Germany

General Information - Demographics

Germany has a population of 82 million inhabitants and is a member of the European Union (EU) and the European Board of Urology (EBU). More than 300 Urological Departments are operating all over the country. There are 14000 Urologists (1 urologist per 5,714 inhabitants) and 1700 Residents (1 resident per approx. 8 urologists).

National Urological Society & Residents Organization

Title	Deutsche Gesellschaft für Urologie (DGU)	German Society of Residents in Urology (GeSRU)
President	changes annually	Nicola von Ostau
URL	http://www.urologenportal.de	http://www.gesru.de
Email address	-	-
Members	about 4200	more than 950

National Communication Officers

Name	Sina K. Schmidt-Müller	Nicola von Ostau
mail	skristinschmidt@aol.de	ChristRuf@gmx.de
Address	Mathias-Spital Rheine Department for Urology and Pediatric Urology	CHC Zemun, Department of Urology Vukova 9, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
Tel. No.	+49-5971-42-4505	+381-622-36-659
Fax. No.	+49-5971-42-3-1501
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Status	Resident, Representative for residency matters GeSRU	Resident, Representative for residency matters GeSRU

Urological training

At least 60 months of practical medical training. 48 months of urological training are a minimum requirement. Correspondingly, the following activities can alternatively be counted towards the total of 60 months: A maximum of 12 months in a surgical in-patient section, 6 months in another specialty (for instance gynaecology, paediatrics), a maximum of 12 months in ambulant patient care. Afterwards an oral examination has to be taken to become a board certified urologist.

Career prospects

Working as a clinical urologist, as a practitioner or in the industry. No prerequisites, only the urological exam.

Fellowship - Research Opportunities

Depends on every single clinic.

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