UW Urology – Summer Exploration, Enrichment, and Development Scholars (UW-SEEDS) Program
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The UW Department of Urology is excited to offer the UW Urology Summer Exploration, Enrichment, and Development Scholars program for first-year medical students.
The UW-SEEDS program aims to provide urologic clinical and research exposure, mentorship, and career development to students who will have completed their first year of medical school and meet the eligibility requirements listed below.
The program runs for eight weeks (May-July) and includes one-on-one mentoring with urology faculty, exposure to clinical urology (clinic & operating room shadowing), and didactic learning. This program is intended for students who are not participating in another funded clinical or research experience; Scholars will receive a $400/week stipend.
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Program Overview
- Mentorship and career development
- Meet regularly with mentor to discuss career goals
- Participation in Urology clinical education (shadowing in clinic and OR)
- Shadow mentor and other urologists within the Department
- Opportunity to initiate research projects within the department (if desired but not required)
- Interest can be explored during the program and continued
- Meet with Director of Research & Director of Medical Student Programs to discuss research opportunities
- Participate in Urology didactic education
- Urology and Pediatric Urology Grand Rounds
Eligibility Requirements
Strong preference will be given to students from UWSMPH, but students from schools without a Urology residency program or Urology department will also be considered. Additionally, applicants must be:
- Speak a language in addition to English; and/or
- Are likely to contribute varied perspectives to the program because of their life experiences, including overcoming personal adversity or family hardship, records of extensive community service, or successful careers in other fields; and/or
- Have experienced significant barriers to achieving higher education, such as experience in the foster care system, living in a single-parent household, having an incarcerated parent, or responsibilities for providing financial support or primary care for other household members; and/or
- Grew up in one of the following areas: a) a U.S. rural area, as designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Rural Health Grants Eligibility Analyzer or b) a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services-designated Low-Income and Health Professional Shortage Areas (qualifying zip codes are included in the file); and/or
- Had experiences of adversity, which could include discrimination, and/or
- Special consideration will be given to those applicants whose prior work experience, area of study, community service, or other accomplishments is predictive of future service to populations that have health disparities.
Application Process
To apply, students will complete a program interest survey, including an upload of a current CV, a statement of interest, and a description of adversity experienced/distance traveled.
Submitted applications will be reviewed after the January 20, 2025 deadline, and notifications of acceptance will be sent in early February.
The Department of Urology is partnering with the North Central Section of the American Urological Association to offer an eight-week focused summer medical fellowship for first-year medical students with a demonstrated commitment to research, improving health disparities, and who may not otherwise gain exposure to urology as a specialty in their medical school experience.
For a full description of the program and information on how to apply, please visit: https://ncsaua.org/education/prospect.aspx