Research Time: 12mo during PGY4. Fellowship: Endo Stephany Greenough Phone: 585.273.1904 Fax: 585.273.1068 E-mail: stephany_greenough@urmc.rochester.edu
State Code:
New York
Faculty Survey Results:
University of Rochester / Strong Memorial Hospital
Attach to Residency Program:
University of Rochester / Strong Memorial Hospital
If you were an applicant, why would you choose to train in your residency program?:
Intense surgical training. High volume of adult and pediatric urology
cases, diverse pathology from urban setting with large rural referral base,
and wide exposure to endoscopic, minimally invasive, and open surgical techniques. Outstanding robotic training – with 5 robots spread over 3
hospitals, tremendous opportunity to learn and excel at robotic urologic
surgery. Graduating residents are well-prepared for entry either into
further academic training or immediate professional practice.
Resident autonomy and camaraderie. The resident team has strong faculty
support but tremendous independence when it comes to call schedules,
conferences, educational calendars, etc. There is a strong sense of team
mentality and accountability. This leads to a fair amount of flexibility
when managing resident issues like attending national conferences,
job/fellowship interviews, family and/or health emergencies. By the time a
resident has reached chief year, she or he will have mastered the strong
leadership skills necessary to succeed in most health care and hospital
settings.
What is your program looking for in a graduating medical student?:
Energy and motivation. Initiative and enthusiasm. Professionalism and
intelligence. Strong communication and organizational skills.
What part of an application do you consider most important in ranking applicants?:
Academic excellence, letters of recommendation, and prior experience in some
sort of research.
What advice do you have for medical students hoping to match in Urology?:
Because the urology match is both a competitive match and an early match, it does require significant energy and commitment on the part of the candidate. Make sure to seek out urology residents at your own medical school for advice on a career in urology and do a couple of electives (at your home program as well as one outside institution). It goes without saying that your USMLE scores and your academic record will be under intense scrutiny. Seek out letters of recommendation from faculty who have worked with you and can write honestly and positively about that experience. Research is a big plus—even if it’s just an abstract that you submitted to a national conference. Not only does it show initiative and energy, but during the interview, it is often an opportunity to show your passion for our specialty.
Comments
They are a self described
They are a self described "gem" of a program with a huge robotics program (like 5 attendings on MIS) and 5 robots. They operate at Strong Memorial and Rochester General (which is private), there is a childrens floor at Strong and there are three peds uro faculty (Mevorach and Rabinowitz are extremely funny and Cubillos is very thoughtful and approachable). There are two fellows who do not go to RGH. The program is very resident-focused which is a strong part of Hulbert and Messing's philosophy. The research is decent with all of the residents spending PGY4 doing research and all of them publishing that I met--some are much more interested in research than others and it is well-balanced in this regard. They get 4 weeks of vacation a year and also get some of the major holidays (in addition) except the intern year which is the standard 3 weeks. They seem very happy, most of them are married but a few are single. Rochester is a reasonable city with an active "East End" neighborhood with some bars and clubs. It is known for its summer festivals, proximity to Finger Lakes Wine Country and Niagra Falls. There are decent restaurants in town and you will go to one of them on your interview. The interview day is very well run and there is a shuttle from the recommended hotel to and from the hospital and the airport which saved me like $100 in taxis or rental car fees. The faculty take great pride in their program, are very invested in making it nationally more recognized, recent graduates started their own robotics programs in private hospitals in their hometowns, but the program has also placed residents in competitive fellowships in the past. Weaknesses included no trauma/reconstruction faculty, limited female. They do have peds, onc, minimally invasive and an infertility specialist. The operative volume is very high, but there are some ancillary staff to help with H/Ps, etc. The residents self-reported extreme confidence in the OR and not worrying about knowing how to do procecures/operations by PGY6 but trying to learn how to do them faster. You get exposure to academics and private practice as represented by the two main hospitals.
I love how you just throw in
I love how you just throw in the lack of females as a downfall in between no trauma/reconstruction faculty. I would think anything medical related would have tons of women around in the program or outside looking for men inside$$http://www.avvo.com/find-a-doctor/psychiatry.html
The interview day is very
The interview day is very well run and there is a shuttle from the recommended hotel to and from the hospital and the airport which saved me like $100 in taxis or rental car fees. The faculty take great pride in their program, are very invested in making it nationally more recognized, recent graduates started their own robotics programs in private hospitals in their hometowns, but the program has also placed residents in competitive fellowships in the past.
Fellow - Endourology
Fellow - Endourology