Hackensack Meridian Health Program

Program Identity & Fit

Hackensack University Medical Center's Urology Residency is a nationally ranked (Top 20) academic program situated in an 803-bed tertiary/quaternary teaching hospital with Level I adult trauma designation, offering high surgical volume and a distinctive emphasis on robotics, men's health, and sexual medicine. The program emphasizes resident autonomy in shaping their own educational path, with residents actively involved in program evaluation and curriculum development, and highlights one of the nation's highest-volume robotic urology programs as a signature strength. Research opportunities are described as available and encouraged alongside clinical training, but the program's stated mission is to produce excellent generalist or subspecialist urologists rather than positioning itself as a research-output pipeline. The program values highly motivated, patient-centered, team-oriented residents who embrace a collaborative, tight-knit culture and want an active role in their own training experience.