Attendees offer their opinions about being back at this year's Annual Meeting.
Yash Shah, BSThe best part of urology is the people, and that sentiment carries over to the AUA Annual Meeting! I am most excited to reconnect with my friends and mentors from across the country, while forming new connections with urologists who are making remarkable contributions to clinical practice, research and health policy. I look forward to engaging with my medical student peers to seek feedback that informs our educational offerings within AUA Publications. Finally, I can’t wait to attend the Young Urologists Forum, which always offers an enjoyable and educational discussion.
Yash Shah, BS Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Michael Ernst, MDIf my chairman asked me what I am most looking forward to at AUA2024, I would say learning about innovations in pediatric urology at the Societies of Pediatric Urology Annual Meeting on Saturday or catching up on developments in medical education research at multiple poster and podium sessions. If my residents asked me, I would say supporting them at their presentations and cheering on the New York Section at the Chief Resident Debate and Residents Bowl. Ultimately, I am very much looking forward to all of the above and am extremely proud of the work my residents have done! However, what I am most looking forward to is catching up with urology friends and mentors who I see far too infrequently.
Michael Ernst, MD Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, New York
Mary Samplaski, MDI am most looking forward to my (Cleveland Clinic) residency reception at AUA2024. Residency was a deeply transformative experience for me; I came in barely knowing how to write for Tylenol and came out a skilled surgeon. Residency reception is a time to see the attendings and co-residents who guided and believed in me during this time of intense growth (even on the days when I questioned if I belonged in the “urology club”). It’s always fun see where life has taken each of us, hear about families, hobbies and reminisce about the old stomping grounds.
Mary Samplaski, MD University of Southern California Los Angeles, California
Yash Shah, BS
Michael Ernst, MD
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