University of Washington Program

Urology Analyst Verified · Oct 20, 2026

University of Washington Program

University of Washington Program is a residency program specializing in Urology, located in Seattle, Washington, directed by Claire C. Yang, MD and coordinated by Dani Townsend. The program accepts applications through October 21, 2027. International Medical Graduates interested in this program may contact the program coordinator directly at [email protected] or 206-685-1982. 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

UW Urology is a research-intensive academic program built around dual tracks—a 5-year clinical pathway and a 6-year surgeon-scientist pathway with a dedicated protected research year—reflecting an explicit mission to produce both academic and community-practice leaders. Training spans an unusually broad constellation of sites (UWMC tertiary/quaternary care, Harborview level-1 trauma/safety-net, VA Puget Sound, Seattle Children's, a private-practice Alaska rotation), giving residents high surgical volume (2,200-2,600 cases at graduation) across complex and routine urologic disease in a WWAMI regional referral catchment. Research infrastructure is substantial and centrally organized (CHORD, IPCR, GU Cancer Research Lab, BACPAC, multiple NIH-funded networks), with a required year-end Research Day and named visiting professorships, signaling that scholarly productivity is a structural expectation rather than an optional add-on. Graduate outcomes show heavy fellowship uptake (oncology, GURS, pediatric, andrology, endourology) alongside some direct-to-practice outcomes, indicating the program values residents who can move fluidly between rigorous subspecialty training and eventual community or academic urologic practice.

Who it fits

An applicant with demonstrated hands-on research productivity (bench, translational, or health-services) paired with strong clinical/surgical drive who is aiming toward subspecialty fellowship training while remaining open to either academic or community-based urologic practice.

Research intensity

Strong - protected research year(s), dedicated research centers, required research day, and explicit surgeon-scientist mission make research a structural expectation rather than optional.

Career orientation

Mixed - Fellowship, Academic Medicine, Community Practice

Important

Requires at least one letter of recommendation from a urologist with whom the applicant has worked.

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