Clinical Rotations
The Urology Program at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center is structured to provide an increasing level of experience throughout the four years of urology training. During the first year of urology training (Uro-1), residents rotate on both of the two adult urology services at North Carolina Baptist Hospital. During these rotations the Uro-1 resident is exposed to the complete spectrum of adult urologic practice both in terms of operative experience as well as in the evaluation and management of patients in the outpatient urology clinic.
During the second year of urology residency training (Uro-2), the resident spends one half of the year on the pediatric urology service. This is a fully integrated service with a resident working one-on-one with the pediatric urology faculty including the outpatient evaluation and surgical management of pediatric urology disorders. In the second half of the Uro-2 year, the resident rotates through the subspecialty clinics within the Department of Urology. During this outpatient clinic rotation the resident works hand-in-hand with the urology faculty evaluating new patients presenting within all of the major subspecialty areas of urology. This rotation therefore provides the broad framework necessary for the initial evaluation and management of the full spectrum of adult urologic problems.
During the third year of urology training (Uro-3) the resident is again exposed at a higher level to pediatric urology and also spends half of this year on our affiliated private practice rotation at Moses Cone Health Care Systems assisting the attending urologists in the diagnosis and management of their patients. This rotation provides valuable exposure of our residents to the private practice of urology in addition to broadening surgical experience. During the chief resident year (Uro-4), the resident is in charge of the urology outpatient clinic and has supervision over all inpatient adult urologic patients on his/her service. This year is viewed as a time for the resident to develop his/her leadership and administrative skills while fine-tuning surgical technique and mastering the management of complex urologic problems.