Lahey Clinic Program

Urology Analyst Verified · Sep 30, 2026

Lahey Clinic Program

Lahey Clinic Program is a residency program specializing in Urology, located in Burlington, Massachusetts, directed by William C. Faust, MD and coordinated by Joanne Messina. The program accepts applications through October 21, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at joanne.f.messina@lahey.org or (781) 744-8762. IMGPrep analysts have verified and compiled this program’s IMG acceptance rate, USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 score requirements, Visa Sponsorship Policy, graduation year cutoff, and ECFMG certificate requirements — available to IMGPrep subscribers.

Program Identity & Fit

Lahey Clinic's urology residency operates within a physician-led, nonprofit academic group practice model in Burlington, MA, anchored by its partnership with UMass Chan Medical School (UMass Chan-Lahey regional campus) and integration into the larger Beth Israel Lahey Health system. The clinical environment draws on Lahey's tertiary/quaternary reputation in transplant, oncology, cardiovascular and complex surgical care, giving urology trainees exposure to a referral-based, multidisciplinary patient population rather than a purely community caseload. Research is institutionally embedded, with an active urology-specific research portfolio, a dedicated Comparative Effectiveness Research Institute, and structured education/publication support, reflecting a program that expects resident engagement in scholarly work alongside clinical training. The program's framing around coordinated, multidisciplinary "clinic model" care suggests it values residents who function well in team-based, subspecialty-integrated environments rather than high-autonomy solo practice settings.

Who it fits

An applicant drawn to academically-affiliated, multidisciplinary surgical training who has research experience or interest in translational/clinical outcomes work and seeks a pathway toward fellowship or academic urologic practice within a larger health system.

Research intensity

Moderate - research infrastructure and institutional support are present and encouraged, with urology named among active research areas, but the program is not described as producing physician-scientists as its central mission.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Academic Medicine

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Urology

Deadline 10/21/2027

357 days left

Accreditation Status N/A

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