Principles of Urology

Location

Rush

# Weeks

4

Hours/week on site

61-70

Open to M3s?

yes

Scheduled through OASIS?

yes

On Rush schedule?

yes

# other students

0

Prerequisites

General surgery

Interviewing/Step 2 flexibility

no

Overnight call?

no

Work weekends?

no

Weekend call?

no

Is there an exam at the end of the rotation

no

Students required to give a presentation

yes

Teaching hours/day

0-1

Teaching style

informal teaching, journal club, Cambell's club

Suggested reading/pocket contents

Smith's (Lange's) Urology was helpful, Campbell's is overly detailed

Structure of rotation

Team-based

Amt/quality of time residents/attendings

The urology residents were fabulous.  They were happy to have a medical student on the team, and all of them were welcoming and enjoyed teaching.  The attendings had a variable level of interest in teaching.  Most time with the team is spent in the OR, although you can arrange to go to clinic or spend time on the floors.

Proportion of time evaluating pts alone

0-25%

# pts evaluated/day

0-2

Procedures

A few times/week

Typical day

Rounds at 6 or 6:30, breakfast with the team, OR from 7 or 8 until the late afternoon/early evening, flip rounds usually between 5 and 6, then home.

Usefulness for any residency

4 of 5 stars

Usefulness for this residency

4 of 5 stars

Useful for other specialties

Any surgical specialty, internal medicine.

Overall rating

5 of 5 stars

Recommended to other students

5 of 5 stars

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