Urology Residency Didactics Schedule
Encouraging Professional Growth and Development
Residents and faculty actively participate and interact in weekly didactics, including various conferences, Grand Rounds, case studies, lectures and Journal club/reading. Didactics are held at Hackensack University Medical Center with protected time for resident education on Tuesday and Friday morning.| Session | Day & Time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Performance & Quality Review | 1st Tuesday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Residents present case numbers and review morbidities/mortalities with literature analysis. |
| Grand Rounds | 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 – 9:00 AM | Visiting faculty give a lecture on a urology topic, followed by a Q&A session with residents. |
| Tumor Board Conference | 3rd Tuesday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Multidisciplinary team analyzes patient cases, pathology slides, and radiology findings. Residents discuss diagnoses and management. |
| Uroradiology Conference | 4th Tuesday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Radiology-focused case reviews where residents interpret imaging and correlate with clinical findings. |
| Journal Club | 4th Tuesday, 6:00 – 8:00 PM | Residents analyze selected journal articles with faculty over dinner to improve critical thinking. |
| Pediatric Urology Conference | 1st Friday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Case-based presentations covering key pediatric urology topics over a two-year cycle. |
| Didactic Lectures | 3rd Friday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Faculty-led lectures on core urology topics, biostatistics, ethics, and practice management. |
| Campbell’s Review | 2nd, 4th & 5th Friday, 7:00 – 8:00 AM | Resident-led review of Campbell’s Urology textbook with faculty mentorship. |