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University of Kansas Department of Urology

The University of Kansas Health System

• 900+ inpatient beds,
• 56+ Operating Rooms
• 900+ Physicians in the

TUKHS

• 2 Campuses for Main

Health System

• 3 Affiliate Hospitals

FACULTY

1 ANDROLOGIST 1 FELLOWSHIP TRAINED MIS/ROBOTIC SURGEON 3 RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS 2 FEMALE PELVIC MEDICINE & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGEONS 2 FELLOWSHIP TRAINED ENDOUROLOGISTS 3 GENERAL UROLOGISTS 4 PEDIATRIC UROLOGISTS 7 UROLOGIC ONCOLOGISTS

FACULTY AND STAFF

 2 Full-time basic science PhD’s  1 PhD Dietician  1 PhD in Health Policy  1 PhD Biostatistician  4 APPs  Excellent OR, clinical, and administrative staff  Research support staff  2 full time VA physicians  Full time APP at the VA

FACULTY LEADERSHIP

• President of the Society of Urologic

Oncology

• Immediate Past President of the South

Central Section

• Executive Secretary of ABU
• Past President of the AUA
• Past President of the American Geriatric

Section of the AUA

• Past President of the Society for Study of

Male Reproduction

• 3 Past Presidents of the South Central

Section

• 8 faculty : AUA Leadership Course

(highest in nation)

• 2 faculty on the Written Exam Committee

and 3 on Oral Board Exams

• Board of the Society of Academic

Urologists

• The list goes on…

Resident Leadership

• Our Residents
• Serve on AUA and other

national committees

• Serve on hospital committees
• Multiple leadership positions
• n the resident council
• Numerous Awards

Regional Powerhouse

• #1 provider of urologic care

in KC and Kansas

• #1 hospital in the region
• #1 residency program at

KU and one of the top programs in the nation.

• U.S. News and World
• #19 Overall
• #17 for Pediatrics

Residency Program

 20 Urology residents  4 residents per year  1 Urologic Oncology (SUO) fellow/year

Residency Program

 Top 95th percentile for index cases  Resident salaries are in the 75th percentile  New Urology Floor with offices and call rooms  Dedicated classroom: J Max Holz (halls) for the Gifted  Dedicated Xi Simulator with MIS/Robotic curriculum

Resident Didactics

• Dedicated Conferences 2

mornings/week

• Journal Club
• GME conference monthly
• Simulation lab
• In-Service Review
• Resident Retreat

Teaching Sites

• University of Kansas Medical Center
• Multidisciplinary referral center
• Indian Creek Campus
• VA Medical Center
• Very busy VA, open experience, autonomy
• Children’s Mercy Hospital
• Nationally recognized children’s hospital
• Truman Medical Center
• Inner city hospital experience
• Cameron Regional Medical Center
• Rural health experience

Rotations

• PGY 1

– All residents match at KU – 6 months surgery (TMC, ICU, Gen, Transplant, etc.) – 6 months urology (3 KU, 2 TMC, 1 CMH)

• PGY 2

– 3 months dedicated research – 3 months Cameron Regional – 3 months Children’s Mercy – 3 months KUMC

Rotations

• PGY 3

– 3 months VA – 6 months KUMC

• 6 weeks ICC

– 3 months Indian Creek

• PGY 4

– 3 months CMH – 3 months VA – 6 months KUMC

• 6 weeks ICC
• PGY 5

– 3 months Truman – 3 months VA – 6 months KUMC

Career Paths

Private and Community practices Fellowships (15 residents / last 11 years) Colorado, John Hopkins, Indiana, Kansas, Lahey, Loyola, Mayo, MDACC, Michigan, MSKCC, UC San Diego, USC, Vanderbilt, Virginia Mason, U of Washington

Mentoring

All residents are assigned a faculty mentor in their first year

• Research advice
• Career advice
• Social/personal support

Residents may change mentors based on identification of specialty interest

Urology Research

• Mentorship starting PGY-1
• 3 months of protected time PGY-2
• Publication Goals
• Research and Protocol Meetings
• Journal Club
• Research staff support
• Biostats support

Research Curriculum

• Attend meetings with abstract

presentations

• Resident Research Award ($2500)

Perks

Research Opportunities

Benyi Li, MD, PhD

• Prostate cancer
• R21 funding

Jeffrey Holzbeierlein, MD

• Hsp90 inhibition in prostate and

bladder cancer

• R01 funding

John Taylor, MD

• Mouse models of bladder cancer
• Novel drugs
• Leo & Anne Albert Institute for

Bladder Cancer Care and Research funding

Ben Woolbright, PhD

• Bladder Cancer research-

molecular targets

Eugene Lee, MD

• Glucose metabolism in bladder

cancer

• Urology Foundation Research

Scholar Award funding

Jill Hamilton-Reeves, PhD

• R37 and ACS Grants
• Nutrition and GU Cancer

Shellie Ellis, PhD

• Decision making in GU Cancers
• Foundation Grant

Jeffrey Thompson, PhD

• Biostatistics in GU Cancer

Robust Resident Presence

• Resident Presentations

– South Central Section – SUO – WCE – GU ASCO – AUA – ASRM – SUFU – SAU – And More

Kansas City

• Metro area 2.2 million people
• One of the most affordable cities in the U.S.
• http://findingkansascity.com/

WELCOME AND ENJOY!

QUESTIONS?