Visiting professors are invited on a semi-annual basis and in grand rounds, teaching conferences and lectures. Throughout the year the department holds twice weekly conferences on topics including radiology, pathology, basic science, morbidity and mortality reviews, and interdepartmental conferences. A monthly journal club places emphasis on innovations in urology as well as topics that have sparked controversy. With the cooperation of other specialty department physicians, residents gain experience in the area of transplantation, oncology, infertility, and trauma. Junior residents are responsible for providing primary care to outpatients and emergency room traffic, which is carried through the process of evaluation and treatment to postoperative care.
Surgical exposure includes all endoscopic and open surgical cases and lithotripsy experiences.
The third year includes a six-month rotation in pediatric urology. The resident during this rotation will cover all pediatric clinics and pediatric operative blocks. Six-months of the R3 year will be spent in basic science under the guidance of one of our scientists at the Weis Center for Research. A publication is expected upon completion of this work. The senior resident assumes increased patient care responsibilities in areas such as oncologic surgery, microsurgery, and reconstructive surgery.