Residency Training Program

An Introduction to Our Training Program

Learn more about our residency training program and what makes Stanford such a special place to train.  

Training Program Overview

The Department of Urology of the Stanford University School of Medicine offers a postgraduate residency training program designed to prepare selected physicians to evaluate, understand, and manage medical and surgical aspects of genitourinary disorders.

In addition to providing a rigorous clinical training program, from its inception the Urology program at Stanford has fostered a unique atmosphere of scientific curiosity and endeavor. Through the years, this has manifested itself in ground-breaking basic and clinical research in renovascular hypertension, adult and pediatric urinary tract infection, treatment of urinary incontinence, neurourology, urinary tract physiology, anatomy and cellular biology of the prostate gland, and genitourinary oncology. The large number of Stanford alumni currently holding academic faculty positions and Chairmanships in Urology is testimony to this history. The most important manifestation of this academic atmosphere is, however, the attention to detail and scientific approach to Urology that characterizes the Stanford Urologist, whatever the location and nature of practice.

Through the resident match, three applicants are selected to enter the residency each year, usually from among graduating 4th year medical students. Selection includes acceptance into the six year training program with six months of general surgery training in the first year. Although all residents are expected to complete their final year of chief residency, each year's appointment is contingent upon satisfactory progress of the individual resident during the preceding year, and all residency appointments are therefore reviewed and renewed annually.

Residency Training Summary

Six Years of Rotations

  • PGY-1 - Intern in Urology
  • 4 months: SU Adult Urology
    6 months: General Surgery
    2 months VAPAHCS
    Night Float: rotate on night float for one month a year, from Sunday night – Thursday night
  • PGY-2 - Junior Resident in Urology
  • 2 months: Pediatric Urology
    4 months: SU Adult Urology
    4 months: SCVMC
    2 months VAPAHCS
    Night Float: rotate on night float for one month a year, from Sunday night – Thursday night
  • PGY-3 - Junior Resident in Urology
  • 4 months: Pediatric Urology
    4 months: VAPAHCS
    4 months: SCVMC
    Night Float: rotate on night float for one month a year, from Sunday night – Thursday night
  • PGY-4 - Laboratory/Research
  • Night Float: rotate on night float for one month a year, from Sunday night – Thursday night
  • PGY-5 - Senior Resident in Urology
  • 6 months: SU Adult Urology
    4 months: SCVMC
    2 months: Kaiser Santa Clara
  • PGY-6 Chief Resident in Urology
  • 6 months: SU
    2 months: Kaiser Santa Clara
    4 months: VAPAHCS

 

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Taranjit Bains
Education Program Manager
bainstj@stanford.edu