Oregon Health & Science University OHSU Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

OHSU is a university-based academic urology program situated within a quaternary-care academic medical center, drawing on a broad subspecialty faculty (urologic oncology, robotics/laparoscopy, transplantation, reconstruction, gender-affirming surgery, pediatric urology, FPMRS) across OHSU Medical Center, the Portland VA, Doernbecher Children's Hospital, and Kaiser Medical Centers. Training begins with six months of general surgery internship before four and a half years of urology, with a dedicated six-month protected research block built into years two and three, reflecting institutional research infrastructure (Knight Cancer Institute, active oncology and translational labs) rather than a purely clinical-volume model. The program explicitly frames its graduates as prepared for both private practice and academic urology, with many pursuing further subspecialty fellowship, indicating a broad rather than narrowly research-track identity. Small class size (four positions from several hundred applicants) alongside stated emphasis on diversity of background and training pathway (including osteopathic applicants) suggests a program valuing well-rounded surgical competence across general and subspecialty urology.