Urology APP Fellowship
Prisma Health’s Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Fellowship in Urology is an intensive program dedicated to advanced training for nurse practitioners and physician assistants in the field of Urology.
The goal of the fellowship is to prepare the advanced practitioners to improve access to and the delivery of superior patient care in urology practices.
Rotations
Inpatient Adult Urology (7 months)
At Prisma Health Greenville Memorial Hospital, APP fellows participate in consultations, post-operative management, and assisting and observing surgical procedures. APP fellows will be expected to perform and record history and physical examinations, round on patients once to twice daily, write progress notes, enter admission orders, and assist in any needed procedures.
Outpatient Adult Urology (4 months)
This rotation consists of outpatient management of urological issues, including pre-operative and post-operative patients. APP fellows will provide care for patients at private offices (Centennial Way and Greer locations) as well as the Edgewood Surgery Clinic on Tuesday mornings from 08:00 to 12:00.
Pediatric Urology (1 month)
During this rotation, urology APP fellows will be assisting in the operating room as well as shadowing outpatient management of pediatric urological issues.
Quick Facts
Target Applicants:
PA / NP (Licensed or eligible for licensing)
Accepting Applications:
Summer 2024
Program Start Dates:
December 2024 - January 2025
Conferences
Journal Club - Every 2 months at different sites on Mondays from 18:30 to 20:00
Morbidity & Mortality - Every 2 months at GMH on Wednesdays from 07:00 to 08:00
Smith’s Didactic Lectures - Every 1-2 weeks
Biweekly Didactic Sessions
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Urodynamics
- Neurourology
- Embryology
- Nephrolithiasis
- BPH
- Hematuria
- Neurourology
- Female Urology
- Prostate Cancer
- Erectile Dysfunction and Men's Health
- Infertility
- Renal Cancer
- Bladder Cancer
- Testicular Cancer
- Penile Cancer
- Urinary Diversion Surgery
- Vesicoureteral Reflux and Congenital Abnormalities
- Penile and Scrotal disorders
- STD’s/infections and urinary retention
Textbooks
1. Smith & Tanagho’s General Urology, 18th edition, by Jack W. McAninch and Tom F. Lue
2. Pocket Guide to Urology, by Jeff A. Wieder, MD
Program Leadership
Patrick Springhart, M.D.
Chief of Urology
Katherine Rookstool, PA
Program Director
Fellows
Morgan Lynch, NP
Admissions
A completed application should include personal statement, curriculum vitae, three professional letters of recommendation, and official transcripts. Invitations for personal interviews will be based upon the completed application materials.
Direct fellowship information inquiries to:
Katie Rookstool, PA-C
katie.rookstool@prismahealth.org
864-350-3436
Please send CV to the above contact email, and apply directly to APP Urology Fellowship job posting on our Prisma Health website.