Entries from MMC: News tagged with 'urology'
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand's 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting
The Organising Committees of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand’s 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting and the Australian and New Zealand Urological Nurses Society’s 14th Annual Meeting invite you to participate in the 2009 Annual Scientific Meeting. The Gold...
2nd World Congress on Controversies in Urology
5-8 February 2009 2nd World Congress on Controversies in Urology (CURy) Lisbon Congress Center, Lisbon, Portugal www.comtecmed.com/cury...
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand's 61st Annual Scientific Meeting
Over 615 delegates attended the ASM in Hong Kong in February 2008. This was USANZ's first offshore meeting for 35 years. New ground was broken, both educationally and in involving Asian countries in our Society through the Scientific Meeting. http://www.urosoc.org.au/asm-2008-hong-kong/...
Entries from MMC: Resources tagged with 'urology'
Choosing Urology
A great guide to assist those considering a career in Urology....
What is urology?
What is urology?...
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand
Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand....
The surgical workforce in Australia: An overview of supply and requirements 2004-2015
Australian Medical Workforce Advisory Committee. (2005). The surgical workforce in Australia: An overview of supply and requirements 2004-2015. Sydney, NSW....
Entries from MMC: Specialty profiles tagged with 'urology'
Flexibility in Training
See Surgery - Flexibility in Training...
Availability/Competition for training positions
In 2007, fifteen trainees were appointed to SET 1 in Australia....
Cost of Training
See Surgery - Cost of Training...
Length of Training
SET is a five year program with applicants being accepted either into SET 1, SET 2 or SET 3. Those accepted into more advanced levels of SET are more experienced. After completion of the SET program a fellowship year may...
Application process
Applications are made via the SET framework. Prior to commencing the training program the following mandatory requirements must be met: Completion of at least 2 terms (min 10 weeks each) in surgical units. At least one of these must be...
Training Program
Urology training is via the SET program which is completed over six years. Applicants are then eligible to undertake a fellowship upon completion of SET....
Lifestyle and Practice Options
Urology is often viewed as a more lifestyle orientated surgical specialty mostly due to the perception that many urological patients make a quick post operative recovery and there are few urological emergencies. As a result, on-call requirements for urologists are...
Medical indemnity
Use our risk category tool to see what risk category is assigned to this specialty....
Intellectual content
Urological surgeons have an in depth knowledge of the anatomy of the abdomen, pelvis and external genitalia. As part of early training, basic physiology and pathology is taught. Advanced trainees focus on learning the specifics of medical and surgical urology....
The doctor-patient relationship
Urologists deal with a range of patients with both life threatening and benign conditions of all ages. On a given day they may consult a young man with testicular cancer, an elderly man with difficulty urinating and a middle aged...
The workplace
Urologists treat both medical and surgical conditions which relate to the urogenital system. This includes diseases of the bladder, urethra, male genitalia, ureters, kidneys and adrenals. These specialists are involved in the care of men’s sexual and reproductive health. Disorders...
Urology
Urology is the surgical specialty which deals with diseases of the urinary tract and male genitals. Aside from nephrologists, there are no physician counterparts to urologists and as a result these specialists will often administer both non-surgical and interventional therapy....
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