Visiting Scholar Program Background

The AUA Visiting Scholar program was established in 1995 to allow one urologist scholar from an underserved country to visit the United States, during which the scholar observes urologic surgeries/procedures, attends clinics and staff activities. The scholar does not perform hands-on surgery. To fund this educational opportunity, the AUA generously financially supports this program with monthly stipends, travel expenses and accommodations.

In 1997, the AUA Board of Directors agreed to focus this program on the Western Hemisphere and since, has been working exclusively with the Confederacion Americana de Urologia (CAU). CAU submits the materials for one nominee and one alternate. The nomination is reviewed and recommended by the AUA International Relations Committee.

In its current format, the program allows one CAU scholar to visit one U.S. host institution for a three month period, which is then followed by a partner site in a South American country, as determined by CAU. AUA coordinates the U.S. rotation until the initial three-month period is complete, at which time CAU takes over responsibility for the second half of that year's program.

Questions regarding the program should be directed to the Committee Affairs Department at comaff@AUAnet.org. Applications must be made through CAU at www.caunet.org.

Past Scholars

Year		Name of Scholar		Host Institutions Visited
2007 Brazil		Denilson Custódio, MD		Cleveland Clinic
2006 Brazil		Alessandro Tavares, MD		Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, Canada
2005 Colombia		Gabriel Manrique Gomez, MD		Glickman Urological Institute
2004 Venezuela		Gabriela Stoliar, MD		University of California, Irvine
2003 Argentina		Leandro Gabriel Sala, MD		University of California, Irvine
2002 Ecuador		Grace Falconi, MD		University of Pittsburgh University of Boston University of Miami
2000 El Salvador		German Guerrero Lozano, MD		University of Pittsburgh SUNY, Downstate Medical School Vanderbilt
1999 Spain		Anna Orsola, MD		UCLA Case Western Reserve University University of South Florida
1998 Chile		Norman Zambrano, MD		Eastern Virginia Medical School Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN National Institutes of Health
1997 South Africa		Shingai Mutambirwa, MD		University of Texas Southwestern The Baylor Medical School UCLA Einstein Montefiore
1996 Brazil		Sandro Esteves, MD		Southwestern Medical Center, Wayne State, Cleveland Clinic