Yale Urology Residency Program

Annually, three candidates are selected for the five-year program.

The residents rotate at a variety of clinic settings, including Yale New Haven Hospital (York St. Campus; YSC), Yale New Haven Hospital (Saint Raphael Campus; SRC), Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital (YNHCH), Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, and the VA Connecticut Healthcare System in West Haven. As the largest health care system and academic medical center in the state, our residents experience a large volume and wide variety of urologic conditions, both common and rare.

We have worked hard to create a call system that ensures proper patient coverage and supervision while minimizing its impact on residents’ weekday schedules and work-life balance. Since instituting a night float system, the off-hours call burden has been significantly reduced. A senior resident (PGY 4-5) can expect seven to eight nights of back-up/home call and NO in-house call each month. A junior resident (PGY 2-3) has an average of three to four nights of in-house (weekend) call, and seven to eight nights of home call for our VA. Residents will generally work one every four weekends. Number of call nights will vary based on rotation and vacations.

Our residents benefit from a formal surgical skills curriculum consisting of monthly sessions in open, laparoscopic, robotic, microscopic, and endoscopic skills. Robotic and laparoscopic training includes simulators as well as dry-lab training. In addition to the surgical expertise of the Yale Urology faculty, the curriculum includes teaching by vascular, colorectal, and reconstructive surgeons.

Graduated autonomy progresses with each year and senior residents are expected to transition from student to teacher to their junior colleagues and medical students.

The goal of the Yale Urology residency is to train outstanding urologic surgeons and to provide the confidence and flexibility to pursue a variety of career options, be it general urology or specialization through a fellowship. Pursuit of excellence in clinical care, innovation in research, and integrity of character is stressed. The resident will be competent in inpatient care, ambulatory urology, medical knowledge, practice-based learning, interpersonal skills and communication, professionalism, system-based practices, and surgical skills. We are extremely proud of our resident graduates and the exceptional care they provide patients in New Haven and beyond.

The importance of mentorship cannot be understated. We believe that strong mentors are an incredible resource to advance our residents’ growth through their training, navigation of challenging scenarios, and exposure to a broad network with the greater urologic community. For these reasons, each resident is provided a faculty mentor on day one. They check in at least quarterly and ensure they are progressing well, and their personal and professional needs are being met. We expect residents will also find additional mentors that will develop organically during their training.

• PGY 1 - $82,602
• PGY 2 - $85,388
• PGY 3 - $93,832
• PGY 4 - $98,374
• PGY 5 - $103,142

Yale residents are expected to conduct research throughout their training. An important part of advancing the science of urology is sharing work with colleagues at regional and national conferences. Yale Urology encourages our residents to actively participate. To facilitate these events, we will support travel, lodging, and meals.

Residents have three weeks of vacation each academic year. An additional week is provided during the winter holiday season. Residents take two of the three big holidays off (Thanksgiving, Christmas, and/or New Years), along with their flanking days.

By the end of residency, each resident will:

• Attain superior knowledge of the etiology and management of urologic diseases in the following domains: andrology, surgery of the adrenal gland, stone disease, endourology, female urology, infertility, infectious diseases, male sexual dysfunction, neurourology, obstructive urologic diseases, oncology, pediatric urology, renovascular diseases, renal transplantation, sexuality, trauma, and urodynamics.
• Provide total care to the patient with graded responsibility by level of training, including initial evaluation, diagnosis, use of information technology, selection of appropriate therapy, performance of high caliber surgical technique, management of any adverse events, delivery of service aimed at preventive urologic care, and collaboration with all health care professionals for patient-focused care.
  
• Participate actively in urologic research. Residents will contribute meaningfully to many projects over their time in training. We specifically ask that at least one long-term study is of their own conception and is seen through publication with the help of appropriate mentorship.
• Gain experiences in different settings including an academic university hospital, community hospital, and a VA medical center.
• Demonstrate competency as defined by faculty review in patient care, teaching, leadership, organization, and administration.
  
• Evaluate their patient care practices in light of new scientific evidence and quality improvement principles.
  
• Develop productive and ethically appropriate relationships with patients and families.
• Work effectively as a member of entire health care team in a high reliability health care organization.
• Be sensitive to patients’ culture, age, gender, and disabilities.
• Demonstrate integrity and responsibility in professional activities.
• Understand multiple methods of health delivery systems and strive to optimize these for patient care benefit.

The first step in applying to the Department of Urology must be accomplished by submitting through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS).

A complete packet consists of the following documents:

• CV
• Application
• Personal statement
• Three letters of recommendation (at least two from urology rotations, including home program and sub-internships)
• Medical school transcript
• USMLE Step 1 & 2 score

The deadline for applications to be considered for review is October 1.

We will have in person interviews November 17 and 24, 2025. Virtual interviews for Sub-I applicants only will be held November 25, 2025. Resident selection is based on a consensus of the urology faculty members.

Resident selection is based on an evaluation of:

• Academic performance in medical school, including a dean's letter, grades, awards, and USMLE scores
• Extracurricular activities and accomplishments
• Interview and interpersonal skills
• Personal statement
• Personal recommendation letters
• Demonstrated commitment to a career in urology through scholarly activities and participation in clinical urology activities

We accept three (3) trainees per year.

The Yale Urology Residency Program dates back to 1924, when a third-year surgery resident elected to specialize in urology and spent one year on the urology service. Over the next 10 years, surgical residents with an interest in genitourinary surgery were appointed as urology residents; and by 1934, regular assignments of a urology resident became routine after completion of a three-year surgical residency.

An official three-year training program for urology, approved by ACGME and the residency review committee, would be formally established twenty years later. Like our field, Yale Urology has grown significantly in size and scope, often leading the way in embracing change and progress, greatly benefiting our residents. A number of national leaders in academic urology, as well as several current faculty, have trained at Yale through our residency program.

Today, Yale Urology offers residents a dynamic learning experience with diverse sub-specialty training and care, a strong clinical foundation, and the opportunity to collaborate with world-class researchers from a variety of biomedical fields. Our education-focused approach allows residents to work closely with fellowship-trained faculty members who have a broad range of clinical, academic, and cultural backgrounds. Our core mission is to train future leaders of academic urology. Clinical proficiency, integrity, and sensitivity to patient satisfaction are paramount.