Program Overview

Urology Residency Program

The Department of Urology residency program is a five-year program consisting of a preliminary year followed by four years of urology.

Program Overview

Our preliminary year provides an introduction to urology and prepares the residents to care for complicated patients they will routinely encounter on the urology service. Our training program has numerous strengths, including exposure to all urologic subspecialties, the opportunity to work in different health care delivery systems, and a growing research enterprise.

Program Structure

We have busy clinical services with high-volume surgical experience. We anticipate continued growth in our faculty and increased opportunities for education. Our goal is to train urologists to either enter practice immediately or to pursue postgraduate fellowship training in their particular area of interest.

Areas of Focus

Because of the broad exposure provided by our program, our graduates have the flexibility to pursue their interests upon completing their training. We use a program of graded responsibility to accomplish this goal. Our residency training program has fellowship-trained faculty in all urologic subspecialties, including:

• Urologic oncology
• Pediatric urology
• Laparoscopy/robotics
• Neurourology/voiding dysfunction
• Urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery
• Erectile dysfunction
• Stone disease/endourology
• Male infertility
• Genitourinary reconstruction and gender-affirming surgery
• Cancer survivorship

Educational Experience

Our residents have the opportunity to learn about several different healthcare delivery systems. Residents rotate among University Hospital, UAB Highlands, Children's of Alabama, Birmingham Veterans' Administration Hospital, and St. Vincent's East. Each of these hospitals provides a different type of educational experience.

Research Opportunities

Our department has made great strides in research in the last few years. Our department has two laboratories with extramural funding devoted to urologic research. One laboratory carries out basic stone disease research, and the other laboratory examines the biology of renal cell carcinoma. Our diverse research endeavors provide the opportunity for residents to present at our regional and national meetings. Our residents are expected to complete one project per year. The faculty are committed to mentoring residents in this research endeavor.

Didactic Education

The program is committed to providing strong didactic education for our residents. We have a weekly adult urology conference, with protected time, on Tuesday from 6:30 – 8 AM. Conferences include didactic lectures, morbidity and mortality conference, journal club, multidisciplinary conferences (with radiology and pathology), imaging conference, and genitourinary imaging lectures.

Resident Selection

Residents are selected based on their academic record, extracurricular activities, and leadership qualities. Our residents exhibit all of these qualities, and they, along with committed faculty, are truly our program's greatest assets.

Education

• Residency
  • Match Applicants
  • Curriculum
  • Apply
  • Salary and Benefits
  • Wellness Resource Center
  • Living in Birmingham
  • Training at UAB
  • Current Residents
  • Alumni
• Fellowships
• Grand Rounds
• Journal Club
• Continuing Medical Education
• Medical Student Opportunities