University of Colorado

I got similar positive vibes during my visit. They really only spend 14 months on gen surgery (4 mo urology as PGY1 and 6 mo pedi urology as PGY2). But another applicant later pointed out to me that he thought it was 2 full years in the general surgery call pool. Can anyone please clarify this if they know? Thanks.

Just a brief FYI regarding our fellows:Pediatric fellow is a non-issue in terms of losing cases. Second year fellow has own clinic and books own cases, which the residents often will serve as first assist on. First year fellow is assigned to work with one attending (both their clinic and OR) and rotates every few months. They are not allowed to bounce around and take all the interesting cases unless it is something truly rare/odd (Dr. Wilcox is very explicit about this). The senior resident (Uro-2, PGY-4) will typically do the bigger cases (exstrophy/cloaca, complex hypospadias, pyeloplasty, reimplant, etc.). The junior resident (Pre-Uro, PGY-2) will typically do the "bats-and-balls" cases (hernia, hydrocele, circumcision, "easy" hypospadias, etc.) but also do some bigger cases (either alone with attending, alone with second year fellow, or double scrubbed).Reconstruction fellow works predominately with Dr. Flynn (male/female) but will work with Dr. Higuchi (male) as well if there isn't anything else going on. They also book their own cases and do their own clinic. In many cases, especially the more straight-forward cases, the resident and fellow will do the majority of the case together which is mutually beneficial. The current fellow also often allows the resident to do the case with Dr. Flynn/Higuchi and is there more as an observer. Our overall reconstructive experience is excellent and we in no way feel infringed upon by the fellow.