University of Florida Program

Program Identity & Fit

University of Florida's Urology Residency is a university-based, academic program anchored at UF Health Shands Hospital (a Level I trauma tertiary/quaternary referral center) with additional experience at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital and the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, giving residents exposure to complex oncologic, pediatric, reconstructive, and general urologic care across public and veteran populations. The department maintains a substantial translational and clinical research infrastructure focused on genitourinary cancer, endourology/stone disease, and functional urology, with named endowed chairs and active multi-institutional trials (e.g., SunRISe-4), and residents are integrated as co-authors on faculty publications. Nearly every graduate over the past decade has pursued subspecialty fellowship training (endourology/MIS, urologic oncology, pediatric urology, reconstruction, FPMRS, infertility), often at UF itself or other top academic centers, reflecting a program identity oriented toward subspecialized academic urology rather than general community practice. The five-level rotation structure (URO1-URO5) builds from broad general-surgery/urology foundations toward advanced HoLEP, minimally invasive/robotic, oncologic, pediatric, and reconstructive competencies, indicating a program that values technical progression, academic productivity, and fellowship-track career planning.