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Application Information
Surgical Residency Table of Contents
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The Department of Urologic Surgery
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The Urology Program is designed to provide a broad-based experience in medical and surgical management of urologic disorders coupled with exposure to both clinical and basic research. Exposure to all aspects of clinical urology is offered in order to prepare the resident for a career either in academic medicine or in private practice.
Prior to entrance into the Urology Residency, residents must complete one year of postgraduate training in General Surgery. Three residents per year are appointed for a total of twelve residents in the four years of training in the Urology Residency. Residents are appointed during the last year of medical school through the AUA Matching Program. Selection for the years of preliminary surgery experience is accomplished through the NRMP.
Residents rotate through the Vanderbilt University Hospital, the Nashville VA Hospital, Baptist Hospital, Nashville General Hospital at Meharry, and Children’s Hospital. The incorporation of these hospitals for use in our Residency Training Program provides an extensive and varied clinical and operative experience for residents. Annually, the urology service cares for over 2,800 inpatients and performs over 2,500 major operative procedures.
Emphasis is placed on clinical urologic patient management, both surgical and medical. Areas of particular interest and expertise include oncology, pediatric urology, urodynamics, female urology, reconstruction, infertility, and management of stone disease. The urology service participates in renal transplantation and performs living donor nephrectomies. There is an ongoing program for evaluation and implementation of technologic advances and innovative therapy including lasers, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy, laparoscopy, photodynamic therapy, novel uses of ultrasonography and thermotherapy. Vanderbilt Hospital is the Level I Trauma Center for Nashville, providing residents broad exposure to primary and tertiary trauma management.
The Department of Urologic Surgery is involved in a variety of clinical and basic research projects. Residents participate in these research activities during the dedicated research rotation but also throughout the duration of the residency training program. Residents are encouraged to present their work at national meetings and to serve as authors or co-authors of published manuscripts. This exposure is considered a vital component of the training program. Interpretation of new medical information is an ongoing educational requirement, both during and after residency. This exposure to research activities helps equip the resident with the skills to critically evaluate new medical information as well as to contribute toward advances in patient care.
For information about the Residency Program in Urologic Surgery contact:
Derenda Gold
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Department of Urologic Surgery
A1302 Medical Center North
Nashville, TN 37232-2765
Phone: (615) 343-5604
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