UROLOGY
PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL
| *UR01P Adult Urology Advanced Clerkship |
| Course Director: |
Dr. James McKiernan, (212) 305-5526, jmm23@columbia.edu |
| Coordinator: |
Ms. Jaqueline Tavarez |
| Given: |
All year |
| Maximum: |
3 students per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
First weekday of the month, 9:00 AM |
| Site/Location: |
CUMC, Herbert Irving Pavilion 11, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 11th Floor |
| Description: |
Objective: The objectives of this rotation are primarily to expose the sub-intern to a more intensive experience managing complex urologic conditions and further his/her understanding of what a career in urologic surgery will entail.
In addition, rotations such as this serve as a means of evaluating the potential for future accomplishments in the field.
Learning Experience: During his/her month on the service, we expect the sub-intern to function as a direct
member of the house staff team to which he/she is assigned. In addition, he/she will be assigned on a daily basis to assist in both the operating room as well as in the cystocopy suite on a rotational basis.
These assignments will be made nightly by the adult Chief Residents and will involve exposure to all components of adult urology, including urologic oncologym voiding dysfunction, endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery, infertility, and erectile dysfunction.
Outpatient experiences will be available via the Allen Pavilion clinic as well.
Feedback: Each sub-intern will be assigned a unique faculty mentor to provide direct support counseling and teaching throughout the rotation.
A scheduled time will be available to meet with Dr. McKiernan, the course director, after two weeks of the rotation to provide feedback and incorporate the student's suggestions for making the rotation more rewarding.
Evaluation:
During his/her month in this elective, the sub-intern will be evaluated based on his/her professionalism, willingness to learn, interaction with patients and staff, as well as growth in his/her fund of knowledge.
The student will be required to prepare and present one formal grand rounds presentation on a topic of his/her choosing based on a clinical case in which he/she was involved. |
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| *UR02P Pediatric Urology Advanced Clerkship |
| Course Director: |
Dr. James McKiernan, (212) 305-5526, jmm23@columbia.edu |
| Course Coordinator: |
Ms. Jaqueline Tavarez |
| Given: |
All year |
| Maximum: |
2 students per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
First weekday of the month, 9:00 AM |
| Site/Location: |
CUMC, Herbert Irving Pavilion 11, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, 11th Floor |
| Description: |
Objective: The objectives of this rotation are primarily to expose the sub-intern to a more intensive experience managing complex urologic conditions and further his/her understanding of what a career in urologic surgery will entail.
In addition, rotations such as this serve as a means of evaluating the potential for future accomplishments in the field.
Learning Experience: During his/her month on the service, we expect the sub-intern to function as a direct member of the house staff team to which he/she is assigned. In addition, he/she will be assigned on a daily basis to assist in both the operating room as well as in the cystocopy suite on a rotational basis.
These assignments will be made nightly by the adult Chief Residents and will involve exposure to all components of pediatric urology, including urologic oncologym voiding dysfunction, endoscopy and minimally invasive surgery, infertility, and erectile dysfunction.
Outpatient experiences will be available via the Allen Pavilion clinic as well.
Feedback: Each sub-intern
will be assigned a unique faculty mentor to provide direct support counseling and teaching throughout the rotation.
A scheduled time will be available to meet with Dr. McKiernan, the course director, after two weeks of the rotation to provide feedback and incorporate the student's suggestions for making the rotation more rewarding.
Evaluation: During his/her month in this elective, the sub-intern will be evaluated based on his/her professionalism, willingness to learn, interaction with patients and staff, as well as growth in his/her fund of knowledge.
The student will be required to prepare and present one formal grand rounds presentation on a topic of his/her choosing based on a clinical casein which he/she was involved. |
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| UR90P Laboratory Research Rotation |
| Course Director: |
Dr. James McKiernan, (212) 305-5526, jmm23@columbia.edu |
| Course Preceptor: |
Dr. Cathy L. Mendelsohn, (212) 305-1591, clm20@columbia.edu |
| Course Coordinator: |
Ms. Jaqueline Tavarez |
| Given: |
All year |
| Maximum: |
1 student per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
Contact course director |
| Site/Location: |
Contact course director |
| Description: |
Students may spend a month in the laboratory with Cathy L. Medelsohn, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Urologic Sciences.
Dr. Mendelsohn's lab is currently pursuing two types of projects, both aimed at understanding urogenital tract development, investigating the molecular and cellular events important for formation of connections between the ureter and the bladder, and studying the role of renal stroma in patterning the embryonic kidney.
Past students have been able to publish and present their findings at national medical meetings and in major medical publications from the time spent with Dr. Mendelsohn.
For more information on Dr. Mendelsohn, please visit her website at:
http://research.hs.columbia.edu/faculty_profiles/profiles/mendelsohn_cl.html. |
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| UR91P Clinical Outcomes Research Rotation |
| Course Director: |
Dr. James McKiernan, (212) 305-5526, jmm23@columbia.edu |
| Course Coordinator: |
Ms. Jaqueline Tavarez |
| Given: |
All year |
| Maximum: |
1 student per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
Contact course director |
| Site/Location: |
Contact course director |
| Description: |
A unique opportunity now exists with in the framework of the Clinical Research Division of our department to offer Fourth Year medical students a one-month rotation focused on learning the skills necessary to participate in clinical outcomes research.
This is an evolving rotation that will encompass biostatistics, hands-on project design and implementation, presentation, and critical writing skills.
This opportunity is made possible by our dedicated faculty in oncology, pediatric urology, and voiding dysfunction, who are available to mentor and instruct students in this rapidly evolving field. It is the expectation of the faculty that participation in this endeavor would not only provide the sub-intern with an outstanding base of knowledge, but also result in the submission of both research abstracts and peer review manuscripts. |
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MARY I. BASSETT HOSPITAL
This elective is not available to visiting students.
| UR20C Clinical Urology |
| Columbia P&S students must have prior approval from the Office of Medical Education, (888) 547-6349. |
| Course Director: |
Dr. Virgilio Centenera |
| Course Coordinator: |
Ms. Leann Smith, (888) 547-6349, leann.smith@bassett.org |
| Given: |
All year, housing is provided. |
| Maximum: |
1 student per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
First weekday of the month, 8:30 AM |
| Site/Location: |
Bassett Hospital, One Atwell Rd., Cooperstown NY, Medical Education Office |
| Description: |
Provides experience in the understanding and management of patients with genitourinary system diseases.
Objectives: The students will be expected to achieve greater familiarity with the practice of urology, including interview techniques, appraisal and evaluation of signs and symptoms, synthesis or diagnoses, and treatment design.
Learning Experience: The course can be tailored to the needs and experience of the individual student who will 155 participate in inpatient and outpatient evaluation and treatment, in operative and cystoscopic procedures, and in detailed studies of specific disease entities.
Students will be given the opportunity to practice skills under supervision, formulate diagnoses and share in supervised responsibility for patient care. |
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ST. LUKE'S – ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER
| *UR50L Urology Advanced Clerkship |
| Course Director: |
Dr. Nicholas A. Romas, (212) 523-7756, nromas@chpnet.org |
| Coordinator: |
Dr. David Weiner, (212) 523-7016 |
| Given: |
All year |
| Maximum: |
2 students per month |
| Start Date/Time: |
First weekday of the month, 8:00 AM |
| Site/Location: |
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Roosevelt Hospital
425 West 59th Street, Department of Urology, Third Floor |
| Description: |
Objectives: primary urological patient evaluation and care.
The student will work as a subintern under the direction and supervision of an experienced resident and attending.
Learning Experience: the student will learn how to perform cystoscopies, attend daily rounds, assist in the operating room and for one hour each morning meet with the Chief Resident to discuss urological problems encountered the day before or anticipated. He will make daily ward rounds with resident and attending.
Feedback: Continuous
Evaluation: At the end of the elective time the student will have a day of evaluation with opportunity to demonstrate the knowledge he has acquired. An oral presentation will be given. |
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