University of Miami-Jackson Health System Program

Program Identity & Fit

The Desai Sethi Urology Institute at University of Miami/Jackson Health System is a large, high-acuity academic program anchored across four adjacent institutions—Jackson Memorial (public Level 1 trauma safety-net hospital), UHealth Tower (private tertiary hospital), the Miami VA (with a premier spinal cord injury unit), and Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-designated)—giving residents an unusually broad exposure spanning safety-net, private, VA, and quaternary oncologic care within one square mile. The program is oncology- and robotics-forward, led by prominent urologic oncology faculty and supported by an in-house two-year urologic oncology fellowship, signaling strength in complex malignancy management and advanced robotic/minimally invasive surgery. Research is embedded but not mandatory for entry, with residents expected to engage in scholarly work alongside surgical training; the institute explicitly serves as a regional/international referral hub for South Florida, the Caribbean, and Latin America, shaping a case mix skewed toward advanced and often late-presenting urologic disease. The program values residents who can function across disparate practice environments (public safety-net, private academic, VA) and who are drawn to complex oncologic and reconstructive pathology rather than routine community urology.