Objectives
What should every medical student know about urology upon graduating from medical
school? To answer this question, we conducted a survey of key stakeholders in an effective
medical student education in urology.
Methods
Directors of the generalist residencies in the United States (emergency medicine,
family medicine, internal medicine, and pediatrics), directors of urology residencies,
medical student educators in urology, and applicants to the 2006 urology residency
match were invited to complete an online survey. Participants were asked to select
the 5 most important topics to be included in a core urology curriculum for all medical
students.
Results
Among 1859 stakeholders surveyed, response rates by stakeholder cohort ranged from
67% to 26% (overall 44%). There was marked homogeneity among participant groups as
to what respondents considered to be the most important topics for a core urology
curriculum for medical students. Based on aggregate data, the 8 most commonly cited
topics included urinary stone disease (75% of respondents), hematuria (65%), urinary
tract infections in adults (53%), benign prostatic hyperplasia (52%), urinary incontinence
(45%), prostate cancer (45%), screening with prostate-specific antigen (33%), and
testis torsion (24%).
Conclusions
This survey has identified the most important urology topics about which medical students
should learn before graduation. Work is currently under way under the aegis of the
American Urological Association to develop materials to standardize student education
in these core topics across the United States.
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Article info
Publication history
Accepted:
December 3,
2007
Received:
October 26,
2007
Footnotes
This study was supported by the Pellegrino Foundations, the Research Career Development Award Program of the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research & Development Service, the American Urological Association Foundation and Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
The views expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the position and policy of the United States Federal Government or the Department of Veterans Affairs. No official endorsement should be inferred.
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