Urology Curriculum – Students will have to learn and be tested on the following information laid out in the curriculum*. All information can be accessed in the resources and lecture videos listed below the curriculum.
Urology Rotation
Urology is a specialty that treats patients with many different kinds of problems. At UW you will see:
- patients with kidney problems like kidney cancer and kidney stones
- patients with bladder problems such as bladder cancer and urinary incontinence
- men with prostate cancer
- men with benign prostatic enlargement and its subsequent symptom of difficult urination (these patients are often cared for by urologists as well as their primary care physicians)
- men with erectile dysfunction and male-factor infertility
- Pediatric Urology patients with an array of congenital problems with the kidneys, bladder, penis and testicles
The majority of urology patients at the UW require surgery, but others have problems that only require medication or reassurance. For this reason you will spend half of your urology rotation with faculty in the OR and the other half with faculty in clinic.
The focus of the Urology Rotation
The majority of you will not choose a career in Urology so this rotation is based on theAUA National Medical Student Curriculum. The AUA conducted a survey of a broad assortment of physicians around the country and asked, “What do you think every medical student should know about Urology before finishing medical school?” Based on the results, the curriculum includes the 10 core topics and two skills below.
1. Kidney Stones
2. Hematuria
3. Adult UTIs
4. Pediatric UTIs,
5. The Acute Scrotum
6. Urinary Incontinence
7. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
8. Prostate Cancer Management
9. Prostate Cancer Screening
10. Erectile Dysfunction
11. How to insert a Foley catheter
12. How to perform a digital rectal exam