Going into urology

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For those of you going into urology, what gets you excited about urology? What about the field really makes you want to go into it?

 

[ineedsleep]

You forgot to change both your neurosurgeries to urology when you copied the question from a previous thread where you asked the same of neurosurgeons. But it gave me a good laugh. Sorry I can’t be helpful in actually answering the question.

 

[viagradoc]

Lifestyle is above average for being a surgeon, very few weekend and middle of the night emergencies. Surgery is generally 8-5 M-F. See pts of all ages and both genders. A mix of clinical medicine in office, minor procedures in office (cystoscopy, vasectomy, etc.). endoscopy under anes. at hospital or in surgical center, and major surgery, including robotics if you are interested. Radiography is facinating. Evolving field with lasers, laparoscopy. Urologists as a group are very innovative when it comes to technology. You see newborn babies (if you want), kids, but there generally is a predilection for working with elderly men and women as patients. Unless you want to be a Pediatric Urologist Subspecialist in a large city, you will treat elderly people as well as young people, but if you despise communicating with elderly people, dont go in to this! Talk with a community hospital OR nurse and ask which speciality surgeons are there after hours, and how often. It may matter you, at least eventually. And if you do cardiac surgery, you obviously have very sick post op patients in the ICU all the time to take care of. This goes for nites and wknds, too.

 

[ercxi]

I didn't ask the question but as someone who is interested in urology, thank you for the very informative response.

 

[Tiger26]

For those of you going into urology, what gets you excited about urology? What about the field really makes you want to go into it?

If you get a rise outta lookin at dicks all day, then go with urology, just make sure not to get your panties in a bundle given how competitive it is.

In all serious though, even though I'm not really into it, I can see how a lot of people are--quick procedures and thought-provoking surgeries, real impacts on peoples' lives, good pay, robots, etc

 

[InternationlDoc]

Couple of seniors who are going into Urology told me that AOA is a serious criteria at decent # of programs FWIW. I find that ridiculous, but thats what I've heard. I'm sure the same could be said about Plastics, Derm, and ENT...sheesh