Urology Courses and Clerkships
308A. Urology Clerkship -- S1* -- Open*
Consists of a four-week period during which students are involved in an overview of urology and its subspecialties through daily clinics, ward work, and participation in the operating theater. This is a survey clerkship of urology that exposes a student to general and specialty based urology (oncology, female neurourology, pediatric urology, endourology, and minimally invasive surgery, erectile dysfunction. During the clerkship, students learn the broad concepts and specific data regarding the evaluation, diagnosis, and management of the common diseases of the genitourinary tract. Students in this clerkship are an integral part of the service. Every effort is made to provide students with as much personal contact with faculty and residents as is possible and appropriate for positive patient care. The daily clinics of the various faculty give students a broad exposure to ambulatory urological care and provide them with an opportunity to take urologic histories and physicals, and have some exposure to genitourinary oncology, endourology, female and neurourology, infertility and impotence and pediatric urology. Students are expected to take part in patient ward care and to attend at surgery on those patients observed on the ward. Students are expected to attend weekly patient care conferences, research conferences, Journal Club, and Grand Rounds and read suggested literature.
Prereq: MED 208A or INDE 206
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four weeks. 2 students per period. No approval needed for adjustments in dates if period is not full.
Reporting Instructions: Where: S287; Time: 8:00 am.
Units: 6 -- DropCode: T -- Call Code: 1
Director: James Brooks, M.D. (650-725-5546), Room S-287
Other Faculty: B.Chung, C.Comiter, H. Gill, M. Gonzalgo, M. Hsieh, W. Kennedy, L. Shortliffe, J. Presti, C. Payne, H-Y Wu.
Coord: Kathy Thompson(650-723-4537), S287.
338A. Advanced Urology Clerkship -- S3 -- Open
The goals are the same as for the usual student rotation but in addition the subintern will be given more responsibility both in the clinic and in the OR. They will be expected to take night call one night per week with a different resident. They will be taught various urologic techniques and will be required to give one talk on a urologic subject of their own choosing during the rotation.
Prereq: Urlg 308A, Urlg 308B, Urlg 308C or equivalent general urology rotation.
Periods Avail: 1-12, full-time for four or eight weeks. 1 student per period.
Reporting Instructions: Where: S283; Time: 8:00 am.
Units: 6 or 12 -- DropCode: T -- Call Code: 5
Director: James Brooks, M.D. (650-725-5546), Room S-287
Other Faculty: B.Chung, C.Comiter, H. Gill, M. Gonzalgo, M. Hsieh, W. Kennedy, L. Shortliffe, J. Presti, C. Payne, H-Y Wu.
Coord: Kathy Thompson(650-723-4537), S287.
398A. Clinical Elective in Urology (SUMC, PAVAMC, SCVMC)
Provides an opportunity for a student in the clinical years to have a clinical experience in urology, of a quality and duration to be decided upon by the student and a faculty preceptor in the Department of Urology.
Please note : Students cannot add 398A clerkships directly to their fishbowl schedules through the regular shuffles. Please contact Caroline Cheang in the Office of Student Services at cheang@stanford.edu or 650-498-7619 with the faculty preceptor's name and email address to add this clerkship.
Prereq: MED 208A or INDE 206
Periods Avail: 1-12.
Reporting Instructions: Where: TBA (designated faculty preceptor); Time: TBA
Units: 1 to 12 -- DropCode: N -- Call Code: 2 (varies according to preceptor)
Director: James Brooks, M.D. (650-725-5546)
Other Faculty: Urology Staff
Coord: Kathy Thompson (650-723-4537), S287
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"R"=Required course
"S1"=Selective Clerkship Category I (Basics in Clinical Care)
"S2"=Selective Clerkship Category II (Ambulatory Care)
"S3"=Selective Clerkship Category III (Subinternship)
"Open"=Clerkship open to visiting students
"Closed"=Clerkship restricted to SUMC students
NOTE: Also see the complete catalog of courses for the Stanford Medical School.
