The University of Chicago URPS Fellowship faculty and fellows are proud to be entering our second year of accreditation! We will be accepting applications for the 2025-2026 fellowship match in a few weeks via ERAS. Our current fellows include Dr. Sarah Ashmore (PGY-7), Dr. Doug Russo (PGY-6), and Dr. Iris Burgard (PGY-5). Dr. Ashlee Weaver will be joining as a PGY-5 in August of 2025! We are looking forward to your applications for this interview season.
Program Overview:
Our goal at the University of Chicago Medicine is to train academic leaders in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery from Obstetrics & Gynecology and Urology residency backgrounds.
We expect graduates to advance the science of the discipline through research, demonstrate excellence as mentors and educators, and provide outstanding clinical and surgical care. The framework of the fellowship program teaches fellows the necessary skills as well as balancing in- and outpatient clinical-surgical care, scholarship, and research. We believe learning to balance these activities during training is essential to continued success as academic leaders after graduation.
Core Faculty are listed below, and all contribute to the fellowship program’s robust academic environment.
- Dr. Christina Lewicky-Gaupp, MD, FACOG, FACS – Program Director
- Dr. Juraj Letko, MD, FACOG – Assistant Program Director
- Dr. Kimberly Kenton, MD, MsC, FACOG, FACS
- Dr. Maggie Mueller, MD, FACOG, FACS
- Dr. Sarah Collins, MD, FACOG, FACS
- Dr. Sandra Valaitis, MD, FACOG
How to Apply
The application process for the 2025-2026 academic year is open! We are so glad you are applying! For this season, we have chosen to participate in a cooperative effort to streamline the process. The goal is to help you coordinate interviews at your preferred programs as offered, have enough time to get coverage for your interview dates, and hopefully decrease the stress of the application process. Here are some important dates that you can also find via AUGS.
11/13/2024 | ERAS opens for application submission. |
12/4/2024 | Fellowships may begin reviewing applications. |
1/21/2025 | Application deadline for consideration of first round of interview offers by participating urogynecology programs |
2/10/2025 | Participating urogynecology programs will send out first round of interview offers on this date, by 9 pm Eastern. |
2/13/2025 | Applicants will accept or decline first round interview offers by 9 pm Eastern. |
2/14/2025 | 2nd round invites can be sent to additional applicants. |
3/3/2025 | Interview season opens for participating urogynecology programs. |
6/2/2025 | Interview season ends for participating urogynecology programs. |
If you submit your URPS Fellowship application by January 21, 2025, you will be considered in the first round of interview offers announced on February 10, 2025. You will have one week to accept or decline the offer. Failure to respond will be considered declining the invitation. If you do not receive an interview invitation from us in the first round, you are still eligible for a subsequent invitation unless otherwise notified by us. If you submit your application after January 21, 2025, you may still be considered by participating programs and interview offers will be made after February 10, 2024. Stay tuned and check the AUGS website for interview dates!
For any other questions, please reach out to our program coordinator, Alicia Hannah, ahannah@bsd.uchicago.edu