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Arab Board Urology Clinical Exam study plan

Arab Board Urology Clinical Exam · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 6 hours per week

Week 1

Urologic Oncology (Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Penis, Adrenal)

  • Build a one-page decision map for renal masses by size and patient fitness, covering partial vs radical nephrectomy and ablation

  • List the histologic subtypes of renal cell carcinoma and state the imaging or biopsy finding that distinguishes each

  • Outline stage-by-stage management of muscle-invasive and non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer, including BCG failure pathways

  • Derive the AUA/EAU risk stratification for non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer from given tumor characteristics

Your checkpoint

A single annotated flowchart covering renal mass and bladder cancer pathways, self-quizzed to 90% recall

Week 2

Urologic Oncology (Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Penis, Adrenal)

  • Compare PSA screening controversies and apply shared decision-making talking points to a simulated consult

  • Sequence the workup of an elevated PSA from repeat testing through MRI-targeted biopsy

  • Map risk-stratified treatment options for localized, locally advanced, and metastatic prostate cancer

  • Differentiate testicular germ cell and non-germ cell tumors by markers, histology, and treatment sequence

  • State inguinal lymph node management principles for penile cancer by nodal stage

Your checkpoint

A written 10-question self-test on prostate, testis, and penile oncology scored and reviewed for error patterns

Week 3

Endourology and Urolithiasis & Urologic Imaging, Diagnostics and Perioperative Care

  • Classify urinary stones by composition and link each to a metabolic and dietary risk profile

  • Select imaging modality for suspected stone disease in pregnancy, renal colic, and follow-up

  • Compare SWL, ureteroscopy, and PCNL by indication, stone burden, and complication profile

  • Construct a metabolic evaluation and recurrence-prevention plan for a recurrent stone former

  • Interpret CT urography phases and identify which phase answers which clinical question

Your checkpoint

A stone-management algorithm plus a completed 15-item imaging-modality matching exercise

Week 4

Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Neurourology

  • Perform and interpret a urodynamic trace, distinguishing detrusor overactivity, underactivity, and obstruction

  • Build a treatment ladder for overactive bladder from behavioral therapy to third-line options

  • Differentiate stress, urge, and mixed incontinence by history and simple testing, then match to surgical options

  • Explain neurogenic bladder management by lesion level and upper-tract risk

  • Outline conservative and surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse with urologic symptoms

Your checkpoint

A urodynamic case workbook of 5 traces with written interpretations and management plans

Week 5

Reconstructive Urology and Urethral Stricture Disease & Trauma and Emergency Urology

  • Classify urethral strictures by location and etiology and match each to the appropriate reconstruction

  • Compare buccal graft urethroplasty, anastomotic repair, and endoscopic options by stricture length and site

  • Sequence the immediate and delayed management of renal, bladder, ureteral, and urethral trauma

  • Apply damage-control principles to a hemodynamically unstable patient with renal trauma

  • Outline the reconstructive pathway for a patient after pelvic fracture urethral injury

Your checkpoint

A trauma-and-stricture decision tree covering 8 clinical scenarios with chosen operations justified in writing

Week 6

Pediatric Urology & Andrology, Male Infertility and Sexual Medicine

  • Distinguish and manage the common pediatric urologic presentations: hydronephrosis, VUR, undescended testis, and hypospadias

  • Select timing and approach for orchidopexy and hypospadias repair based on guidelines

  • Evaluate male infertility with a structured history, semen analysis interpretation, and hormonal workup

  • Differentiate organic from psychogenic erectile dysfunction and select appropriate therapy tiers

  • Outline Peyronie disease and male hypogonadism assessment and treatment options

Your checkpoint

Two one-page clinical checklists: pediatric urology red flags and male infertility/sexual medicine workup

Week 7

Renal Transplantation and Vascular Access & General Urology and Basic Sciences Applied to Urology

  • Compare dialysis modalities and list indications, contraindications, and workup for kidney transplantation

  • Explain vascular access options and their complications and surveillance

  • Outline post-transplant urologic complications and their management

  • Review applied anatomy, embryology, and physiology most tested in urology: renal vasculature, ureteral blood supply, and continence physiology

  • State antibiotic prophylaxis and perioperative considerations for common urologic procedures

Your checkpoint

A transplant and applied-science summary sheet with 20 self-written recall prompts

Week 8

Urologic Oncology (Kidney, Bladder, Prostate, Testis, Penis, Adrenal) & Endourology and Urolithiasis & Female Urology, Voiding Dysfunction and Neurourology & Reconstructive Urology and Urethral Stricture Disease & Pediatric Urology & Trauma and Emergency Urology

  • Re-run all prior self-tests and log every recurring error by domain

  • Rehearse oral-exam style case presentations under time pressure for high-yield scenarios

  • Close remaining gaps in the two weakest domains identified from error logs

  • Practice structured clinical reasoning aloud for 10 mixed cases spanning all domains

Your checkpoint

A final error log with all recurring weaknesses resolved and a completed 10-case oral rehearsal

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 80% on the oncology self-test and correctly sequence prostate and testis treatment pathways without notes

Week 4: Interpret 5 urodynamic traces unaided with correct diagnosis and first-line management for each

Week 6: Complete both clinical checklists from memory and explain pediatric and andrology workups to a colleague in under 10 minutes each

Week 8: Achieve at least 85% on all re-run self-tests and present 10 mixed cases aloud with correct diagnosis and management