SSM Health-Saint Louis University School of Medicine Program

Program Identity & Fit

This is a university-affiliated academic urology program built on the SSM Health/SLU partnership, integrating three distinct clinical sites—an adult academic hospital, a dedicated children's hospital (Cardinal Glennon), and a community hospital (St. Mary's)—giving residents broad exposure across pediatric urology, oncology/reconstruction, general urology, and urogynecology. The five-year structure allots unusually heavy pediatric urology time (two months as intern, six months in PGY-2, four more in PGY-4), signaling a program identity that treats pediatric urology as a core pillar rather than an elective exposure. Didactics are structured around AUA core curriculum, multidisciplinary GU tumor boards, and required resident-led grand rounds and journal club presentations, reflecting an academic, case-based teaching culture layered onto SLU's Jesuit "cura personalis" mission emphasizing whole-person, community-engaged care. Research is present through quarterly journal club and professional development sessions but is not positioned as the program's defining output; clinical breadth and multidisciplinary integration are the stronger identity markers.