Division of Urology - Education Programs
Postgraduate Education
Our Urology Residency Program is a fully accredited five-year program. The ratio of residents to faculty in our program is 1:1, and first-time success at the Royal College Principles of Surgery and Final Specialty Certification Examinations is above the national average.
The first two years of training are core surgery. The first year (PGY-1) consists of 13 four-week rotations. Mandatory rotations include 12 weeks of urology and eight weeks of general surgery. Most of the remaining 32 weeks are elective and structured to the individual’s needs. The second year of training (PGY-2) is the general surgical year, consisting of six months of general surgery, three months of vascular surgery and three months of surgical ICU. The final three years of training (PGY-3 to PGY-5) are in urology. Rotations are at The Ottawa Hospital and at the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO), and usually include three to six months of paediatric urology.
Resident research is mandatory, and research-in-progress days are held twice a year at which time residents present their ideas and work-to-date. Residents are also encouraged to make presentations at the annual Department of Surgery Research Day (Collins Surgical Day) as well as at national and international meetings.
Application Information
Application to our residency program must be made through the Canadian Resident Matching Service (CaRMS). You will also find more detailed information about our residency program on the CaRMS site. For more information about surgical postgraduate education please visit our Department of Surgery homepage.
For more information about applying to postgraduate medical education programs at the University of Ottawa, please also click here.
Ontario International Medical Graduates and Outfunded Trainees
Ontario International Medical Graduates and outfunded trainees please click here for application information. You may also visit the Department of Surgery Homepage for additional information about postgraduate surgical education.
Contact Information
For additional information about the Urology Residency Program, please contact:
Dr. J.S. Oake
Program Director, Urology Postgraduate Education
Division of Urology, University of Ottawa Hospital
General Campus
501 Smyth Road,
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L6
Tel: (613) 521-3380
Fax: (613) 521-7742
Elizabeth Balharrie
Administrative Assistant
Division of Urology
Residency Program
613-737-8899 ext 79341
613-737-8831 Fax