Jefferson Urology Research Scholars

The Jefferson Urology research scholar program was initiated in 2017. The program is designed to provide medical students with a mentored year of clinical research in the Department of Urology. Students who apply to the program are typically between their third and fourth year of medical school and usually have an interest in applying for a urology residency. At the present time, the experience is limited to clinical research but may expand to basic science in the future. Participants have the opportunity to present at local and national meetings and are otherwise engaged in all educational activities in the Department such as grand rounds and journal clubs. A small stipend is provided with our goal to identify a benefactor to endow these positions long term.

ERICA MANN

Erica is a member of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College Class of 2022 and is one of our Jefferson Urology Research Scholars for the 2020-2021 academic year. She earned her Bachelor’s degree from Washington University in 2015 with a double major in Public Health and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies.

Prior to starting medical school Erica worked at GeneOne Life Science Inc., a biotechnology startup writing protocols, and managing regulatory documents for clinical trials. According to Erica “Working with the urology department as research scholar has already proven to be incredibly rewarding even with the pandemic challenges. I look forward to a productive year of research.”

ANDREA QUINN

Andrea Quinn, who is originally from Tucson, Arizona, is a member Sidney Kimmel Medical College Class of 2022. Additionally, she is one of our Urology Research Scholars for the 2020-2021. A 2015 Grinnell College graduate with a degree in Biology, Andrea spent two years as an MCAT instructor and researcher on cytokines and stress in breast cancer survivors.

Andrea notes that she “decided to pursue urology because I wanted to be an expert on the urinary tract and to impact both patient survival and quality of life. So far this year. I have enjoyed adding to the body of urologic literature focusing on oncology as a research scholar”. Andrea is working on several projects including a database of small renal masses, explored how genomic analysis affects prostatectomy results, and created videos on operative techniques”. Andrea is our first urology scholar who can play the harp.

SKMC Urology Match 2020

Applicants to the specialty of Urology participate in an early match process. This early match allows Urology residency programs to submit the names of these matched applicants into a preliminary general surgery internship during the regular match.

Some noteworthy data to share on the 2020 Sidney Kimmel Medical College Match is that 2% of all US seniors who matched into urology were from SKMC (7/337). Overall, 88% (7 of 8) SKMC students matched into this competitive specialty with an 80% national match rate overall.

According to Dr. Charles Pohl, Vice Provost, Student Affairs and Vice Dean of Student Affairs for Sidney Kimmel Medical College: “The number of urology program interviews granted to our SKMC students was well above national averages.

“We are pleased that most of the SKMC students got one of their top choices and all of them matched into great programs.

“On behalf of the Dean’s Office, I thank and applaud the Department of Urology faculty and Program Director Dr. Pat Shenot and Associate Program Directors Drs. Costas Lallas and Alana Murphy that have provided enormous time and meaningful advice to our SKMC students.”

Our 2020 SKMC senior Urology match results:

Andre Alabd, MD: Indiana University Courtney Capella, MD: Thomas Jefferson University Michelle Leach, MD: University of California San Diego Joon Yau “JY” Leong, MD: Thomas Jefferson University Spencer Liem, MD: Mt. Sinai Medical Ctr, Florida Seth Teplitsky, MD: University of Kentucky Elaine Yang, MD, PhD: Case Western Reserve