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A Glimpse Into Urology Medical School Education: A Multi-Institutional Medical Student Survey, David Fu, Jesus Perez, Jinfeng Jiang, Christopher M. Deibert
A Glimpse Into Urology Medical School Education: A Multi-Institutional Medical Student Survey, David Fu, Jesus Perez, Jinfeng Jiang, Christopher M. Deibert
Graduate Medical Education Research Journal
Introduction: Urological education and exposure for medical students is imperative as we face a growing geriatric population with increased urological needs. Previous research has examined American Urological Association (AUA) program director opinions of student exposure, but no surveys have been directed at current medical students. The purpose of this study is to quantify student exposure to and opinions of urology to determine precipitating factors that lead students towards or away from urology as a specialty of choice.
Methods: A 14 question (11 multiple choice and 3 fill-in-the blank) Google Survey was developed. Questions ranged from student exposure to urology, consideration …