Resident Experience - PGY 5

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PGY 5:

Rotations as a chief resident will be at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, LBJ Hospital, and Memorial Hermann Hospital.

MD Anderson Cancer Center:

Chief resident at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center serves in the same capacity as the oncology fellows. They are assigned a teaching service. In the role, they are responsible for the care of all the patients assigned to this service. The resident first assists with the faculty on all the patients operated on this service. They are responsible for directing the care and coordination of the activities of the junior residents on this service. Rounds are made twice daily, chief residents are expected rapid progression to the level where they can function independently. Chief residents are involved in conferences at M. D. Anderson including didactic conference and Journal Club and are expected to have completed the independent research mentored by the M. D. Anderson faculty.

LBJ General Hospital:

The chief resident is responsible for the service at LBJ and supervise the junior resident who is on the Urology service. Although their is close faculty supervision, the residents have taken a more active role as the provider for the patients. It is expected that a increase of responsibility leads the resident to assume a more active role in the decision making process for pre- and post-operative management. Residents should demonstrate independent clinical activity, respective evaluation, diagnostic formulation, and pre-and post-operative care.

Memorial Hermann Hospital - TMC:

Chief residents run the adult service at Memorial Hermann and directs the residency staff. They are responsible for the coordination of all clinical care, inpatient and outpatient, and consultative. He/she is expected to be present in clinic when not in the operating room, as well as make twice daily rounds with staff and faculty. Details for patient care, scheduling, follow-up for inpatients are his/her responsibility. PGY5's function independently, anticipating problems and complications, consulting with the attending, and providing exemplary care for patients by themselves with staff. Understanding of the Urologic disease completely and to be able to recognize it and to treat all of it.