The Department of Urology has administrative offices and adjacent research space in the LSU Medical School building. The clinical service is headquartered in LSU University Hospital and has an in-patient ward, a busy outpatient facility, and pediatric urology, female urology, and urologic oncology sections. The clinical Urodynamic Research Laboratory and Endourology Suites are equipped with the latest state-of-the-art fluoroscopic tables and ultrasonographic and urodynamic equipment, and the latest generation lithotripsy technology. A Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanner and radiopharmaceutical cyclotron are located in the adjacent Biomedical Research Building and are available for both clinical and research use. The training program also utilizes the nearby Overton Brooks Veterans Affairs Medical Center, which is supervised by the full-time Urology faculty. Additional clinical material for resident training is available on the Urology service maintained at the Willis Knighton Health System Hospitals — a full-service private health care system.

Medical students take a one-week required clinical clerkship during their third year, supplemented by sophomore didactic lectures. Fourth year medical students may elect to take a one month Urology "Subinternship" elective. The service often has one to two general interns who rotate through Urology on an elective basis. Academic projects, both in clinical and research laboratory areas are encouraged and supported. There is broad clinical experience, supplemented by didactic weekly teaching activities, to provide a unique educational exposure to all aspects of Adult & Pediatric Urology. << Back