Urology Training Pathway

Medical School

During medical school, you can start gathering evidence to build your portfolio for Core Surgical & Speciality Training applications. Things you can do during medical school to improve your chances at the core surgical training application point:

• Elect to take a Student Selected Component (SSC) in Urology
• Identify a Urology trainee/consultant as a mentor 
• Get involved with a surgical research project
• Conduct a surgical audit project
• Become a member of a national Urology society
• Attend Urology Conferences
• Begin to build your surgical eLogbook

Foundation Years

Foundation year training is 2 years (FY1 & FY2) – during this time, there are a variety of ways to further build a competitive portfolio to separate yourself from other candidates:

• Elect for a Urology surgical rotation – this may not always be possible, an alternative:
• Elect for a taster week in Urology, where you can have time off from another rotation to experience Urology
• Sit your MRCS Part A as a first step towards completing the Membership of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons
• Design & contribute to teaching for medical students and keep evidence of feedback
• Attend educational courses to show your commitment to learning 
• Continue building your surgical eLogbook