Education & Conferences

Chief Rounds (monthly) - This is a unique opportunity for residents to present and discuss cases with the Division Chief. In addition to patient care, residents and the Division Chief also discuss professionalism and interpersonal issues as well as other resident-chosen topics.

Grand Rounds (monthly) - Grand rounds are presented by invited faculty or case presentations by the residents. Three times per year, we host visiting professors from other institutions to give a grand rounds talk as well as residents-only sessions pertaining to their specialty.

Journal Club (quarterly) – Residents and faculty review 3-4 peer-reviewed journal articles on a variety of urologic topics. Food is included!

Multidisciplinary Genitourinary Oncology Rounds (bi-weekly) - Discussion of the evaluation and management of specific genitourinary cancers amongst all implicated specialties including medical oncology, pathology, radiation oncology, radiology, and urology.

Quality Assurance Conference (monthly) - Residents review and present cases to faculty with complications, with consideration of possible alternative treatment strategies while identifying opportunities for improvement in care delivery for the Urology service overall.

Research Seminars (quarterly) - This seminar serves as the forum for research design and analysis, regulatory issues, and professional development (topics such as teaching, family centered care). All ongoing Divisional, as well as future planned research activities are discussed.

Short Topic-based Teaching (bi-weekly) - The residents have dubbed these "bolus rounds." These sessions are typically given by a faculty member and consist of a half-hour discussion dedicated to teaching topics chosen by the residents and faculty.

Surgical Indications (weekly) - Indications is a weekly review of all complicated/complex operative cases scheduled for the week. This is an important and valuable teaching conference for the residents, especially junior residents, as the indications for a variety of procedures are reviewed. The conference also serves as a forum for the entire division to weigh in on treatments and planned procedures for challenging patients.

Tuesday Teaching (weekly) – An attending-lead review using an established 2-year curriculum of the AUA Core Curriculum as well as Campbell's Urology and AUA Guidelines.