Juan Gómez Rivas1, Moises Rodriguez Socarrás2, Bhaskar Somani3, Pieter Uvin4, Juan L Vasquez5, Lars Henningsohn6, Ian Pearce7, Patricia Zondervan8, Hendrik Van Poppel9, Joan Palou10. 1. Department of Urology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: juangomezr@gmail.com. 2. Instituto de Cirugía Urológica Avanzada (ICUA), Madrid, Spain. 3. University Hospital Southampton NHS Trust, Southampton, UK. 4. Department of Urology, AZ Sint-Jan Hospital, Bruges, Belgium. 5. Department of Urology, University Hospital of Zeland, Roskilde, Denmark. 6. Department of Urology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden. 7. Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK. 8. Academic Medical Center, Department of Urology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 9. Department of Urology, Katholieke University, Leuven, Belgium. 10. Department of Urology, Fundació Puigvert, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Abstract
Regardless of career intentions, junior doctors will meet patients with urological problems. There are no studies on the status of undergraduate education for urology in Europe. We designed an 18-item online survey using the platform www.surveymonkey.com to assess the current status of undergraduate education in urology. A total of 347 medical students, trainees, and urologists responded to the survey. Medical students' exposure to urology during their undergraduate career was heterogeneous. Although the quality of urology education was valued from moderate to high, urology as a speciality did not influence their future training decision making. Decision making in relation to residency training correlated with the number of hours spent on practical training, duration of urology rotation, and year of medical school in which urological exposure was introduced. The current European exposure to urology at undergraduate level is heterogeneous, with various factors influencing future decisions regarding training and specialisation. A uniform undergraduate curriculum would eliminate such heterogeneous exposure and facilitate a workforce fit for the future urological needs. PATIENT SUMMARY: Junior doctors will meet patients with urological problems in the wards, emergency departments, and primary care. Institutions should work together for a urological curriculum that fits the future clinical requirements.
Regardless of career intentions, junior doctors will meet patients with urological problems. There are no studies on the status of undergraduate education for urology in Europe. We designed an 18-item online survey using the platform www.surveymonkey.com to assess the current status of undergraduate education in urology. A total of 347 medical students, trainees, and urologists responded to the survey. Medical students' exposure to urology during their undergraduate career was heterogeneous. Although the quality of urology education was valued from moderate to high, urology as a speciality did not influence their future training decision making. Decision making in relation to residency training correlated with the number of hours spent on practical training, duration of urology rotation, and year of medical school in which urological exposure was introduced. The current European exposure to urology at undergraduate level is heterogeneous, with various factors influencing future decisions regarding training and specialisation. A uniform undergraduate curriculum would eliminate such heterogeneous exposure and facilitate a workforce fit for the future urological needs. PATIENT SUMMARY: Junior doctors will meet patients with urological problems in the wards, emergency departments, and primary care. Institutions should work together for a urological curriculum that fits the future clinical requirements.
Authors: Juan Gómez Rivas; Bhaskar Somani; Moises Rodriguez Socarrás; Giancarlo Marra; Ian Pearce; Lars Henningsohn; Patricia Zondervan; Henk van der Poel; Hendrik Van Poppel; James N'Dow; Evangelos Liatsikos; Joan Palou Journal: Eur Urol Open Sci Date: 2021-09-28