M4 Rotations

The Department of Urology offers a four-week elective to the M4 student.  This elective is geared toward those students showing a serious interest in pursuing a urologic residency.  For this reason, students who plan to apply to the NEOUCOM Urology Residency Program are highly encouraged to participate in this elective.  This four-week elective is offered only on the Akron campus under the approval of the Department Chair. 

The goals of this elective are to: 1) increase the student’s understanding of the scope of urology.  Responsibility includes histories and physicals on in- and outpatients, ambulatory care evaluation, and participation in surgical cases; 2) initiate the student into reading about specific urologic diseases and problems; 3) to achieve a deeper understanding of the anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology of urologic disease.

Requirements of this M4 rotation include: 1) participation in the on-call schedule; 2) daily rounds and duties as dictated by the Chief Resident; 3) surgical scrubbing; 4) participation in all GU conferences and Journal Clubs; 5) a five-minute PowerPoint presentation during Wednesday Grand Rounds on a focused urologic topic as directed by the Chief Resident or Department Chair. 

After your elective is approved, you will receive a schedule with where to report, times, important phone numbers, etc., approximately two weeks prior to your elective.  If you don’t receive a schedule within a week of your start date, contact Mandarin Dague at 330-543-8212.

Click on the link below to apply for an elective: