PediatricInternational
University Children's Hospital Utrecht (WKZ/UMC Utrecht)
Utrecht, Netherlands
Paediatric urology fellowship in the Paediatric Renal Center at Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (UMC Utrecht), covering the full range of tertiary paediatric urology alongside paediatric nephrology and urotherapy, with fellows expected to do and publish clinical research.
LengthAt least 2 years (ESPU training standard)
Spots1 fellow; the current team includes one urologist training as a paediatric urologist
ESPU/EBPU certified training programme (certified January 2006)JCPU-recognised paediatric urology training programme within the UEMS
What stands out
- Multidisciplinary teams for spina bifida, one-day tethered cord assessment and atypical genital development
- Combined outpatient clinic with obstetrics for antenatal tertiary ultrasound diagnosis
- Adolescent urologist on the team for transition to adult urology
- Program lead
- Aart J. Klijn
- Apply through
- Direct application
- Focus
- Paediatric urology within the Paediatric Renal Center (urology, nephrology, urotherapy); fellows run own theatre, clinic and urodynamic sessions after a run-in period with language course; solid tumour exchange with Amsterdam
Training
- Structure
- Short run-in with a language course, then fellows run their own theatre days, outpatient clinic and urodynamic sessions, supervised as needed
- Research
- Fellows are expected to publish their own research; opportunities and funding for yearly international meetings and courses
- Case numbers
- About 1500 new patients and about 1100 operated patients per year (Paediatric Renal Center)
- Paediatric urology clinics 9 half-days per week; theatre 5 days a week (centre)
- Hospital
- Wilhelmina Children's Hospital (WKZ), UMC Utrecht
- Faculty
- Aart J. Klijn, Laetitia de Kort, Rogier Schroeder, George Tsachouridis, Ruud Wortel
Requirements (1)
- Language course during run-in period