Urology Residency Program
Conferences
The didactic program includes
the core curriculum of lectures and discussions based on Campbell's
Urology textbook; weekly Morbidity and Mortality Conference; monthly
Journal Club; monthly Practice and Professionalism Conference where
guest lecturers are invited to discuss topics relating to practice
development and professionalism in a seminar format; Surgery Grand
Rounds in which faculty or visiting professors present updates of
various topics of interest within and without the fields of surgery.
The importance given to
the didactic program by the faculty is evidenced by the fact that
residents are excused from all activities except absolute emergencies
to attend conferences.
Morbidity and Mortality
Residents and faculty
meet collectively at 6:30am every Tuesday to discuss surgical complications.
A review of the events leading to the complication is examined with
particular emphasis on practice improvement.
Pre-Operative Conference
Residents and faculty
discuss interesting cases acquired during the week as well as upcoming
surgical cases. Radiographs are presented and residents are expected
to answer questions regarding the case itself as well as the disease
process and its management. This conference is held immediately
following M&M.
"Campbell's"
Conference
One designated faculty
member will meet with the residents each Tuesday morning at 8am
to discuss one to two chapters from the Campbell's Urology textbook.
In general, residents will be expected to read the assigned chapter(s)
and complete its accompanying Study Guide questions. Residents can
expect to review the entire four volumes over the course of two
years.
GU Radiology Conference
Held in conjunction with
the Department of Radiology, our residents and faculty attend
this bi-monthly radiology conference devoted wholly to GU. Conference
is held on Monday mornings at 7am.
Multidisciplinary Oncology
Conference
The Multidisciplinary
Tumor Board meets every Wednesday morning at 7am to discuss cases
of interest as well as management dilemmas. Faculty from the Department
of Surgery, Medical Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, Pathology,
and Radiology/Nuclear Medicine are in attendance. In addition, updates
on ongoing clinical trials are discussed.
GU Pathology Conference
A combined urology-pathology-radiology
conference is held on the first Monday of each month at 7am. A particular
disease process, usually malignant in origin, is chosen for each
meeting. Patients seen in our urology clinics are discussed by us,
the radiographs of these patients are discussed by radiology residents
and attending radiologists. This conference offers an excellent
educational experience with particular emphasis on continuity of
patient care and a better understanding of the pathophysiology,
diagnosis, treatment, and outcome of urologic diseases.
Grand Rounds
Grand Rounds is held every
Thursday at 7am. Current topics within and outside of the field
of urology are discussed by invited internal and external faculty
members.
Practice and Professionalism
Understanding the increasing
role that business and practice management plays on one's clinical
success has led to this multidimensional conference that meets approximately
every six weeks at 5pm. This conference brings in lawyers, financial
planners, ethics professors, and the like to speak on topics relevent
to one's future as a practitioner.
The Albert W. Biggs Visiting
Professorship
An invited speaker serves
annually as the Albert W. Biggs Visiting Professor. Dr. Biggs was
the first chief of the Division of Urology at UTGSM and a key advocate
in implementing resident education at the University of Tennessee
as a whole. Invited Professors are geneally nationally recognized
authorities and significant contributors to the field of urology.
The professorship focuses on a full day of resident education as
well as the A.W. Biggs' Lecture and Grand Rounds for the Department
of Surgery.
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