Urology Residency

About Our Program

A five-year residency program with world-class training in general urology, endourology/stone disease, urologic oncology, reconstruction and pediatric urology.

Training residents has long been a major mission at BIDMC's Division of Urologic Surgery — for many decades as affiliates with Brigham & Women’s Hospital, and more recently with Lahey Clinic. Given the outstanding educational opportunities at BIDMC, growth of our clinical volume and increase in complement of faculty in different disciplines of urology, we set a goal to start our own independent residency program. As a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, we have continued our tradition of extraordinary resident education and established our independent residency program in July 2019.

Program Highlights

BIDMC is a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital
Exposure to both tertiary and community urologic care
Expert training in robotic, minimally invasive and laparoscopic surgery
Advanced training in reconstructive urology including robust exposure to gender-affirming surgery
Robust training in advanced surgical management of BPH including Aquablation, HoLEP, and simple prostatectomy
A Resident Clinic dedicated to resident training where residents will have the opportunity to care for their own patients with direct faculty support and supervision

Resident Call Schedule

The call pool at our main campus includes all residents in the program who are not assigned to off-site rotations (e.g., BI-Needham or Boston Children’s Hospital). Call is tiered, with junior and mid-level residents assigned slightly more shifts than senior residents. All call coverage at BIDMC is home call.

Chief residents take "buddy call" alongside the intern, while PGY-2 through PGY-4 residents take independent call. Our call schedule is unique and does not follow a standard “q3” or “q5” model. On average, residents take one weekday call shift per week (Monday through Thursday). In addition, each resident is assigned approximately one “power weekend” per month, during which they are on call from Friday evening through Monday morning. This is followed by a post-call day on Monday. This structure typically allows for three “golden weekends” per month.

Call at Needham is divided between the resident and covering APPs. It is generally Q2 with approximately 1 weekend of coverage per month. Needham residents will generally cover one weekend per month at BIDMC.

Apply for Urology Residency

Applicants should register online with the American Urological Association Match Program. Applications may be submitted through the American Urological Association Match Program. In order for your ERAS application to be complete, the following must be submitted:

Completed application
Personal statement
Curriculum vitae
Official transcript from your medical school
Dean's letter
Three letters of recommendation
USMLE board scores

Once the application is completed, the Interview Selection Committee reviews each application and grants a limited number of interviews. Applicants will be notified in October if they have been selected for an interview. For additional information, please email Amy York-Ming Wong, Program Coordinator.