What We Do
Thanks to a global network of volunteer experts, host partners, academic institutions, and generous supporters, we work to increase access to quality urological care in medically underserved areas of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Each year, we serve hundreds of children and adults in need while training local doctors and nurses. The training we provide helps ensure that future generations will have access to the life-changing surgical care they need to lead healthy, productive lives.
Surgical Teaching Workshops
IVUmed volunteer doctors and nurses train their counterparts in teaching hospitals in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean.
Resident and Fellow
Scholarships
Urology residents and fellows can apply for travel scholarships to join an IVUmed team for a 1 to 2-week global surgery experience.
Research and Impact
Measurement
We measure the impact of our work and partner with our host physicians on research projects. Global health students can apply for scholarships to participate in projects.
Global Urology
Collaboration
Organizations, departments, and individuals working in global urology are invited to partner or collaborate with IVUmed to advance our missions together.
Who We Are
IVUmed is committed to making quality urological care available worldwide. In fulfilling this mission, IVUmed provides medical and surgical education to physicians and nurses and treatment to thousands of children and adults.
Teach One, Reach Many. IVUmed’s motto reflects the impact that each of our volunteers and donors has on the world. Each person we train has the potential to reach hundreds, even thousands, of children and adults in need. That is the power of your support. Together, we build something that continues beyond the bounds of each individual’s efforts.
Where We Work
We partner with dynamic surgeons in teaching hospitals in low-resource areas of Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Overall, we have worked in over 30 countries worldwide to build access to quality surgical care.
Upcoming Volunteer
Opportunities
Learn more about how you can help advance our mission and Teach One, Reach Many. We organize 25-30 surgical training workshops that cover most urological subspecialties. Get involved today.
Testimonials
Latest Blogs
Resident Scholar Re-Inspired During Two Weeks in Uganda
“My two weeks in Uganda flew by, and by the time I got to the airport, my mind was already spinning trying to plan a future trip! I was re-inspired in the field of urology and medicine, which is sometimes forgotten in the trenches of residency. I made lifelong friends and memories with this trip, and cannot thank IVU enough for sponsoring me as a resident scholar, and my program at Thomas Jefferson University for not only allowing but encouraging such an experience.”
Resident Scholar Experiences Surgery in its Purest Form
IVU trips are truly surgery in its purest form. As a participant, your framework is shifted, your perspectives are re-calibrated, and you’re reminded of what a surgeon’s life would be without hospital bureaucracy.
Resident Scholar Works With First and Only Female Urologist in Rwanda
The Western Section of the American Urological Association made it possible for Dr. Jullet Han to serve as an IVUmed Resident Scholar in Kigali, Rwanda under the mentorship of Dr. Frank Burks. Dr. Han shares her experience: “I fit as much as I could into my tiny...