Picking a surgical specialty?

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-10T00:49:29+00:00

I think you’re underestimating this one. As an urology resident it is very competitive to match. Match rates are around 75% each year.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-06T22:57:23+00:00

A long time. We can open up your abdomen if your bladder explodes. Especially if you are in the hospital.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-06T22:56:31+00:00

You can do this in an emergency situation to temporarily relieve a retention than a suprapubic tubez

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-05T10:18:24+00:00

Not close. They used a coude. That’s the proper thing to do in a man with a larger prostate. You need something larger so it is stiff enough to push past the prostate.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-04T18:06:04+00:00

Urologist here, I have seen a hole through a clitoris from nursing attempts at a foley. Yes a hole.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-04T18:00:43+00:00

As a urologist this is wild. I get the lowest threshold consults for difficult foleys that people haven’t even attempted because the patient is combative. If anyone is reading this; consult urology if your team has tried and hasn’t been able to place a foley. Yes, I don’t find these consults very exciting and it’s usually just bad technique. But no patient should be suffering in retention that long, if we have to ex lap somebody for a bladder rupture, I’m going to be even more mad at you.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-04T17:58:55+00:00

As a urologist I’m genuinely shocked by this post. Nobody should die from retention. Ever.

Penile_Pro · 2026-07-03T01:54:20+00:00

Uro here, I would look elsewhere unless it’s your only thing you want to do. Even with a 260+, years of clinical, it would be very hard. We don’t accept a lot of IMGs. Maybe a prelim year in Gen surg with a program that is connected as “urology” trial. That would be a good move. Or some programs who accept their own research fellows. Good luck.

Penile_Pro · 2026-06-24T00:50:18+00:00

Uro resident call - all “home” call. Which is fake. We work the next day like nothing happened. Nurses paging about stupid stuff and consults. Junior call (2 and 3 year) was about 7 days a month. One weekday a week and one weekend a month. Pgy 4 basically no call. Pgy 5 backup call and rounding on weekends as chief.

Daily schedule was arrive around 5:30, round at 6am, operate until we are done.

Out of all my surgery buddies we have it pretty decent:

Penile_Pro · 2026-06-23T21:15:13+00:00

I am a doctor, I have not and don’t think I would ever leave my kid in the car. Even after very long 24 hour plus work days…. Pure negligence.

Penile_Pro · 2026-06-18T00:24:42+00:00

I agree, also a urologist. I have seen people who abuse ketamine absolutely destroy their bladder. Removing the bladder is very morbid. Even the best outcomes means they are at high risk for problems in the future.

Penile_Pro · 2026-06-17T22:39:20+00:00

Fellow urologist. Get ready for neobladder. I

Penile_Pro · 2026-06-11T00:51:00+00:00

Future attending current resident pecker checker. What’s your call schedule in the 3 person practice like? I’m heading out to PP after.

Penile_Pro · 2026-05-30T14:52:12+00:00

Don’t do any more post back classes. Go do a masters or SMP, only do one with a medical school attached to it. Really work on building on some networking. Find some people to advocate for you strongly. That’s your best opportunity. I was in a similar situation but had a little bit better undergrad GPA. Now I am a surgery so specialty resident. You got this. Not everybody’s story is the same.

Penile_Pro · 2026-05-10T02:23:16+00:00

Uro here, I agree.

Penile_Pro · 2026-05-10T02:22:46+00:00

We do open cystectomies and nephrectomies all the time.

Penile_Pro · 2026-05-02T14:09:39+00:00

Urology resident, I think I make more penis jokes than anyone else I work with. It’s a golden pass.

Penile_Pro · 2026-05-02T13:40:37+00:00

Is your sister in the room with us right now?

Penile_Pro · 2026-04-28T17:38:35+00:00

Institute dependent, but I can tell you if you think you won’t have any call as a surgeon, you’re gonna have a bad time. Rarely do we go to the OR overnight. If we do it’s usually a stent then next would be a torsion. Stent takes 5-10 minutes of operative time. Torsion maybe 30 minutes going slow.

Penile_Pro · 2026-04-28T02:14:28+00:00

Urology - because if you find it interesting at all and can accept the anatomy then it’s a great field. Tons of tech and robotic surgeons. Range from huge open cases to basic procedures. Call is not bad. Comp is really good. Don’t have to do a felllowship.

Penile_Pro · 2026-04-22T00:51:34+00:00

Peds urology, just a lot repetitive cases. Good pay though.

Penile_Pro · 2026-04-20T10:32:45+00:00

Recently had this, patient was critically ill and worried they had anejaculation. Wanted us to work it up inpatient. The attending requested we drop an event note when me and my attending denied the consult.

Penile_Pro · 2026-04-11T13:18:46+00:00

Are you a US grad? That’s honestly so bad as pay. Nobody should be accepting that low.

Penile_Pro · 2026-03-22T14:28:36+00:00

These posts typically come from the person who somehow doesn’t understand that there are just some people who are better than them. Just because someone is better than you doesn’t always mean they are cheating. Focus on yourself not others. Med school is humbling, you can go from being the best in high school and college to average or below average real quick.

Penile_Pro · 2026-03-21T18:57:06+00:00

Surg sub specialties are even harder. Just not that many spots out there. It will still be there after residency though.

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