Established in 2006, the Department of Urologic Sciences (DUS) falls under the umbrella of UBC’s Faculty of Medicine. DUS is focused on the development of programmes of excellence and collaborations across departments, faculties, schools, and industrial partners. With strong and comprehensive educational programs, residents from across Canada, Masters and PhD students comprise the next generation of urology stars.
Our Mission
To achieve and maintain excellence in urologic patient care, research, and teaching.
Our Goals
The Department of Urologic Sciences will strive to:
- Provide state-of-the-art, evidence-based healthcare delivery to regional, provincial, national, and international communities through an integrated, interprofessional team.
- Support and strengthen the pillars of UBC’s vision: people, learning, community service, research, and internationalization.
- Provide a provincial hub for health research and education and policy making; focus on health as well as illness.
- Identify, design, conduct, analyze, and report research relevant to the diseases of the genitourinary tract (prostate, kidneys, bladder, genitals).
- Translate basic science research evidence directly to clinical research and eventually improve clinical care, elevating these functions to an internationally superior level.
- Implement multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary partnerships within UBC, other universities, hospitals, and all levels of government, to facilitate the mission.
- Become a sought-after destination for clinical and research trainees and scientists committed to the study and management of genitourinary diseases.
- Provide comprehensive undergraduate, graduate, postgraduate, and continuing health education.
- Strengthen the entire Faculty of Medicine through its overall mission.
