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Year One
- 8 Month Rotation in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- 2 Month Rotation in Urology
- 2 Month Rotation in Research
The rotation in urology focuses on didactic and clinical training, which provides experience in a tertiary urologic outpatient clinic, video urodynamics and the urologic operating room.
Year Two
- 5 Month Rotation in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- 7 Month Rotation in Research
- 2 Mandatory Research Classes
During the second year, more time is allotted for research projects, submitting grants and developing a thesis. In addition, fellows complete two research courses. These may include the Excellence in Clinical Research course, Quantitative Methods in Clinical and Public Health Research (a 13-week course) or courses through the Duke Graduate program. Those wishing to pursue an advanced degree of a Master of Health Sciences in clinical research could begin their classes this year.
Year Three
- 7 Month Rotation in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery
- 3 Month Rotation in Research
- 1 Month Rotation in Colorectal and Gastroenterology
- 1 Month Rotation in Physical Therapy
The third year includes a rotation on Colorectal Surgery in the outpatient clinics, operating room and training in the colo-rectal-anal physiology laboratory. The Gastroenterology rotation includes outpatient clinic. The rotation in physical therapy focuses on therapeutic techniques for urinary incontinence, pelvic/vaginal pain and defecatory disorders. In addition, the fellow will complete independent research projects and a thesis.
Rotation locations include OR (fellow operates at Duke North/Ambulatory Surgery Center); clinic (fellow sees patient in clinic and interprets urodynamics); and research (fellow has protected research block time). On all rotations, fellows attend department grand rounds, division teaching sessions and administrative conferences on Wednesday mornings.
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![doctor in operating room holding mesh](/sites/default/files/2023-06/dr._kisby_in_or_mesh.jpg)
Our goal is to develop pelvic surgeon/scientists who are both exceptional clinicians and are prepared to have productive academic careers and become leaders in the field of Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery. We offer:
- Diverse referral base including NC and surrounding states
- Eight subspecialty board-certified Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery faculty
- Faculty have comprehensive expertise in Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery; training in office cystoscopy, urodynamics, intravesical Botox, sacral neuromodulation, posterior tibial nerve neuromodulation, endo-anal ultrasonography, anal manometry and other procedures
- Collaborative environment with other clinical disciplines
- Extensive training in vaginal, abdominal and robotic surgery — see below for video examples of our robotics training
- Complex pelvic surgery including anal sphincteroplasty, surgical repair of vesico-vaginal/recto-vaginal fistulae, placement of ureteral stents, urethral diverticulectomy, ureteral re-implantation
- Complex congenital anomaly surgery
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Duke Women's Health Navaho | Duke Women's Health Patterson Place | Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center |
Duke University Hospital | Duke Raleigh Hospital |
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Robotics Training in the Hospital Setting
![Video still from FPMRS "technique" video](/sites/default/files/2023-04/technique_0.jpg)
![Video still from FPMRS "instruction" video](/sites/default/files/2023-04/instruction_0.jpg)
![Video still from FPMRS "atmosphere" video](/sites/default/files/2023-04/atmosphere_1.jpg)
![Presentation by faculty member over Zoom](/sites/default/files/2023-06/duke_fpmrs_presenation_-_sidiqui.jpg)
Our active research training includes
- Emphasis on research methodology and study design
- Mentoring in scientific writing and obtaining grants
- Faculty with expertise in clinical research; active mentorship of fellows
- Collaborative environment with other University departments such as biomedical engineering and statistics
- Clinical site for the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network (PFDN) and the Lower Urinary Tract Disorders Network (LURN)
- Extensive additional resources through Duke University
- Advanced degree option with the Clinical Research Training Program
- Duke Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)
- Duke Clinical Research Institute (DCRI)
- Human Fresh Tissue Lab
- Surgical Simulation Center
Our active research includes
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Basic and Translational Sciences |
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Prediction Models and Risk Calculators |
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Clinical Research |
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