Urology Residency (Minnesota) - Residencies and Fellowships - Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science

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Overview

The Urology Residency at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, provides a well-rounded clinical and basic science research experience, with exposure to all aspects of urology.

100%

board pass rate

hospital in Minnesota and nationally recognized on the Best Hospitals Honor Roll (U.S. News, 2024-25)

1,200

robotic and laparoscopic surgeries each year

The Department of Urology at Mayo Clinic is committed to excellence in patient care, education, and research. We are a busy department that annually performs approximately:

500 ureteroscopic procedures
150 holmium laser enucleations of the prostate
200 percutaneous surgeries
1,200 robotic and laparoscopic surgeries
50 image-guided procedures (for example, shock wave lithotripsy and image-guided ablative procedures)

Clinically, you become proficient in infertility, endourology, laparoscopic urology, neurourology, sexual dysfunction, the evaluation and treatment of incontinence, reconstructive surgery, urologic oncology, andrology, and pediatric urology.

From a research point of view, you generate the key questions that affect urologic practice patterns and develop the ability to answer these questions through carefully performed basic science and clinical research.

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Urology Residency (Minnesota): Program overview

Additional highlights of the program include:

Mentor model of training, where residents are matched one-on-one with consultants, providing an in-depth learning experience both in clinic and in the operating room
Six eight- to nine-week rotations each year, rotating through all of the core urologic subspecialties, with a customized education experience through additional electives chosen by the resident
A formal simulation curriculum, including dedicated robotic training modules and a microsurgery course
Robust clinical databases, providing unparalleled opportunities for research projects, with departmental support for residents to travel to scientific meetings to present their work
Educational conferences, including an imaging conference aimed at preparation for the oral board exam, multidisciplinary tumor board, topic-oriented journal club, and pediatric urology/radiology/nephrology

Mayo Clinic also offers visiting medical student clerkship opportunities in urology.

The Department of Urology fosters a collaborative and welcoming environment that creates endless opportunities for growth in operative skills, clinical knowledge, and research. Our staff are approachable and understanding of the challenges of residency and go out of their way to mitigate unnecessary burdens on residents. The residents’ support for one another sets this program apart; going to work every day means we get to work with our close friends, which enhances the residency experience.

Frank Jefferson, M.D., PGY-5

Abhinav Khanna, MD, Urology surgeon, leads the surgical team and urology residents in setting up instrumentation for a robotic surgical procedure.

Your training experience

As a resident at Mayo Clinic, you'll have access to robust clinical, educational, and research resources. You'll find support both inside and outside of the campus to promote physical and mental wellness and ensure your work/life balance.

Director's welcome

We offer an unparalleled didactic curriculum, plenty of patients to see with common and uncommon urologic disorders, a strong belief in graduated resident responsibility, and many opportunities to teach and do research.

Accreditation and certification

The Urology Residency is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Upon completion of the residency, graduates are eligible to take the urology certification examinations offered by The American Board of Urology | Board Certified Urologists.

Program history

The Urology Residency at Mayo Clinic's campus in Rochester, Minnesota, was established in 1954 and over 200 residents have completed training in this program. Six trainees complete this program annually.