Arab Board Urology Final Written study materials
Arab Board Urology Final Written study resources

Arab Board Urology Final Written study plan

Arab Board Urology Final Written · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Urologic Oncology (kidney, bladder, prostate, testis, penile, adrenal)

  • Outline the staging and risk-stratification systems for renal cell carcinoma, upper tract urothelial carcinoma, and bladder cancer, and state the treatment implications of each stage group

  • Distinguish the histologic subtypes of renal cell carcinoma and state their prognostic and therapeutic relevance

  • Compare the indications, oncologic outcomes, and complications of radical versus partial nephrectomy and of radical cystectomy with urinary diversion

  • Build a personal one-page decision map linking bladder cancer stage to endoscopic, intravesical, and extirpative options

Your checkpoint

A single-page decision map covering kidney and bladder cancer stage-to-treatment pathways, self-quizzed to 90% recall

Week 2

Urologic Oncology (kidney, bladder, prostate, testis, penile, adrenal)

  • Explain prostate cancer screening controversy, PSA kinetics, and the role of biopsy and imaging in diagnosis

  • Sequence the treatment options for localized, locally advanced, and metastatic prostate cancer and justify each choice by risk group

  • Summarize the management of testicular germ cell tumors by stage, including surveillance versus adjuvant therapy and retroperitoneal lymph node dissection indications

  • Describe penile cancer staging, inguinal node management, and adrenal mass evaluation and surgical indications

Your checkpoint

A written 30-question self-test on prostate, testis, penile, and adrenal oncology with an answer key and score log

Week 3

Endourology and Urinary Stone Disease & Basic Sciences Applied to Urology (anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, embryology)

  • Classify urinary stones by composition and link each composition to its metabolic and dietary risk factors

  • Apply stone-imaging choice and acute stone management algorithms to clinical vignettes

  • Derive the surgical indications and technique selection for ureteroscopy, percutaneous nephrolithotomy, and shockwave lithotripsy

  • Explain the embryology of the kidney and ureter and connect each embryologic error to its clinical anomaly

  • Relate renal physiology and acid-base handling to stone formation and to drug dosing in urologic patients

Your checkpoint

A stone-and-basic-science vignette set of 25 items with explanations, plus a metabolic workup checklist

Week 4

Andrology, Male Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility & Female Urology, Urodynamics and Voiding Dysfunction

  • Differentiate the causes of male sexual dysfunction and male infertility and select the appropriate first-line investigations for each

  • Outline the medical and surgical management of erectile dysfunction and of male factor infertility

  • Interpret basic urodynamic tracings and classify voiding dysfunction by filling and emptying phase findings

  • Compare the surgical and non-surgical options for stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse

  • Match overactive bladder and neurogenic bladder treatments to patient-specific contraindications

Your checkpoint

A timed 40-question mock block on andrology and female urology/urodynamics with a written error analysis

Week 5

Pediatric Urology and Congenital Anomalies & Trauma, Reconstruction and Urethral Stricture Disease

  • Outline antenatal hydronephrosis evaluation and the timing of surgical intervention for ureteropelvic junction obstruction and vesicoureteral reflux

  • Describe the presentation and staged repair of hypospadias and disorders of sex development

  • Explain the classification and management of urethral stricture disease, including graft urethroplasty indications

  • Plan the acute and reconstructive management of renal, ureteral, bladder, and urethral trauma

  • Select reconstructive options for ureteral injury and for genitourinary fistula

Your checkpoint

Two annotated management algorithms: one for antenatal hydronephrosis, one for urethral stricture and urethral trauma

Week 6

Renal Transplantation and Transplant-Related Urology & Infection, Inflammation and Genitourinary Tuberculosis

  • Outline recipient and donor evaluation, waitlist considerations, and the surgical steps of renal transplantation

  • Recognize and manage post-transplant urologic complications, including ureteral stenosis, lymphocele, and vesicoureteral reflux

  • Differentiate complicated versus uncomplicated urinary tract infection and apply antimicrobial stewardship principles

  • Describe the diagnosis and management of genitourinary tuberculosis, including reconstructive timing

  • Explain the pathophysiology and management of Fournier gangrene, prostatitis syndromes, and epididymitis

Your checkpoint

A transplant-and-infection rapid-review sheet covering 20 high-yield management decisions, verified against a standard textbook

Week 7

Emergency Urology, Critical Care and Perioperative Management & Basic Sciences Applied to Urology (anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, embryology)

  • Triage emergency urology presentations, including obstructive pyelonephritis, testicular torsion, priapism, and acute urinary retention

  • Apply perioperative risk assessment, thromboprophylaxis, and fluid and transfusion management to urologic surgery

  • Explain the anatomy of the retroperitoneum, pelvis, and perineum as it applies to surgical safe planes

  • Relate urologic pharmacology, including alpha-blockers, antimuscarinics, and androgen deprivation, to mechanism and adverse effects

  • Prepare structured responses to critical care scenarios such as sepsis and acute kidney injury in urologic patients

Your checkpoint

A 15-scenario emergency and critical care oral-style drill, recorded and self-graded against a checklist

Week 8

Urologic Oncology (kidney, bladder, prostate, testis, penile, adrenal) & Endourology and Urinary Stone Disease & Andrology, Male Sexual Dysfunction and Male Infertility & Female Urology, Urodynamics and Voiding Dysfunction & Pediatric Urology and Congenital Anomalies & Renal Transplantation and Transplant-Related Urology & Trauma, Reconstruction and Urethral Stricture Disease & Infection, Inflammation and Genitourinary Tuberculosis & Basic Sciences Applied to Urology (anatomy, physiology, pathology, pharmacology, embryology) & Emergency Urology, Critical Care and Perioperative Management

  • Synthesize all domains by completing two full-length timed mock examinations under exam conditions

  • Identify the five weakest domains from mock results and re-drill each with targeted questions

  • Rehearse concise structured answers for high-frequency oral-style topics across all domains

  • Consolidate a final one-page-per-domain summary set for last-week review

Your checkpoint

Two completed full-length mocks with a scored performance report and a prioritized last-week revision list

Milestones

Week 2: Score at least 80% on the self-written oncology test and correctly map all major stage groups to treatment on the decision map

Week 4: Score at least 70% on the 40-question andrology and female urology mock block, with every missed item rewritten as a corrected one-line rule

Week 6: Complete the transplant-and-infection review sheet with all 20 decisions verified, and pass a self-quiz on at least 15 of them

Week 8: Score at least 75% on both full-length mocks and produce a final prioritized revision list covering the weakest five domains