Oral boards prep hasn't appreciably changed in decades, so I built MockUro, an AI examiner that walks you through ~250 canonical urology cases in Socratic Q&A format, grades your free-form answers across key domains, and adapts your study plan to your weak spots
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PRACTICE CHANGING: #KEYNOTEB15/EV304- in #MIBC, periop EV/P led to sig EFS (NR v 48.5m, 24m EFS 79.4 v 66.2%, HR0.53; 0.41-0.7), OS (NR v NR, 24m estimated OS 86.9 v 81.3%, HR 0.65; 0.48-0.89), pCR (55.8 v 32.5%) benefit v. neoadj gem/cis, supporting EV/P as SOC in this setting
@NCSAUA Board Member Dr. James Brown and the section's Early Career Investigators Showcase nominees @Dr_i_pp_olito and @HitenDPatel selected for presentation at #AUA26.
New in our partnership with @DGlaucomflecken: the KEYNOTE-905 trial evaluated enfortumab vedotin plus pembrolizumab as perioperative therapy in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer who were ineligible to receive cisplatin. Read the full study for free: nej.md/DrG40
#AUA26 is just 4 days away!
@NorthwesternMed Urology will be strongly represented at this year’s Annual Meeting by our faculty, residents, fellows, and medical students. We’re excited to share our work—and to connect with colleagues from around the world.
Meet our representatives and follow along for conference updates!
A national VHA study found that prebiopsy prostate MRI utilization increased from 2% in 2015 to 41% in 2023 for veterans with elevated PSA, higher than national benchmarks. ja.ma/3LQPuvx
ALT Two graphs show MRI rates before biopsy from 2015-2023. Graph A: MRI rates by race. Rates for Hispanic/Latino and White individuals are the highest. Graph B: MRI rates by area of residence, with nonrural areas having higher rates than rural areas.
The hardest lessons after training aren’t always in the OR or clinic.
🙏 I wrote this essay for anyone navigating their first year as an attending.
“Unseen Scars” in @JAMA_current
🔗jamanetwork.com/journals/jam…
The @NorthwesternMed Urology Department is celebrating 125 years of excellence! As we celebrate this historic anniversary, watch as we honor pioneers in the field and reflect on just some of the achievements that exemplify our dedication to better urology. #NMBetter
📰New in @UrolOncol!
💡Highlights:
1⃣Presence of EPE on MRI predicted prostatectomy outcomes
2⃣Combined biopsy showed the highest rate of grade concordance with prostatectomy
3⃣Our model for adverse surgical pat did not outperform existing nomograms
🔗bit.ly/4kGCuoS
Presented at #ASCO25:
A 3-year structured exercise program after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer improved disease-free and overall survival, physical functioning, and fitness, as compared with health education alone. Full CHALLENGE phase 3 trial results: nej.md/4mh5RPL@ASCO
Strong Monday showing with Northwestern trainee presentations and the gold medal for the residency abstract Olympics at #AUA25@AmerUrological@NM_Urology
MP04 session with medical student Jae Jang doing phenomenal job presenting on implications and risks of visible vs invisible GG1 PCa to an engaged audience @AmerUrological@NM_Urology#AUA25