DENMARK




General Information - Demographics

Denmark has a population of 5.4 million inhabitants and is a member of both the European Union (EU) and the European Board of Urology (EBU). 16 Urological Departments and approximately 20 general surgery departments employing urologists are operating all over the country. There are 100 Urologists (1 urologist per 54,000 inhabitants) and 30 Residents (1 resident per approx. 3 urologists). 

National Urological Society & Residents Organization

Title Dansk Urologisk Selskab (DUS) Danish Urological Science Club (DUSC)
President Dr. Klaus Møller-Ernst Jensen Dr. Tamas Barsi
URL http://www.urologi.dk http://www.dusc.dk or http://www.esru.dk
Email address dus@urologi.dk  barsi@dadlnet.dk       
Members 260  52

National Communication Officers

Name

Dr. Steven Widecrantz

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Tamas Barsi
Email

steven.widecrantz@yahoo.co.uk

  
Address Strandboulevarden 145-1tv
2100 Copenhagen East
Denmark		 Søndersøparken 5, lejl. 13
8800 Viborg
Denmark
Tel. No. 004544884488 extension 82137  
Fax. No. 004544883224  
Cell. No. not disclosed  
Status Elected  Elected

Urological training

Year

months

 

Present (2)
General surgeon & urologist (most) 

Present (1)

Only urologist
(very few do this)

To be in the near future
(starting 2003)

1

3

 

Intern (18 months)
(6 months surgery

 6 months internal medicine,

6 months free of choice)

Intern (18 months)
(6 months surgery

 6 months internal medicine,

6 months free of choice)

Intern (18 months)
(6 months surgery

6 months internal medicine,

6 months in general practice)

6

 

9

 

12

 

2

15

 

18

 

21

 

Introduction in surgery (phase I) (18 months)

Introduction in surgery (phase I) (18 months)

Introduction in surgery

(12 months)

24

 

3

27

 

30

 

33

 

Urology  (60 months)

(including some common trunk competences, which means that you may have to spent a total of approximately 1 year in various other departments to achieve these competencies).

(The “common surgical competencies” are defined in a “Common surgical curriculum”.)

There is of course also a “Urological curriculum” describing in detail the urological competencies you have to achieve.
You will have a mentor and a tutor. There will be a log-book. No exit exam. 

36

 

4

39

 

Ortopedic surgery
(phase I) (6 months)

Ortopedic surgery
(phase I) (6 months)

42

 

45

 

Common trunk surgery

(Phase II)

(3 x 9 = 27 months)

Like:

9 months urology

9 months GI-surgery

9 months other (vascular plastic, thoracic)

 

Common trunk surgery

(Phase II )

(3 x 9 = 27 months)

Like:

9 months urology

9 months GI-surgery

9 months other (vascular plastic, thoracic)

 

48

 

5

51

 

54

 

57

 

60

 

6

63

 

66

 

69

 

72

 

General surgery

(Phase III surgery)

(24 months)

 

(After this you are a certified general surgeon)

Nephrology (6 months)

7

75

 

78

 

Urological residency

(Phase III urology)

(36 months)

81

 

84

 

8

87

 

90

 

93

 

 

96

 

Nephrology (6 months)

 

9

99

 

 

102

 

Urological residency

(Phase III urology)

(36 months)

 

105

 

 

108

 

 

10

111

 

 

115

 

 

 

118

 

 

 

121

 

 

 

11

124

 

 

 

127

 

 

 

130

 

 

 

133

 

 

 

12

136

 

 

 

139

 

Maybe 1 year extra urology (if one of the urology departments only “counts half” )

 

 

142

 

 

 

145

 

 

 

13

148

 

 

 

Duration (years)

after being intern

 


9 ¾   - 10 ¾


7 ¾


6

Duration (years) after graduation

 


11 ¼ - 12 ¼

 

9 ¼

 

7 ½

Career prospects

Most urologist work in hospitals (in urology departments or surgical departments with urology functions), mostly public hospitals, few private hospitals. Only very few full time “office-urologists”. No unemployment. CME registration not mandatory. Urology tend to be centralized in urology departments and to be separated from general surgery.

Fellowship - Research Opportunities

Not available.

National links

This page was last updated: 2006.11.13.
European Society of Residents in Urology