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3rd Cadaveric Advanced Laparoscopic 3D Urology Postgraduate Course 2020

19 February 2020 -21 February 2020

12th Annual European Paediatric Colorectal and Pelvic Reconstruction Congress & Urology in anorectal malformations & Paediatric Surgery Postgraduate Seminars

4 December 2019 -7 December 2019

Bedside teaching

1 May 2017 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology
All of us are involved in the teaching and training of under or postgraduate medical students and nurses. This article gives a patient’s perspective and thoughts on being an ‘interesting’ patient within a ward or clinic setting. Important points to...

Cystitis Unmasked

5 October 2021 | Infection, Functional Urology
Cystitis is often viewed as a heartsink diagnosis, and sometimes one of exclusion. The aetiology is multifactorial and misunderstood. Treatment has been based on dogma, and poor clinical and scientific evidence. The truth is, that despite the significant morbidity caused...

How to organise a urology taster week as a foundation trainee

5 November 2019 |
Current exposure to urology in medical undergraduate curriculums is relatively sparse in comparison to the other surgical specialties with one study reporting just 42% of students having a compulsory attachment. These attachments were an average length of just one week...

JCST, GMC, HEE and SACs: how this alphabet soup translates into a seven-year urology training programme

8 December 2021 |
As many trainees will know, and I count myself among them, there are a plethora of organisations involved in our training. Most of us will be familiar with our deaneries, the haven we return to once a month for our...

The master’s degree in urology – a personal perspective

1 November 2015 |
I have recently completed a master’s degree in urology, based jointly with the University of Edinburgh and the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. I began the course three months after commencing ST3 in urology. I had begun exploring the...

So you want to go on a Fellowship: part 1

1 January 2016 |
Look out for part 2 of this series later in 2016 when the author will discuss settling into the research role of his fellowship and will reflect on his first year overseas. This is the first in a series of...

University of Edinburgh Online ChM application deadline

27 August 2021 -31 July 2023
This online, exclusively distance-based programme is delivered by the University in partnership with the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh and leads to the award of Master of Surgery (ChM). It runs alongside clinical training and complements in-the-workplace training. You will be supported by asynchronous discussion by our faculty of over 30 Consultant Urologists and Oncologists.

Challenges in urology during and after the COVID-19 pandemic: a trainee perspective

16 May 2022 | | COVID-19 - Urology News
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected urological practice in many ways and at all levels. Social media has been set alight with the hashtag #NoTrainingTodayNoSurgeonsTomorrow highlighting the undesired consequences of the reduction in training opportunities. The impact has been considered by...

The emerging role of physician associates in urology

1 November 2015 | | Andrology, Basic Science Research, Endourology and Stones, Functional Urology, Infection, Neurourology, Paediatric Urology, Reconstructive Urology, Technological Developments, Trauma and Emergency Urology, Urologic Oncology, Uroradiology
The physician associate (PA) is a new role in the NHS which has expanded across medical and surgical specialties to include urology. In the USA, it has long been an established field of practice where physician assistants work autonomously within...

MOOCs

1 July 2015 | | Technological Developments
Technology has always been intimately linked to new educational methods. This has included distance learning, learning through multimedia and finally computer-based learning. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are so called because they can be taken by an unlimited number of...
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