Overview
Location
Summa/Akron City Hospital, Akron General and Akron Children's Hospital
Duration
4 weeks
- 3 weeks at both adult institutions
- 1 week at Akron Children's Hospital
- Number of Students — 3 per month
Director(s)/ Responsible Faculty
Raymond A. Bologna, MD
Clinical Professor of Urology, NEOMED Residency Program Director, Urology
320 West Exchange Street
Akron, OH 44302
330.535.5173
staklek@ccf.org
Description
Those interested in rotating should apply using VSAS.
Goals
To provide the student who has a serious interest in urology as a career with exposure to the breadth and scope of this discipline. This is not a general elective offered to students whose interests lie outside the surgical field.
Objectives
- Increase the student's understanding of the scope of urology.
- Initiate the student into reading about specific urologic diseases and problems.
- To achieve a deeper understanding of the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of urology disease.
Clinic
- One day per week spent in resident clinic
- One day spent in clinic with either Department Chairman
- Kevin Spear, MD - Summa
- Ray Bologna, MD - AGMC
Presentation
- Student will be required to present to the Urology Department at the end of the month during Wednesday conference
- Student MUST discuss topic and review presentation parameters with chief resident(s) Surgery
Surgery
- Student will spend non-clinic days in surgery
- Student will work directly with first-call resident on consults and OR cases as necessary
- With chief resident permission, student can move between institutions to view/participate in interesting cases