NYU Grossman School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

NYU Grossman School of Medicine's Urology Residency is a highly selective, five-year, four-resident-per-year academic program rooted in a 19th-century tradition of urologic education and built around four distinct clinical environments: NYU Langone's Tisch/Kimmel tertiary academic center with seven da Vinci robotic systems (including a single-port platform), Bellevue's high-acuity public safety-net population, the VA NY Harbor system with its basic science labs, and the community-based Brooklyn site. The program emphasizes progressive resident autonomy across all urologic subspecialties (oncology, endourology, pediatric urology, reconstructive/urogyn, gender-affirming surgery, andrology, trauma), with a structured PGY-3 dedicated research block requiring a faculty mentor and at least one peer-reviewed publication. Its academic identity is reinforced by heavy subspecialty exposure, high-volume robotic and minimally invasive surgery, and strong fellowship placement outcomes, indicating a program oriented toward producing subspecialty-trained academic urologists rather than general community practitioners. The program values candidates with demonstrated research productivity, strong academic performance, and evidence of scholarly engagement (AOA, presentations, publications) alongside surgical aptitude.