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Rigshospitalet, Department of Paediatric Surgery (BUKIR MTU), Paediatric Urology
Copenhagen, Denmark
Structured two-year paediatric urology fellowship in Rigshospitalet's paediatric surgical section (BUKIR MTU), following European training objectives. The fellow works on the ward, in clinic, in theatre and on call, and is expected to sit the European paediatric urology exam (FEAPU) at the end.
Length2 years
Spots1 newly created post (2025 posting)
Starts1 May 2025 or by agreement (2025 posting)
SalaryPaid under the Danish collective agreement for consultants (overlæger)
UEMS European accreditation for paediatric surgery and paediatric urology training (department)ESPU certified training programme (certified January 2013)
What stands out
- Regional, and for some conditions national, referral role that also covers Greenland and the Faroe Islands
- Department is an expert centre in the European Reference Networks ERNICA and eUROGEN for rare diseases
- Program lead
- Jens Hillingsø
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Timeline
- 6 April 2025 (2025 posting; closed)
- Focus
- Two-year full-time paediatric urology fellowship following European guidelines; on-call duties in the paediatric surgical section; ends with written and oral European exam (FEAPU)
- Contact
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Training
- Structure
- Two years full time in the paediatric surgical section, days plus home on-call (30 min response); fellows present cases and papers at teaching meetings
- Research
- Joining research projects is possible and encouraged; a PhD counts in the applicant's favour
- Case numbers
- About 14 operating lists per week (8 day-case, 5 inpatient) and 10 to 15 clinics weekly (department)
- 12 inpatient beds (department)
- Hospitals
- Rigshospitalet, Juliane Marie Centret (initially) · Mary Elizabeths Hospital, Rigshospitalet (later)
Requirements (5)
- Specialist in urology, gastrointestinal surgery or paediatric surgery
- PhD is an advantage
- Copy of specialist authorisation
- CV
- Application addressed to the 7 physician roles