Urology - June

internal reminders

meetings | HR reminders

administrative holiday: july 5

Yay for surprise days off! July 5 is now an administrative holiday, giving us a four-day weekend from July 4-7 If you ’ re a provider and need to do clinic or rounds on the 5th, this holiday can be taken anytime before June 30, 2025.

faculty senate

Nominations for Faculty Senate are now open! If you feel you know a faculty member who would make a good senator (yourself included!), click the photo to go to the nominations page.

op-note compliance

Please be aware that op-note compliance reporting has been shortened to 5 days (120 hours) following The Joint Commission's finding to help improve turn-around-time for these notes.

HIRING

new faculty/staff | promotions

dr. Mark Jones

Welcome Dr Marklyn (Mark) Jones to the Urology team! Dr Jones is a urological oncologist coming to us from the Urology Center of Colorado and specializes in robotics. Welcome, Dr. Jones!

dr. kelly harris

After finishing her fellowship in pediatric urology here at CU, Kelly Harris is joining our faculty once she completes her maternity leave (congrats, Kelly!) in August.

jonathan lale, PA-C

Jonathan Lale, PA-C, is our newest CU Urology APP! He has been practicing Family Medicine for the last 3 years in South Denver. He is passionate about everything that comes with hospital medicine and looks forward to working in a team-based teaching hospital.

assoc. professor dr. oliver

Congratulations, Dr Oliver, on your promotion to Associate Professor! Dr. Oliver will officially be Dr. Associate Professor Oliver (Associate Professor Dr. Oliver?) as of July 1.

congratulations

Matches | publications | Grants

peds urodynamics reporting

There’s a long history of urodynamic testing results causing confusion among providers but thanks to Dr. Rove and his team, there is now a standard for reporting so that all providers can look at test results and understand them the same

professionalism awardee

On Friday, June 14, Chief Resident Grant Van Der Voort was awarded the departmental Professionalism award! Congratulations, Grant; you more than earned it.

we our graduates!

Congratulations to our outgoing Chiefs and now-grads Xavier Glover, Kyle Szymanski, and Sharon White! We couldn’t be prouder of you three and are so pleased you ’ re all staying in the Denver area.

lead certificate

Congratulations to Elisabetta Poli who just completed her certificate in Leadership & EQ, Empowerment & Engagement, Authenticity & Awareness, and DEIA!

dr. jay sandlow

Visiting professor talks male fertility

CU hosted Dr. Jay Sandlow, male fertility expert, on June 7. Dr. Sandlow talked trends in vasectomies (they’re on the rise!), strategies during the procedure, and recent advancements in male contraceptives.

Thank you, Dr. Sandlow, for your humor, insight, and expertise in men ’ s health.

events conferences | meet-ups | Holidays

bridging the gap November 14

For specialties that deal with congenital conditions, patients are often handed off from pediatric to adult care with little warning or preparation Join us to learn how to smooth that transition and care well for lifelong patients

Administrative showcase

On June 21, administrators from across campus came together to share innovations across divisions Our own Jacky Bonds, Elisabetta Poli, Ashleigh Prout, and Chandra Beard presented at the showcase!

Jacky presented on Travel and Expense Requests, her Airtable-based system that streamlines travel requests and reimbursements.

Elisabetta covered CME Reports, an automated system, using Power BI and Excel macros, that facilitates the distribution of CME expense reports to faculty and staff, saving time and reducing errors

Ashleigh spoke on Creating Connections, an integrated approach to faculty onboarding that optimizes collaboration across multiple units, improving role comprehension and process efficiency through streamlined communication and coordinated efforts.

And lastly, Chandra covered Cleaning Up this Bloody Mess, a provider dashboard that enhances transparency and equity in scheduling, improving provider satisfaction and operational efficiency

spotlight

meet our rotating sub-I : June s

We’re so excited to have four visiting medical students from June 24 to July 21. If you see them around, make sure to say hello and welcome to Colorado!