In 1940 the Section of Urology was a relatively small unit having only one full-time teacher, Dr. Reed Nesbit, Head of the Section. An average of one resident per year completed the urology residency-training program until 1946 when larger numbers were appointed to accommodate men returning from the Armed Forces.
In 1953 the section acquired a Urology Ward at the newly constructed Ann Arbor Veterans Hospital. In 1958, as a result of the increased number of beds and patients, the number of resident trainees in urology was increased to three.
In 1969 the previously independent Urology Residency Service at Wayne County General Hospital was incorporated into the University of Michigan program and the number of urology resident appointees at the University Medical Center was increased to four.
Dr. Nesbit retired as head of the Section of Urology in 1968, and was succeeded by Dr. Jack Lapides.
Fred J. Hodges
The University of Michigan, an Encyclopedic Survey Supplement, Page 209
