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AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Teaching Award
The AUA Residents and Fellows Committee Teaching Award annually recognizes an outstanding urology educator or program director who has dedicated a portion of their career to teaching residents.
2025 Winner: Jill C. Buckley, MD, FACS
“Dr. Buckley’s approach to teaching is rooted in her belief that medical education should be both comprehensive and accessible. She consistently demonstrates an ability to simplify complex reconstructive concepts without sacrificing depth or accuracy. She always makes time in the operating room to draw diagrams with marking pens to make sure everyone including the third year medical student understands what is happening. Her feedback is always constructive, with the clear goal of improving the trainee in a positive way. Her ability to engage learners at all levels has inspired many to pursue urology and specifically reconstructive urology.” – Anh T. Nguyen, MD
University of California, San Diego
“Dr. Buckley has always fostered open dialogue about resident concerns, and her most noble achievements often occurred behind the scenes as she worked tirelessy to support any trainees going through challenges in training and in life.” – Manoj Monga, MD, FACS, FRCS (Glasgow)
Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, University of California, San Diego
Joseph D. Schmidt MD Presidential Chair in Urology
Jill C. Buckley, MD, FACS
2025 Teaching Award Winner
Director of Urologic Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery
GURS Fellowship Director
University of California, San Diego
Dr. Jill Buckley is a Professor of Urology at UC San Diego Health, specializing in Urologic Reconstructive Surgery. She completed her urology residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), followed by a fellowship in Reconstruction and Trauma Surgery at UCSF. Before joining UC San Diego in 2013, Dr. Buckley was a faculty member at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center in Boston. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where she also earned her medical degree.
Dr. Buckley is board certified in urology and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). She is actively involved in several professional organizations, including the American Urological Association (AUA) and the Society of Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgeons (GURS), where she previously served as chair of the GURS Fellowship Committee. Additionally, she is a member of the Trauma and Urologic Reconstructive Network of Surgeons (TURNS). Dr. Buckley served as the Program Director of the UC San Diego Urology Residency program from 2014 to 2024 and has been the Director of the UC San Diego Reconstructive Urology Fellowship (GURS) since its inception in 2017.
Throughout her career at UC San Diego, Dr. Buckley has taken on numerous leadership roles, including serving on the Physician Group Board of Governors, the UC San Diego Vice Chancellor’s Health Sciences Gender Equity Committee, and as Chair of the Ob-Gyn and Reproductive Medicine Search Committee. She is also a member of her department’s Clinical Compensation, Clinical Competency, and Quality Committee. In 2023, she earned an MBA from the Rady School of Management and currently serves as Chair of the Physician Group’s Ambulatory Leadership Oversight Committee. Dr. Buckley has received the Educator of the Year Award, voted on by residents, in both 2020 and 2024.
An expert in genitourinary reconstructive surgery, robotic surgery, and cancer survivorship, Dr. Buckley’s clinical interests include complex lower and upper tract reconstructions, with a focus on urethral stricture, urinary fistulas, ureteral stricture and injuries, male incontinence surgery, and complications following cancer treatment. She has authored numerous peer-reviewed research articles, book chapters, and editorials, and serves on editorial boards for respected medical publications. Dr. Buckley is frequently invited to speak at local, regional, and international conferences. She is dedicated to patient care, resident education, and advancing the field of reconstructive urology through clinical and translational research.
The winner will be presented with their award during the Residents Forum program at the 2025 Annual Meeting in Las Vegas.
Questions? Please contact ResCommittee@AUAnet.org.
Past Year Winners
See a list of past Resident and Fellows Committee Teaching Award winners.
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