Boston, Harvard,
Department of Urology
About 1 year. Funded. Flexible start time (March/April/May 2010)
The robotics research fellowship offers a well-rounded and in-depth exposure to both translational and clinical urologic research as well as the opportunity to coordinate the robotics research and training center. With the only da Vinci robot dedicated to research and training in Massachusetts and a full-fledged vivarium and animal surgical facility, this is a unique environment to innovate and discover new robotic surgical applications using animal models. The fellow will also be trained to serve as a certified da Vinci robotics training specialist, hosting live, animal training sessions for visiting surgeons.
Other additional opportunities include industry/biotech collaborations, NIH grant and protocol writing, journal publication, clinical research IRB processes, funding proposals, and pediatric grand rounds/radiology conferences weekly.
If you are looking for a phenomenal educational opportunity as well as the chance to improve your residency application, please contact, Dr. Hiep T. Nguyen, Assistant Professor in Surgery (Urology), Harvard Medical School, and Director of Robotic Surgery and Research, at:
hiep.nguyen@childrens.harvard.edu for more information.
Please include your CV and a short paragraph statement regarding your goals and interest in urologic research.
This position and others like it seem very strong. They will prepare you to be a strong applicant in urology and probably a better resident. I think it is much better than doing a prelim/transitional year. Seriously think about these positions if you are interesting in diving deeper into urology and/or research.
I think a prelimenary year is also worth it...
1. Its only 1 year and I think most of those fellowships are 2 years (correct me if I am wrong)
2. You get to make alot of connections and may get strong clinical letters
These fellowships must be outstanding for helping applicants land a spot. I have seen a few posted on the website and I am wondering how competitive they are?
I guess these beat doing a prelim year and not getting much exposure to urology.
any comments.