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Goals:	1st Year	2nd Year	Senior Year	Chief Year
July	Inpatient Service	Pediatrics	Ambulatory Rotation Continuity of Care in Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
August	Inpatient Service	Pediatrics	Ambulatory Rotation Continuity of Care in Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
September	Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
October	Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
November	Inpatient service	Elective Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pelvic Floor	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
December	Inpatient service	Inpatient service	Elective Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in MIS/Endo
January	Research Inpatient service	Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pediatrics	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
February	Research Inpatient service	MIS/Endo	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pediatrics	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
March	Inpatient service	MIS/Endo	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pediatrics	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
April	Oncology	Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pediatrics	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
May	Oncology	Inpatient service	Transplant rotation Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
June	Inpatient service	Inpatient service	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Pediatrics	Inpatient service Continuity of Care in Oncology
The five-year program matriculates one resident per year at the PGY-1 level. PGY-1: The first (internship) year is spent in the Department of General Surgery. Close ties are still maintained with the urology service. PGY-2: The first full year of urology is spent learning to manage outpatient and consultative urologic cases. The urology clinic is open 5 days per week from 8 am to 5 pm. In addition to close supervision from the attending staff, the resident is also encouraged to learn the basics of day to day operation of the urologic clinic from the senior resident, nursing and physician assistant staff. A focus on minor surgery as well as outpatient procedures including cystoscopy and vasectomy are important components of this year. Goals and Objectives Year 1 PGY-3 / PGY-4: Responsibility for direct patient care is increased during these two years with an emphasis on continuity of care from preoperative diagnosis to operative management to eventual postoperative follow-up care. A significant focus on endourologic procedures including transurethral, percutaneous, and ureteroscopic surgery is an important part of this experience. A six-month block during this 24-month period is dedicated to pediatric urology. Goals and Objectives Year 2 Goals and Objectives Senior Year PGY-5: The Chief Resident year has a predominantly surgical focus with the emphasis on open and laparoscopic procedures. All major urologic cases are represented including radical prostatectomy, cystectomy with diversion, and nephrectomy. Goals and Objectives Chief Resident Year In addition to the core curriculum described above, the residents are encouraged to participate in scholarly pursuits including basic science and clinical research. Residents are subsidized to attend all meetings in which they have accepted presentations. Additionally, the PGY-3 resident attends the basic science review course held in Charlottesville, VA, and the Chief resident is attends a board review course prior to the American Board of Urology Qualifying Examination.