Urology for Young Professionals
Welcome to the SRU
The SRU («Swiss Residents in Urology») is the association of urology residents in Switzerland. We are committed to ensuring strong training in urology, advocating for the interests of residents, and connecting the next generation of urologists in Switzerland. To achieve this, we offer various educational events and represent urology residents at the political level. Our goal is to support residents on their path to specialization and foster a strong professional network.
Upcoming Events
& Courses
→ 06.06.2026: URS Course
→ 01–02.09.2026: Bootcamp Urology, St. Gallen
→ 02–04.09.2026: SGU Congress incl. Nightmare Session, St. Gallen
→ 14.11.2026: Nephrostomy Course
→ 28.11.2026: Urodynamics Course
If you have any questions about any event or course, please feel free to contact us via contact@sru.ch!
Latest News

On November 8, we held the Second Nephrostomy Course at the Lucerne Cantonal Hospital (LUKS) — a day filled with learning and hands-on practice.
A big thank-you to our instructors — Dr. Martin Umbehr from Spital Triemli, Dr. Philipp Baumeister from Lucerne Cantonal Hospital, and Dr. Alkiviadis Papagiannakis from the Aarau Cantonal Hospital — for sharing their expertise and making the course educational and enjoyable.
We also thank all participants and sponsors for their support. A special thanks to our main sponsor, UROMED, whose contribution made this event possible, and to BK Medical for their help.
We’re already looking forward to doing it again next year!

17.07.2024
The 9th Post-EAU Symposium took place on May 8th. We thank our participants Felicitas Müller, Matteo Ortolini, Nikola Viktoria Maier, and Tessa Sophie Bartmann and their mentors Dr. Tobias Gross, PD Dr. Dominik Abt, and PD Dr. Ilaria Lucca for the great presentations. A big thank you also to our sponsors from Johnson and Johnson and the Co-Sponsor Abbvie for making this event possible.
SRU 🤝 GeSRU 🤝 AAÖGU – gemeinsame Session beim Alpenländischen Symposium!Vom 26.–28. März 2026 traf sich die urologische Community in Zauchensee zum 56. Alpenländischen Symposium. In unserer Session „Urologie – Quo vadis? Aus der Sicht der Assistenzärzt:innen“ ging’s um nicht weniger als die Zukunft unserer Weiterbildung 🔥Alicia Marie Beier & Livia Jachs gaben spannende Einblicke in die aktuelle Situation im DACH-Raum – basierend auf den neuesten Umfragen.Andres Affentranger stellte die Frage: Sind Fallzahlen noch zeitgemäss? 👉 und zeigte mögliche Alternativen wie EPAs und neue Ausbildungskonzepte.Und Sandra Weigel machte klar: Uroonkologische Systemtherapien gehören definitiv auch in die Hände von Urolog:innen 💪🙏 Danke an alle Teilnehmenden und ein grosses Shoutout an die Organisatoren, insbesondere Stephan Madersbacher, Christoph Würnschimmel, Agostino Mattei und Sascha Ahyai für diese starke Plattform!
