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.

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.

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.

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.

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Program’s Mission

The mission of the Mayo Clinic Urology residency program is to train competent, compassionate, professional, and evidence-based urologic surgeons, embedded with the institutional philosophy that the needs of the patient come first. The Urology residency program is dedicated to providing the highest quality urologic training in the country, with the goal of developing the most skilled, well-trained, and sought-after urologists.

Program Aims

1. Train and develop future leaders in Urology.
2. Provide training in diagnosing urologic pathologies and conditions, surgical treatment, and clinical management of urologic conditions, and provide opportunity to develop and hone surgical skills.
3. Provide tools and resources necessary for the development of clinical and surgical skills. Supplement trainee education through didactic education and skill training/simulation labs.
4. Provide support and mentorship to ensure the progressive development and professional maturity of our trainees as measured through observation, performance evaluations, skills assessments, graduated responsibilities, and advancement to next training levels.
5. Foster a culture of support, cohesiveness, collegiality, and continuous improvement. These are evidenced by the integral involvement of the faculty in all aspects of resident training, support and encouragement of resident participation in national and regional conferences and meetings, opportunities provided residents to pursue training specific to their individual career goals, program and department sponsored social activities designed to forge personal and professional relationships, modeled professional demeanor and behavior by the faculty, and always encouraged and sometimes assigned responsibilities in committees and work groups.