PGY-5 Urology Resident (Resident 2015 - 2020)
Selecting the program with the best fit for my personal and career aspirations came down to three things:
- Diverse and intensive surgical training
- Mentored and supported clinical research opportunities
- Good work-life balance
These have been the highlights of my training experience and I have never regretted my decision to come to the University of Utah for urology residency.
PGY-5 Sample Rotation Schedule
As a PGY-5 Urology resident at the Veteran Affairs hospital, the following is an example of one week:
| Day | Tasks |
| Monday |
Morning Resident Didactics Urology New Consultation Clinic AM (4-8 new patient consults) GU Cancer Counseling Clinic PM (1-4 complex cancer patients) |
| Tuesday |
VA Operating Room 1 (Robotic Prostatectomy, Inflatable Penile Prosthesis Removal and Replacement, Transurethral Resection of Bladder Tumor) |
| Wednesday |
Morning Resident Didactics Urology New Consultation Clinic AM (4-12 new patient consults) Urology Vasectomy Clinic PM (3 in-clinic vasectomies) VA Pre-operative indications conference |
| Thursday |
VA Operating Room 1 (Robotic Prostatectomy, Robotic Partial Nephrectomy, Microscopic Subinguinal varicocelectomy) |
| Friday | Urology Cystoscopy Clinic (12-14 in-clinic cystoscopies) |
