General Prerequisites
For the attendance of the teaching sessions and clinical trainning in the subject of Urology, in order to achieve the desired learning objectives, as they described below, students must have adequate knowledge in: anatomy, histology and embryology, physiology, pathophysiology and pathological anatomy of the urinary tract and the male genital tract. In addition to successfully attend the clinical practice, students are required to be familiar to the basic methods of physical-clinical examination and diagnosis.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successfull completion of the tutoring courses as well as the clinical practice, students are expected to:
- Recognize the position of organs of the male urinary and genital tract on the body.
- Obtain a basic urological history.
- Practice basic methods of physical examination, especially performing a digital rectal examination and palpation of the scrotum.
- Describe the importance and usefullness of laboratory tests in order to check the function/dysfunction of the male urinary and genital tract.
- Recognize the organs of the male urinary and genital tract in imaging studies, particularly in ultrasonography.
- Familiarize themselves with the technique of placing a self-retaining bladder catheter (Foley), as well as the possible difficulties and complications.
- Recognize the emergencies of the male urinary and genital tract (renal colic, testicular torsion, urosepsis etc.).
- Present (under guidance) a simple urological clinical case.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The teaching of the Urology course at the 1st Urology Department will take place in five (5) groups of approximately thirty (30) students. The training for each group lasts three weeks and includes tutorial teaching and clinical practice.
Α. Tutorial teaching
The fifteen (15) hourly tutoring courses will take place in the auditorium of the “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital, which is located on the ground floor, in the area of the emergency rooms, as well as in similar areas of the “Papageorgiou” General Hospital. The subjects that will be developed in the tutorials are the following:
- Getting familiar with the urinary tract
- Prostate diseases
- Male sexual and reproductive function
- Functional voiding problems - Female Urology
- Infections of the urinary and genital tract
- Urolithiasis - Endourology
- Tumors of the urinary bladder
- Renal tumors - Testicular tumors
- Urological emergencies
All courses will be accompanied by electronic slide show and other available multimedia as appropriate.
Β. Clinical practice
The mandatory clinical practice of the students takes place in the clinic rooms on the 2nd floor of the “G. Gennimatas” General Hospital and in similar areas of the “Papageorgiou” General Hospital every Tuesday-Friday 8.00-12.00 a.m. During the mandatory
four-hour daily, the monitoring of the surgeries as well as the regular clinics is done in rotation in subgroups of 10 people. In particular, students have the opportunity to attend the following activities after consultation with the coordinator, faculty members and Clinic doctors.
- Surgeries Wednesday-Thursday-Friday 8.30-12.00 am (monitoring in the operating room up to 2 students after consultation)
- Participation in the 24h emergency service according to the hospital's Emergency Program
- Regular General Urology Clinics, as well as Special Clinics Tuesday to Friday 09:00-12:00 a.m.
The 1st Urology Dpt. is going to organize occasionally a series of supplementary educational meetings outside working hours and Medical School hours.The aim of these meetings is the presentation and more extensive discussion of incidents from the clinic both by the faculty members and by the students themselves, if they wish, in order to fill in any gaps that arise due to the limited time of the compulsory program.
The program as well as the presentations of the courses, the absences, the grades and issues concerning the students will be posted on the website of the 1st Urology Dpt. (www.a-urology.med.auth.gr).
The students are welcome and encourged to attend the in-training doctors teaching sessions and the scientific program of the Urological Association of Northern Greece, which take place in the Association hall (Odysseos str. 13) according to the program that will be announced on time.
Special educational events (conferences, workshops, etc.) organized by the Department.
The educational curiculum in Urology is offered in english upon request for groups of exchange (Erasmus) students