MGB/HMS Urology Residency

About the Program

The Mass General Brigham /Harvard Medical School Program in Urology is a rigorous five-year training program. Our mission is to train leaders in innovative science, compassionate patient care, and surgical education. The program is dedicated to serving the needs of our local, national, and global communities.

Our residency program accepts three residents annually. We are structured as a 5-year program, with 6 months of General Surgery training provided during the PGY-1 (intern) year. The program is ACGME-approved and fulfills the criteria for the American Board of Urology Qualifying Examination (Part 1).

— Leader in Urologic Oncology

MGB Urology is one of the highest volume urologic oncology centers in the country.

As surgical oncologists for both Mass General Brigham Cancer Institute and Dana-Farber Cancer Centers, residents and attending urologic oncologists at the Brigham participate in multidisciplinary care for patients with urologic cancers.

— Rich Operative Training

The program provides excellent exposure to all aspects of general urology as well as sub-specialties of urology, including endourology, andrology and infertility, genitourinary reconstruction, female pelvic medicine, pediatric urology, and urologic oncology.

Residents rotate through our affiliate hospitals including Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital, and the VA Boston Healthcare System. This diversity in training sites, patient populations, faculty mentorship, and operative experiences aims to impart a robust skillset in all of our program graduates.

BWH is one of the leading teaching hospitals in the country. BWH is a Level 1 Truma Center and is optimized for major, resource-intensive, specialized urologic care and routinely attracts patients from all over the country and the world.
BWFH is an important, highly-regarded community teaching hospital in Boston. Its postgraduate medical education is rooted in a long and innovative tradition. The hospital is a high-volume robotic and endoscopic center.
BCH is the top children’s hospital in the country and its urology service is consistently ranked as the best pediatric urology program nationally. The service has a worldwide reputation for excellence in the treatment of both complex and common pediatric urological problems.
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The VA Boston Healthcare System facilities in West Roxbury and Jamaica Plain (VAMC) provides medical care and services to America’s military veterans. At VAMC, residents gain excellent operative experience and cultivate the core skills and autonomy necessary to become independent practitioners.