Undergraduate teaching of urology: Quo vadis?
| Autor: | João Silva, Vasco Rodrigues, Gabriel Dallapicola da Costa, Raquel Catarino, Carlos Martins-Silva, Diogo Pereira, Frederico Carmo-Reis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
undergraduate medical education education Specialty Urology General Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Lower urinary tract symptoms medicine Statistical analysis 030212 general & internal medicine urology business.industry Urinary Lithiasis Medical school Bologna Process questionnaires medicine.disease language.human_language Clinical Practice ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING language Original Article Portuguese business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Porto Biomedical Journal |
| ISSN: | 2444-8664 |
| Popis: | Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Background: The undergraduate teaching of urology is not uniform in the various European medical schools and even absent in some of them, despite the widespread adoption of the Bologna process, which advocates a standardization and harmonization of medical education. Our aim was to evaluate the perception of junior doctors about the undergraduate teaching of Urology and the exposure to the specialty of Urology in undergraduate education in Portuguese medical schools. Methods: A questionnaire was emailed to all physicians who first enrolled in the Board of Portuguese Doctors in 2017 and 2018. The questionnaire consisted of several questions about specialty exposure, pathology, and basic urological procedures. A database for statistical analysis was created. Results: One hundred and eighty-six answers were considered valid. Although almost all participant physicians attribute considerable importance to Urology specialty, most find their exposure to urological pathology and basic urological procedures to be inappropriate in medical school. Urinary lithiasis and lower urinary tract symptoms are the subjects on which doctors feel most prepared after graduating. Interestingly, 63.4% of doctors consider that the education they had in college was preponderant in choosing their specialty. Conclusions: The teaching of Urology in Portuguese Medical Schools is considered by junior doctors as inadequate, not reflecting the importance of this specialty in the clinical practice. These results are like those found in other countries. A reflection and consequent change of the teaching paradigm is necessary, namely at the practical teaching level. |
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