Urology is a specialty in the field of medicine that is concerned with the abnormal and normal problems arising in the urethra, bladder, ureter, pelvis, renal and kidney in both genders, while genitor-urology or urogenital refers to the genital and urinary organs.

M. Ch in Urology/Genito Urinary Surgery is a three-year surgical specialty offered a number of medical colleges in India. The names of government medical colleges offering this course in India are given below:

West Bengal:

• RG Kar Medical College, Calcutta

• Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata

• Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Calcutta

• Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Kolkota

Uttar Pradesh:

• Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow

• Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow

Tamil Nadu:

• Stanley Medical College, Chennai

• Madras Medical College, Chennai

• Kilpauk Medical College, Chennai

Rajasthan:

• SMS Medical College, Jaipur

• Sardar Patel Medical College, Bikaner

• Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh

Pondicherry:

• Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research, Puducherry

Orissa:

• SCB Medical College, Cuttack

Maharashtra:

• Grant Medical College, Mumbai

Kerala:

• Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram

• Govt. Medical College, Calicut

• Government Medical College, Kottayam

Karnataka:

• Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary

• Institute of Nephro-Urology, Bangalore

• Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore

Gujarat:

• B J Medical College, Ahmedabad

• All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

Bihar:

• Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sheikhpura Patna

Assam:

• Gauhati Medical College, Guwahati

Andhra Pradesh:

• Sri Venkateswara Institute of Medical Sciences, Tirupati

• Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad

• Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad

• Gandhi Medical College, Hyderabad

• Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam

The total intake capacity of the college approved by Medical Council of India, which includes both government and private colleges in India is 144 students per year.

Eligibility requirement:

For applying to the M. Ch in Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery course offered by the above-mentioned government colleges, candidates must have completed their MS in General Surgery from an approved institution or any other qualification as approved by the Medical Council of India in this respect.

What are the subjects offered under M. Ch in Urology/Genito-Urinary Surgery?

Some of the subjects covered under this course are given below:

• Gynaecological urology

• Renovascular hypertension

• Obstructive uropathy

• Urinary tract infections

• Behavioral and social aspects of urology

• Newer developments in urology

• Reconstructive urology

• Genitor-urinary trauma

• Neurology and urodynamics

• Renal transplantation

• Laproscopic urological surgery

• Medical aspects of kidney diseases

• Endourology

• Neonatal problems in urology

• Retroperitoneal diseases and management

• Uro-oncology (adult & pediatric)

What the qualities required to become a successful urologist?

Candidates who have completed their specialty in urology are called as urologists and to become successful urologists, candidates must be able to handle extremely high pressure and stressful situations since sometimes surgery might go out of control. Therefore, they must possess quick thinking ability to bring the dangerous situation under control. They must also possess multi-tasking and manual dexterity ability to successfully save the life of patients.