Urology Shadowing

OPERATING ROOM SHADOWING ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to shadow faculty surgeons in the OR, an interested student must be an upperclassman undergraduate student on campus or a UWSMPH Medical Student. Special considerations may be made for students that are doing research within the Department of Urology. Please follow the link below for additional information on eligibility for OR shadowing.

Eligible undergraduate and medical students have the opportunity to shadow surgeons in the Operating Room. Please see the information below for eligibility requirements.

Shadowing in the OR is available weekdays Monday – Friday from 8am – 5pm. Shadowing availability will either be a full day or half day within this time frame.

UWSMPH pre-clinical medical students do not need to complete UWHC paperwork, but they are required to complete the Department of Urology Shadowing Request Form and review the OR Training documents that will be sent via email by the education team.

If you are interested in shadowing in the OR:

1. Complete the Department of Urology Shadowing Request Form.
2. Reach out to a faculty member and their administrative assistant directly that you may have an established relationship with or have a strong interest in shadowing. A directory of our faculty members and their administrative assistants can be found here.
3. After faculty member approval, the education team will submit a UW Health Surgical Services/Operating Room Visitor/Observer Request Form through the UW Health Vendor Liaison Office.
4. The education team will be in contact with OR Training documents that need to be reviewed and confirm dates for shadowing.
5. At least 2 weeks before observation is to begin, the observer applicant will drop off, mail, fax or email completed forms to the Vendor Liaison Office. The Vendor Liaison Office will be in contact with both the sponsor and the applicant in order to facilitate the observation.
6. Prior to observation and after all forms have been submitted, the observer will report to the Vendor Liaison Office for identification verification and to receive a badge. The observer must present a driver’s license or other valid, government-issued identification. The identification badge must be worn at all times and returned to the Vendor Liaison Office after completing the observation.

If you need help facilitating an OR shadowing experience please reach out to the education team members listed below.

CLINIC SHADOWING ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible to shadow faculty surgeons in clinic, an interested student must be 18 years of age or have some affiliation with the University of Wisconsin or a UW faculty surgeon.

Interested Clinic Observers:

Undergraduate students, medical students, and external visitors all have the opportunity to shadow surgeons in clinic.

Shadowing in clinic is available weekdays Monday – Friday from 8am – 5pm and it is ideal if students have full half-days available for these experiences: 8am-12pm or 12pm-4pm are preferable.

In order to shadow a Department of Urology faculty member in the outpatient clinic, an interested student must be at least 18 years of age or have some affiliation with the University of Wisconsin or a UW faculty surgeon.

If you are interested in shadowing in clinic:

1. Complete the Department of Urology Shadowing Request Form.
2. Reach out to a faculty member and their administrative assistant directly that you may have an established relationship with or have a strong interest in shadowing. A directory of our faculty members and their administrative assistants can be found here.
3. After faculty member approval, the education team will submit a UW Health Sponsorship Agreement for Observers through the UW Health Vendor Liaison Office.
4. The education team will reach out to confirm dates for shadowing.
5. At least 2 weeks before observation is to begin, the observer applicant will drop off, mail, fax or email completed forms to the Vendor Liaison Office. The Vendor Liaison Office will be in contact with both the sponsor and the applicant in order to facilitate the observation.
6. Prior to observation and after all forms have been submitted, the observer will report to the Vendor Liaison Office for identification verification and to receive a The observer must present a driver’s license or other valid, government-issued identification. The identification badge must be worn at all times and returned to the Vendor Liaison Office after completing the observation.If you need help facilitating a clinic shadowing experience for please reach out to the education team members listed below.

UW HEALTH EMPLOYEES SHADOWING ELIGIBILITY

The Department of Urology does not set up UW Health employee observations of surgeons. Please refer to U-Connect’s Prospective UW Health Observer Overview for more information about shadowing a surgeon as a UW Health employee.