Medical Student Rotations
SGS09: Urology Rotation
Program Director for Student Rotations: Dean Assimos, M.D.
Program Goal: Offered for senior students seeking an in-depth exposure to the surgical sub-specialty of Urology. The senior student will serve on the Urology Service, actively participating in urologic diagnostic evaluation, medical and surgical management, and departmental conferences. Accommodation can be made for those students with special interest areas in Urology (Urologic Oncology, Pediatric Urology, Endourology, Sexual Dysfunction, Voiding Dysfunction and Robotic Surgery). Those students with an interest in participating in a research program within the Department of Urology should contact a faculty member. The student is also exposed to outpatient services during the rotation.
Methodologies: The student electively rotating on the Urology service should acquire sufficient skills to appropriately evaluate adult and pediatric patients with urologic disorders. Common urologic disorders include hematuria, urinary outlet obstruction, urinary tract infection, lower urinary tract symptoms, urinary incontinence, sexual dysfunction, cancer, stone disease and congenital conditions.
On completion of this rotation the student will be:
1. Able to take a detailed urologic history and perform a basic urologic examination.
2. Able to organize complicated clinical information for analysis.
3. Able to recommend the appropriate laboratory and radiographic studies indicated to confirm a diagnosis and to recommend appropriate management and treatment plans for patients with urologic problems.
a. Urinary tract infection
b. Hematuria
c. Lower urinary tract symptoms in males and females
d. Urinary calculus disease
e. Pediatric urologic issues
4. Able to recognize those urologic problems that should be manageable at a primary care level and differentiate those issues from that which should be referred to a urologist.
5. Exposed to fundamentals of urologic surgery including:
a. Endourology
b. Open surgical procedures
c. Robotic surgery
Length of Program: 2 to 4 weeks
Maximum Number of Students: 3 per rotation
When Offered: All Rotations
HOW TO APPLY
Contact Information: Brooke McChesney, bmcchesn@wakehealth.edu, 336-716-9601
Report to: Chief Resident in Urology, 5th floor Watlington Hall