Catalog of Electives

Description

This course is for the medical student who has an interest in learning more urology or is considering Urology as a career. The student functions as an assistant intern in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Course objectives

• Bedside, operating room and teaching rounds
• Access to student tutorials held each week
• In-depth understanding of history and physical needed in management of urology patient
• Managed skills needed in caring for the urology patient
• Basic surgical skills including scrubbing and knot tying
• Basic understanding of diagnostic studies routinely used in urology

Instructional methodology (approximate # of hours per week)

• Lectures - 2
• Rounds/discussions - 5
• Patient contact - 40
• Lab - none
• Patient load - 4
• Call - 1 night per week