| Urology training: past, present and future. | |
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PMID: 22035251 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Dedicated training hours for surgeons are falling as the complexity of techniques and patient expectations are increasing. Urologists therefore need to train in more sophisticated and effective ways. This article looks at past and current urological training and suggests emerging and innovative ways to teach the next generation of urologists. Since 2004 the estimated available training time, for all doctors, has dropped from 30 000 h to ≈8000 h. By decreasing the initial stages of the learning curve, medical simulation has the potential to compensate for the reduced time available to train urologists. The current urological training pathway consists of 2 years of foundation year training, 2 years of core surgical training, followed by 5 years of specialty training. Training time pressures and the expansion of treatment techniques have led to a trend towards increased sub-specialization in urology. To optimize patient care, training programmes must evolve, taking into account several key issues and in accordance with advances in urological care. |
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Rishma Gohil; Reenam S Khan; Kamran Ahmed; Pardeep Kumar; Ben Challacombe; Mohammed Shamim Khan; Prokar Dasgupta |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-10-28 |
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Title: BJU international Volume: - ISSN: 1464-410X ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Oct |
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Created Date: 2011-10-31 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100886721 Medline TA: BJU Int Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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© 2011 THE AUTHORS. BJU INTERNATIONAL © 2011 BJU INTERNATIONAL. |
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MRC Centre for Transplantation, King's College London, Department of Urology and Urology Simulation Centre, Guy's Hospital, London, UK. |
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