Applications and acceptances for urology residencies in the United States are organized and implemented through the American Urologic Association Office of Education through a match system that has worked quite well over the years.
Think back, I bet you can remember the names of teachers who influenced you in high school and college, who excited you to pursue science and then directed you towards medicine as a career.
I believe that the surgeon scientist has been, is, and should remain a vital entity for medicine and thus for both Urology in general and Urological Oncology specifically.