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University Medical Center (UMC)
UMC is an independent, non-profit 365-bed UMC is a private, nonprofit
hospital located at the Arizona Health Sciences Center, adjacent
to The University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. Most of the
academic faculty members operate at UMC and our busiest outpatient
clinic is housed here as well. State-of-the-art laparoscopic
and robotic instrumentation is available at UMC. In conjunction
with the Arizona Cancer Center, UMC also provides a location
for tertiary, multidisciplinary cancer care and clinical trials. A
free-standing pediatric hospital is under construction and
is scheduled for completion in 2010.
Southern Arizona VA Hospital
The Southern Arizona VA Health Care System (SAVAHCS), based in
Tucson, Arizona is a highly affiliated tertiary-care referral
system serving veterans in Arizona, surrounding states and
Mexico. The SAVAHCS is a 283 bed hospital and is the home of
the nationally recognized Geriatrics and Rehabilitation Center,
which was designated in 1999, as a VHA national center of excellence
for geriatrics evaluation and management. State-of-the-art
laparoscopic and robotic instrumentation is available at SAVAHCS. Urology
residents attend to patients in the OR, the wards, and in a
very busy outpatient clinic.
University Physician’s
Healthcare (UPH) Hospital
UPH hospital is affiliated with the University of Arizona and
provides our residents with exposure to primary and tertiary
urologic care. State-of-the-art laparoscopic and robotic instrumentation
is available at UPH Hospital.
Tucson Medical Center (TMC)
TMC is a non-profit community hospital licensed for 650 beds
approximately 5 miles from the University of Arizona. Our
urology residents rotate with urologists at TMC to enable exposure
to primary urologic care in the community setting. Affiliated
faculty include those with fellowship training in minimally-invasive
surgery and infertility. An outpatient clinic staffed
by the academic faculty and focusing on urologic oncology has
recently opened across the street from TMC.
Phoenix Children’s
Hospital (PCH)
Until the University of Arizona’s Diamond Children’s
Hospital is completed, our residents rotate through the Phoenix
Children’s Hospital under the guidance and tutelage of
Pediatric Urology Associates of Phoenix. This is a large
specialty group that provides training for both the University
of Arizona and Mayo Scottsdale programs.
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