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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:

  1. Diverse and intensive surgical training
  2. Mentored and supported clinical research opportunities
  3. 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)