Denmark
General Information - Demographics
Denmark has a population of 5.5 million inhabitants and is a member of both the European Union (EU) and the European Board of Urology (EBU). There are 17 Urological Departments employing 110 Urologists (1 urologist per 50,000 inhabitants) and 45 Residents (1 resident per approx. 3 urologists).
National Urological Society & Residents Organization
Title | Dansk Urologisk Selskab (DUS) | Danish Urological Science Club (DUSC) |
President | Dr. Jesper Rye Andersen | Dr. Jan V. Jepsen |
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Members | 260 | 56 |
National Communication Officers
Name |
Helene Jung, MD, ph.d.
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Mads Hvid Poulsen, MD |
helenejung@hotmail.com | mads.poulsen@webspeed.dk | |
Address | Jomsborgvej 8 5000 Odense C Denmark | Hvidkildevænget 16 5230 Odense M Denmark |
Tel. No. | 0045 65411296 | |
Fax. No. | 0045 65919872 | |
Cell. No. | not disclosed | 0045 21765418 |
Status | Elected | Elected |
Urological training
To become an Urologist in Denmark lasts 7 years all in all. The first year is a common introduction to surgery, which is a joint introduction for all the surgical specialties. Hereafter follows 6 years of residency at urological departments. Usually the resident works 18 months at a urological department at a county hospital, followed by 24 months at a urological department at a university hospital, before returning to the urological department at a county hospital for the last and 18 months. During the residency there are regularly courses in surgical common trunk and urological sub-specialties.
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.
National links
- www.urologi.dk
- www.dusc.dk
