The four years of urology training take place OHSU Hospital, the Portland VA Medical Center Hospital and Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center. At the R-5 level, six months are spent performing research. All residency positions are filled through the Americal Urological Association Resident Matching Program. The first year is a rotating surgical internship year with twelve month-long rotations. A typical year consists of five months of general surgery, one month of emergency medicine, and six months of surgical specialties.
Residents are integral members of the surgical team and are directly responsible for patient care.
Interns perform, under direct supervision, those surgical procedures that are commensurate with their skills and training. In addition to direct patient care, interns are regular participants in teaching conferences and attending rounds. In addition, residents actively participate in teaching the principles of surgery to medical students. This rotation schedule is designed to provide continuity of care on the urology services when the Chief Residents rotate on January 1 and to allow the R-3s to spend six months with each Chief Resident. The training objectives are to master urologic signs and symptoms, to become familiar with common adult urologic diseases, to learn the appropriate selection and interpretation of urologic imaging procedures, and to achieve proficiency in the functional and anatomic evaluation of the urinary tract and genitalia.