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Urology - Residency Planning FAQ

1. Why do students choose to train in your specialty? What is it they find attractive?

   Urology is the ultimate broad diverse specialty with aspects of all other fields within it.
   Urology has a combination of outpatient clinical care as well as minor surgical procedures and major operative procedures.

2. What are the top 10 training programs nationally in terms of overall reputation?

   Johns Hopkins	University of Maryland	University of Iowa
   Northwestern	University of Michigan	Cleveland Clinic
   Harvard - Brigham	Indiana - Vanderbilt
   Cornell University	UCLA

   
   

3. What are some good regional programs?

• University of Maryland
• University of Pennsylvania
• Jefferson
• University of Virginia
• Johns Hopkins



4. What are the strengths of the program here at the University of Maryland?

• Surgery
• Laparoscopy



5. What are the factors you look at when evaluating an applicant from most important to least important?

• Grades
• Board Scores
• Hard work
• Outgoing Personality



6. What advice do you have for University of Maryland students interested in your specialty?

   Study hard, as board scores are key to getting good interviews. Do a urology rotation at your top picks and work hard to impress them.

7. If students have more questions, whom in your department should they contact and how can they reach them?

   Geoffrey Sklar, MD - 410-328-5544

   Visit our website: http://www.umm.edu/urology/.

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