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Conference Schedules
Urology conferences, clubs and meetings
Our department offers a variety of opportunities for our faculty, staff, residents and students, as well as community physicians and other health care professionals, to continue learning about the urology specialty.
See a full Department of Urology Calendar of Events.
Urology conferences, clubs and meetings
Grand Rounds
Every Wednesday, we offer learning opportunities for Urology professionals throughout the community – both inside and outside the University. Grand Rounds presentations include a variety of lectures and case presentations on both research and clinically-pertinent urology topics.
Discuss advances in specific areas of urology, the most contemporary management of difficult case scenarios, and identify critical steps that would improve patient care. CME credits available.
Dates: September through May
Time: 7 a.m.
Location: 2-520 Moos Tower
Schedule:
1st & 2nd Wednesday: Resident presentations
3rd Wednesday: Journal Club
4th Wednesday: Outside speaker (upcoming speakers below)
5th Wednesday (when applicable): Resident presentations
Journal Club
Journal Club meets on the 3rd Wednesday of every month to discuss and critique academic journal articles. Moderated by Eduardo Fernandes, M.D.
Residents, faculty, community physicians, and other health care professionals are invited to attend.
Participants will learn to review the article and determine its scientific validity based on its cited statistics through robust group discussion.
Dates: August through May
Time: 7 a.m.
Location: B564 Mayo Memorial Building
Schedule:
Morbidity & Mortality Conference
At this monthly conference, residents and department faculty discuss clinic numbers and case write-ups. They determine the Clavien Classification of various commonly encountered complications in order to critically analyze and identify areas for clinical improvement.
The conference is open to Department of Urology residents and faculty only.
Dates: Fourth Friday of the month
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: B654 Mayo Memorial Building
Resident Conferences
At monthly conferences, residents learn more in-depth about the urology specialty. Monthly conferences include:
- Core curriculum conferences
- Uroradiology conference
- Uropathology conference
- Clinicopathologic conference
Core curriculum conferences
Department of Urology faculty, other U Medical School faculty, and community physicians present lectures. Covers a broad range of topics from Campbell-Walsh urology textbook and AUA core curriculum. You’ll be exposed to each topic at least twice.
Uroradiology conference
Presented by Department of Radiology professor Neil Wasserman, M.D. Explores 20+ core uroradiology topics over two years. You’re exposed to each topic at least twice.
Uropathology & Clinicopathologic conference
Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology professor Juan Manivel, M.D. presents lectures on 20+ uropathology topics and urology cases. You’ll be exposed to each topic two or more times.
Date: August through May
Location: B507 Mayo Memorial Building
Schedule:
1st Tuesday: 5 p.m. Uro-radiology conference; 6 p.m. Core curriculum conference
2nd Tuesday: 5 p.m. Uro-pathology conference ; 6 p.m. Core curriculum conference
3rd Tuesday: 5 p.m. Clinicopathologic conference ; 6 p.m. Core curriculum conference
4th Tuesday: 5 p.m. Morbidity & mortality conference (B564 Mayo)
5th Tuesday (if applicable): 5 p.m. Core curriculum conference
Morning conferences
Two additional learning opportunities for our department’s faculty, staff, residents as well as other physicians:
- Indications Conference
- Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Conference
Indications Conference
Gives Department of Urology faculty, staff and residents an opportunity to present and discuss upcoming urology cases.
Genitourinary Multidisciplinary Conference
Gives department faculty, staff, residents and other physicians the chance to comprehensively discuss urology oncology cases as a team.
Dates: Every other Tuesday
Time: 7 a.m.
Location: B426 Mayo Memorial Building
