CLINICAL UROLOGY

Location — Summa/Akron City Hospital , Akron General Medical Center, & Akron Children's Hospital.

Duration — 4 weeks

3 weeks at both adult institutions
1 week at Akron Children's Hospital
Number of Students — 3

Director(s)/ Responsible Faculty —
Phillip F. Nasrallah, MD
Clinical Professor of Urology, NEOUCOM
Dept. Chairman & Residency Program Director, Urology
300 Locust Street, Suite 260
Akron, OH 44302
1-330-543-8212
mdague@chmca.org

Those interested in rotating should complete the on-line application and send a copy of their USMLE transcripts and/or Medical School transcripts, as well as a letter of recommendation from a preceptor, to Mandarin Dague at the address listed above

Goals:

To provide the student who has a serious interest in urology as a career with exposure to the breadth and scope of this discipline. This is not a general elective offered to students whose interests lie outside the surgical field.

Objectives:

1. Increase the student's understanding of the scope of urology.
2. Initiate the student into reading about specific urologic diseases and problems.
3. To achieve a deeper understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of urology disease.

Description:

1. Daily rounds and duties as dictated by the chief resident.
2. Exposure to surgery.
3. Participation in all GU conferences & Journal Club.
4. Presentation on a urologic topic required at the conclusion of elective.

Night Call/Special Requirements: To be discussed with Chief Resident