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IVU thanks Yamanouchi and Boston Scientific corporations for their generous financial support of the Traveling Resident Scholarship Program.
We also thank the New York, North Central, Southeastern, Southcentral and Western sections of the American Urological Association (AUA) for their financial support. These AUA sections each provide funding for one resident from their region to participate in the program. |
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TRAVELING RESIDENT SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR TRAVEL JULY 2007–
JUNE 2008: Traveling Resident Scholarship Recipient 2003 Kristin Chrouser, M.D. Mayo Clinic, about her trip to India: “Surgically, I had an amazing experience. The operating conditions were often crude—a far cry from the Mayo Clinic—but certainly adequate to get the job done. There were moments of frustration—language barriers, incorrect suture, no sterile forceps with teeth, scissors that refused to cut, inadequate anesthesia, but overall, given the environment, things ran very smoothly. … Despite my inability to speak Hindi, I saw in the eyes of my patients a message of hope. It made me forget the small inconveniences of working in India and remember the real reason for service to others.” The IVU Traveling Resident Scholarship allows residents to accompany a mentoring urologist to a developing country to teach and perform operations. Under the supervision of Board-certified urologists or their equivalent, trainees spend 10 days to a month in second and third-world countries performing surgery, learning about limitations in surgical and medical options, and teaching didactic sessions. Depending on the site that the resident rotates to, he or she may participate in open stone surgery, benign prostate surgery, hypospadias repairs, and incontinence procedures. Conditions in most developing countries are frequently markedly different from those seen in the United States, and residents learn to be resourceful. Participants in the program have come from such diverse institutions as: Medical College of Georgia, University of Texas - Houston, Case Western, Harvard, University of Utah, Duke, University of Colorado, William Beaumont, University of Alabama, University of Oregon, Vanderbilt, Naval Medical Center, University of Southern California, and City University of New York. These scholars have traveled to such countries as: Haiti, India, Tanzania, Vietnam, Peru, Honduras, Jamaica, Cameroon, Mexico, and South Africa. This scholarship is a match program, and all American urology residents and postgraduate fellows are eligible after their first clinical year of urology training. This rotation will not interfere with the RRC requirements for training, and the RRC is aware that the scholarship program is in place. The IVU Scholarship will cover expenses for travel, room and board of up to $2,500. Residents are asked to submit a report at the end of the trip for publication in the IVU News. There will be an opportunity to present their experiences at the IVU reception at the AUA Annual Meeting. We welcome your participation in this exciting program. 1) Browse, print, and read the following documents. To read the PDF files, you will need Acrobat Reader. To download Acrobat Reader (it's free), click here. > IVU Scholarship
Information Read the materials, then complete the application and Agreement. 2) Obtain the following supporting documentation to include with your Application:
3) Return the completed Application, signed Agreement, and supporting documentation to: International Volunteers
in Urology, Inc. Please send an email to josh@ivumed.org for exact deadlines, or with any other questions. If you are interested in learning more about becoming an IVU Resident Scholar Mentor, please contact Josh Wood, the Program Manager, at josh@ivumed.org.
Additional quotes from past scholarship recipients: 1999 recipient B. Price Kerfoot, M.D./ Harvard University, about his trip to Jamaica: “My clinical rotation was outstanding. I saw varied urologic diseases presenting at much later stages, and learned how these diseases are managed given the resources and patient population. The doctors made every effort to involve me in the clinics and operating theatre; the consultants and residents were extremely welcoming and took time to discuss with me unusual cases and their approaches to disease management.” 2000 recipient Steven Kahan, M.D., J.D./ Case Western University, about his trip to India: “It is difficult for me to describe the look in our patients’ eyes, but it often moved me to tears. The appreciation and sense of relief that I saw when we would appear is a picture that I hope to keep with me for the rest of my life. It caused me to pause and realize that this in fact was why I became a surgeon. At a time in which we are increasingly being forced to concentrate on matters other than medicine, International Volunteers in Urology has allowed me to re-engage aspects central to my reason for being in medicine; to help and serve the community.” 2001 recipient Jeff Carey, M.D./ Beaumont Hospital, about his trip to Mexico: “The people of Mexico are hardworking; yet seem to possess a satisfying balance between work, family, and friends. It is through their genuine friendship extended to me as a total stranger that I not only attained urologic skills, but also changed my vision of Mexico forever.” International Volunteers in Urology, Inc. 757 E. South Temple, #110 Salt Lake City, UT 84102 Phone: (801) 524-0201
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